Hope Contagion: 13 Reasons Why It ’ s Time to Change Direction

There are so many reasons more, but let’s start with 13. As we can argue all day about if suicide contagion is “real”, yet why not focus on Hope? Our goal is to come up with a Hope contagion, and we need your help to make it possible. The reasons why we need to change direction to hope, now, are endless. We compiled many statistics on hopelessness, and as you will see they are shocking. But instead of focusing on the statistics, let’s just look at the news. The college entrance scandal, the #MeToo movement, weapon carrying to school, teen suicide & contagion, and more. Believe it or not, each and every one of these have something in common: HOPE. When you really look at the research, it becomes clear: We must learn how to instill, grow, and expand Hope. The good news is, we can, and are, doing that. So here are our 13 reasons why it is time to #ChangeDirection to #Hope (all sourcing is listed, with direct links to studies, on Hopeful Minds): Hope is a universal concept, one that is easily understood across cultures. Hope is not something “soft”; there is solid evidence around the importance of hope and how it independently impacts many different life outcomes. The more hopeful we are, the less likely we are to bring weapons to school. Higher hope corresponds to greater physical and emotional well-being. Hope is a greater predictor of academic success than IQ. Hopeful people live longer. The higher the hope, the less likely you are to have depr...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Suicide Source Type: blogs