Dysphoria is a general dissatisfaction with life. Techniques like mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and positive episodic simulation may help people with dysphoria gain greater contentment and a higher quality of life.

Maybe you’ve heard of euphoria, which refers to an extreme, general state of happiness.

Dysphoria is basically the opposite — an intense dissatisfaction or discontentment with life. If you feel like your every day is marked by a low-level mood, you may be dysphoric. But this state of being doesn’t have to become your…