> Is happiness not a coping mechanism for anxiety? That describes happiness as a method, rather than an effect or an outcome. But it's an effect, generally out

> Is happiness not a coping mechanism for anxiety? That describes happiness as a method, rather than an effect or an outcome. But it's an effect, generally out of people's control except as a desirable outcome of things that really are methods, like jogging or crossword puzzles. Happiness isn't a switch that you can throw, it's the light that results from throwing the switch.