UNHAPPY
AT HOME AND WORK

Topics: Depression; Despair; Expectations; Family; Happiness; Meaning; Suicide; Weariness

References: Matthew 11:28–30; John 10:10

Ten percent of the British people believe they would be better off dead, according to a survey. One in four was unhappy in his or her job, while one in three felt exhausted, unappreciated, or underpaid.

Christine Webber, the psychotherapist who did the survey, said, “Sadly, it comes as no surprise to me that so many people are unhappy at home and work. It seems that people’s lives do not live up to their extremely high expectations. It is particularly worrying to see so many people dwelling on morbid thoughts, with a large proportion just plainly exhausted by life.”

—Sally Pook, “One in Ten Believe Their Lives Are Not Worth Living,” London Daily Telegraph (June 19, 2001)