Loadshedding and its role in expanding the 'dark' places in our minds
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According to the data gathered by University of Johannesburg's (UJ) Gross National Happiness Index, a somber mood has gripped the nation.
UJ developed the first real-time Gross National Happiness Index, making use of Big Data to track the sentiments of South African’s. Index founder associate prof Talita Greyling, says the emotions Anger, Disgust and Fear. The negative emotions displayed outstipped those tracked as a result of the devastating and well publicized KZN floods.
The happiness index tracker now shows that these intense feelings of anger have now morphed into feelings of sadness and fear, raising concerns around a decline in mental welfare. South African Federation for Mental health, Project Leader Michel’le Donnelly, confirms that prolonged exposure to negative emotions like sadness and fear, do increase the risk of mental health problems such as anxiety, depression of post traumatic stress disorder.
UJ developed the first real-time Gross National Happiness Index, making use of Big Data to track the sentiments of South African’s. Index founder associate prof Talita Greyling, says the emotions Anger, Disgust and Fear. The negative emotions displayed outstipped those tracked as a result of the devastating and well publicized KZN floods.
The happiness index tracker now shows that these intense feelings of anger have now morphed into feelings of sadness and fear, raising concerns around a decline in mental welfare. South African Federation for Mental health, Project Leader Michel’le Donnelly, confirms that prolonged exposure to negative emotions like sadness and fear, do increase the risk of mental health problems such as anxiety, depression of post traumatic stress disorder.