Dissatisfaction can generate a feeling of emptiness or sadness.
Dissatisfaction is the absence of satisfaction . The idea of satisfaction, meanwhile, can be associated with pleasure, delight or conformity.
Whoever is dissatisfied does not feel happy or at ease . Dissatisfaction can be linked to a specific cause and limited to a specific issue, or it can be broader and experienced in life in general.
What is dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction is a feeling that arises from discontent or frustration . Many times it originates in disappointment or disappointment because expectations cannot be met.
This lack of satisfaction causes different effects. In some cases it is a simple discomfort, while in others it turns into sadness with deep anguish .
Let's take the case of a person who, after reading a very positive review from a journalist specialized in gastronomy, goes to a certain restaurant. When you try the food, however, you become dissatisfied : it is not very tasty. He also considers that the atmosphere is very noisy and that the waiters' attention is poor. Faced with unmet expectations, the individual leaves the premises with dissatisfaction.
In other cases, the dissatisfaction is deeper and more widespread. Those who do not have a job, are experiencing health difficulties and have separated from their partner may go through a stage of dissatisfaction in their daily lives.
It is common for boredom and monotony to cause dissatisfaction.
A chronic condition
Chronic dissatisfaction is a condition that encompasses various negative emotions, derived from the recurring impossibility of seeing expectations satisfied. This causes irritability and anxiety in the subject.
Those who consider that everything they achieve or obtain is insufficient, experience a dissatisfaction that leads them to permanent complaints . It is common for this panorama of excessive self-demand to evolve towards hopelessness and demotivation , since the chronically dissatisfied believe that they will never be able to fulfill their desires, which is why pessimism governs them.
Chronic dissatisfaction can originate from a mental health disorder such as depression . It is also possible that it arises from pressure from the environment, which does not recognize achievements or minimizes them.
According to psychologists, to avoid chronic dissatisfaction it is necessary to work on self-acceptance, not focus on the opinions of others and avoid negative thoughts . Consulting a specialist becomes necessary if the person cannot get out of the situation on their own.
Lack of recognition causes dissatisfaction.
When dissatisfaction is positive
Dissatisfaction does not always bring harm or discomfort: it can also be a driving force that leads to trying to improve and move forward . He who is not satisfied with what he has strives to try to fulfill his desires.
The reaction to dissatisfaction depends on each human being. Someone dissatisfied with their job may allow themselves to become apathetic and limit themselves to working with disinterest ; Another, on the contrary, may consider that this unsatisfactory job is a limitation to his growth and therefore, to avoid stagnation, he tries to get a better one.
As you can see, sometimes dissatisfaction works as an instrument that drives progress . Therefore it can be said that a certain degree of dissatisfaction is necessary.
It is even possible to understand dissatisfaction as something that invites you to go for more or not be left alone with what you already have. A footballer who is happy to have been called up to join his country's national team is likely to aspire to join the team's starting lineup: in that nonconformity there is a kind of dissatisfaction with what has been achieved until then.
The concept in art
Dissatisfaction is a common topic in music, film and other artistic disciplines. Possibly the best example of a work that revolves around this theme is the famous song by The Rolling Stones titled "(I Ca n't Get No) Satisfaction."
The lyrics of the song, composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , narrate in the first person the experience of someone who is in a state of dissatisfaction. Even though he tries again and again, the protagonist cannot get out of frustration .
It is often indicated that "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a criticism of capitalism and that it reflects the rebellion of youth in the 1960s . It should be remembered that the song was released in 1965 , as part of the album "Out Of Our Heads" .
Dissatisfaction is also what mobilizes William Foster , the central character of the film "Falling Down" (translated as "A Day of Fury" ). In this Joel Schumacher film that was released in 1993 , Foster (played by Michael Douglas ) loses his sanity when his car's air conditioning stops working in the middle of a traffic jam.
That event is the trigger that causes the dissatisfaction of this man (who was fired from his job and has recently been divorced) to transform into anger and resentment . Thus, Foster abandons his car and begins to tour the city on foot, attacking different people and committing all kinds of destruction.