Based on a survey of 398 people so far, I have found that the commonest negative emotions (you can suffer from more than one) are:
weight | word |
238 | Worry |
229 | Frustration |
229 | Impatience |
113 | Regret |
104 | Anger |
93 | Fear |
82 | Guilt |
61 | Envy |
61 | Jealousy |
56 | Embarrassment |
56 | Shame |
52 | Grief |
52 | Self-pity |
52 | Sorrow |
36 | Blame |
19 | Hate |
3 | Anxiety |
2 | Disappointment |
1 | apathy |
1 | Boredom |
1 | confidence |
1 | Injustice |
1 | isolation |
1 | mediocrity |
1 | Untrusting |
So if we want the world to be happier, the top ones in this list are the ones we need to reduce, somehow!
Here they are as a word cloud, with the commonest occurring negative emotions shown largest:
![](https://www.chriscroft.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2020-08-16-at-10.47.26-1024x626.png)
What’s YOURS, and how can you reduce it? That’s the biggest way to increase your happiness…..
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