Secrets Of Happy People

Our Heath Writer, Colleen Shannon, learns the recipe for good mental health.

DO you know someone who seems happy most of the time and who always appears to cope when things go wrong? Friends like that can be rare and there is a reason.

The truth is that most of us struggle once in a while. In a recent study by the Mental Health Foundation, only around one in 10 people were found to have high levels of good mental health, and nearly two-thirds (65%) reported experiencing a mental health problem.

The study quite rightly called for more research to find out why so many people are facing problems like depression and anxiety, and for action to give the support they need.

But I was also intrigued by that minority who said they were feeling very well. What’s their secret, and what can we learn from these happy people?