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Hmm - when you are bone-achingly unhappy, it is impossible to believe that things could be any better. So, I don't know if anyone in that position would attend a course: however, there have been several 'happiness labs' that demonstrate that it is possible to work with people on cultivating their happiness. There is a lot of research to indicate that we have a genetic and constitutional range for happiness - with some people, this may be lower, but it is possible to spend more time at the top end of that range.

I do know that a while ago a number of us who had studied with Seligman were looking at developing positive psychology courses in the UK - a sticking point that we came across was that a number of people who were interested in attending had a very negative response from their partners/family etc. However, Carol Craig (who also studied with Seligman) has set up the Centre for Confidence in Scotland which is grounded in the cultivation of optimism and the tenets of positive psychology, and that is flourishing.

Best - Tony Happystance