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Again, let us note that sadness may not be provoked by the frustration of a particular desire having to do with a quite specific object; it may be tied to a more general dissatisfaction, an overall sense of frustration with one’s entire life, revealing that a person’s deep-seated desires (the true significance of which are not always clearly known) have not been fulfilled. 

Mental Disorders & Spiritual Healing: Teachings from the Early Christian East
Jean-Claude Larchet