Gay happiness

Gay Happiness Project is a mindfulness-based group training programme for gay men who want to increase happiness and life satisfaction. Delivered in London or online, the course tackles disconnection, LBGT issues around loneliness, chemsex, Grindr, Scruff.

Various research groups, including positive psychology, are employing the scientific method to research questions about what "happiness" is, and how it might be attained. The Gay Happiness Index,the very first world wide country ranking based on , gay men. “Notably, however, we found that more females than males were represented in three of the groups which experienced a happiness disadvantage—those with life-long both-sex partners, those who.

The 10 countries where gay men are the least happy, according to this ranking, are Kazakhstan, Ghana, Cameroon, Iran, Nigeria, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. Unsurprisingly, a new survey shows that gay men are happiest in those welcoming locations. Planet Romeo, an Amsterdam-based dating and community site, collaborated with the Johannes Gutenberg. Schedule Your Free 15 min.

I have a great boyfriend, interesting job, cute dog, and enough money to buy most things I want. This is supposed to be gay heaven. In fact, they are pretty common. But we rarely talk about it. We think what will make us most happy is a great job, a devoted boyfriend or girlfriend, and a beautiful apartment. However, the research makes it clear that the strongest source of happiness is the feeling of being connected and part of a larger whole.

That sounds old-fashioned.

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Like we should all be in church on Sundays. The soul is always urging us towards a larger life, whether we like it or not. It means that the more basic needs of money and love have been met. To answer the question you need to move beyond the central preoccupations of our culture. The loudest voices tell us that happiness is a matter of finding love, work, sex, and money.

So if you want to increase your happiness, I advise you to focus on what research tells us makes us most happy. And that means feeling connected to something bigger. For most of us that means finding a group where we belong. And not just any social clique. I mean a group that is focusing on something bigger. The goal of the group could be community service, it could be improving our athletic or intellectual or artistic interests, or it could be about exploring spirituality.

If you want the biggest bang for your buck, pick a group that is helping others. Groups can be annoying. They provide the experience of connection and belonging. These used to be common human experiences back when everyone was stuck in their same boring town for generations. So even if it sounds corny, or nerdy, or dull, I urge you to keep exploring until you find your group that is focused on creating something together.

It could take many months or years to find your people, but when you do, I think you will know greater happiness. Schedule a minute free call to discuss if the Gay Therapy Center has the right therapist for you. Schedule Free 15 Min. Ready to start feeling better about yourself? Life gets easier when we have more confidence. How to Be Happy as a Gay Man. Adam Blum. GTC Newsletter Get notified of new posts, video blogs, and more!

Dear Adam, I have a great boyfriend, interesting job, cute dog, and enough money to buy most things I want.