Discouragement’s Darker Side
Why it’s more dangerous than we thought
3 min readDec 4, 2019
Discouragement is a disheartened attitude that feels like a messy mix of defeat, grief, and sadness. It is caused by not fulfilling a hope or dream — losing something that we have imagined or visualized, something we became emotionally invested in. We fell in love with our dream, and that loss can hurt. It hurts because you care.
