The School of Life

Why We May Be Angry Rather Than Sad

June 5, 2026·6 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Behind many of our moods of depression lies something surprising: anger. Anger that hasn’t had the chance to know and express itself frequently curdles into depression – something we should bear in mind when trying to dig ourselves out of our saddest states of mind. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/rWdRl Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/v2phL FURTHER READING “We are sometimes swept away by a mood of sadness that seems to have no cause. We wake up dispirited and listless. We lack energy and direction. Everything loses its taste and the smallest challenges feel unfeasibly heavy. We struggle to see the point of almost anything. We are – as the doctors tell us – in a state of severe depression...” You can read more on this and other subjects on our blog, here: https://goo.gl/4zAqVx MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: https://goo.gl/B8TQqS Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself You can submit translations and transcripts on all of our videos here: https://goo.gl/y7HAqG Find out how more here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6054623?hl=en-GB SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Lois de Silva https://www.instagram.com/loishhh #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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