Languishing is not depression or sadness, but rather “the absence of feeling good about your life,” sociologist Corey Keyes says. This hereandnow piece from May feels relevant in these times of omicron.
Grant draws on the work of Emory University sociologistKeyes has been publishing research on the topic for years, but COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions have brought greater attention to mental health awareness.is not depression or sadness, but rather “the absence of feeling good about your life,” Keyes says. Languishing is also the lack of meaning, purpose or belonging in life, which leads to emptiness, lack of emotion and stagnation, he says.
There used to be an eighth deadly sin called acedia, “defined as a want of interest in life,” Keyes says. Emptiness led people to fill their lives with “unsavory” vices, therefore acedia was folded in with another deadly sin called sloth, he says. “It's almost like you put yourself on hold and you're waiting for something good to happen,” he says, “or you're even trying to distract yourself by jumpstarting a good old battery that I call emotion, which is to feel something.”, he’s found languish can lead to a high risk of developing depression and anxiety as well as elevated risks of suicide attempts and premature mortality.
Finding a flow that excites you is key to flourishing and promoting good mental health, he says. For him, another flow is honing in on his research, which he calls his “North Star.”
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