Why Do We Get Sad?

My therapist describes emotions as your inner guides. Sadness is an indicator of not being aligned with who or where you want to be in life, and sometimes just a natural way of letting and processing sadness, by being sad.

Sadness can be a catalyst and indicator for change, and sometimes a way of contracting to reflect. It isn't inherently bad, it's just a big push from your inner guides to process or change something because you matter to yourself.