Psychol o gy of Disappointment The
Disappointment is that awful feeling you get when something didn’t turn out the way you thought it would. As critically thinking beings, we attach expectations to almost every- thing we do. Usually, we’re pretty good at aligning our expectations with outcomes. But sometimes things don’t turn out the way you thought they would. The greater the disparity, the greater the disappointment.
Disappointment is likely when: • You’re in a new situation in which the outcome is uncertain • You hope for a positive outcome and feel you deserve it • The outcome is out of your control
There’s no way to avoid feeling disappointed from time to time-it’s part of being human. But what you do after a letdown makes all the difference in how far you will rebound.
30 JANUARY 2018 | MELALEUCA.COM
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