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Anthony917
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Are you happy?
#14284465 - 04/13/11 03:04 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I mean, genuinely happy. Often times I feel really down or depressed but I don't understand why. Other times I feel very content. I don't really have any mood swings or anything like that, but some days I will wake up and feel very lethargic and just "meh..." It makes me think...I have basically everything I could ask for, so what is making me feel down?
What about you guys? Are you happy?
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sjfrockerdude
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I've actually been rather depressed for around 3 years.. sucks when you realize all the problems you are having are self inflicted.
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nice1
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At the moment yes.
Weird though I was almost suicidal all winter... but theres no sun, nobody comes out and everyone is miserable in the UK winters.
Now the Suns here, we are having parties, BBQs are out, weeds growin in da green house and I'm off on holiday so super happy.
People just need goals - things to look forward to and to achieve.
Or become a zen master and enjoy the now ;-) I havn't mastered that one yet tho
Try taking a 10-20 mile hike everyday. I'll bet you $100,0000 it improves your depression.
I bet 10,000 years ago when mankind spent ALL his time surviving - depression didn't exist. Lol. Theres a lesson there...
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I don't think so. I wouldn't classify myself as generally unhappy though..but I wouldn't say I'm happy right now either.
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Anthony917
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Re: Are you happy? [Re: nice1]
#14284547 - 04/13/11 03:18 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yea back in the day people didn't have time to be sad...
Haha, I know what you're saying. I wish I could go outside, but it's fuckin rainy... Maybe it's the weather in Seattle that makes me feel down. It'd be nice to wake up and see the sun.
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Patlal
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Happiness.
I had it for 2010 to February 2011. My life was perfect.
I was happy. Satisfied. Had all I wanted, didn'T need more.
Then life shoved a few challenges in my face and I lost the grip I had on happiness.
Getting back there though
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i'm happy a lot of the time because i've gotten good at bringing myself into the now. But even when you are very centered in the moment bad feelings can still come up but at least you're super open so that's the best way to deal with them.
Happiness is hard work
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Quote:
Anthony917 said: Often times I feel really down or depressed but I don't understand why. Other times I feel very content. I don't really have any mood swings or anything like that, but some days I will wake up and feel very lethargic and just "meh..."
I'm the same way.
I would classify myself as generally happy though. It takes something really big to really get me down.
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Anthony917 said: Yea back in the day people didn't have time to be sad...
Haha, I know what you're saying. I wish I could go outside, but it's fuckin rainy... Maybe it's the weather in Seattle that makes me feel down. It'd be nice to wake up and see the sun.
I remember watching jackass and they were in Seattle and Pontius said no wonder Kurt killed himself because of the shitty weather,raining all the time.
Weather's pretty bad here too but last week was nice and got burned a bit. Anytime it's sunny I try and make a point to go stand out in it for a solid five minutes but usually longer.
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Anthony917
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hahah yea well Pontius is a smart man... It's just so grey and gloomy all the fuckin time...
haha when the sun comes out I will go outside and bathe in it for at least an hour. I always make an effort to get outside and bike/walk around when it's sunny.
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Quote:
Anthony917 said: I mean, genuinely happy. Often times I feel really down or depressed but I don't understand why. Other times I feel very content. I don't really have any mood swings or anything like that, but some days I will wake up and feel very lethargic and just "meh..." It makes me think...I have basically everything I could ask for, so what is making me feel down?
What about you guys? Are you happy?
no
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Beanhead
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When you live by nihilism and "there's always room for improvement" it's hard to ever be satisfied.
At most I get my happiness from a hedonistic/epicurean POV/way of life... Besides all the worlds problems that are a tough nut to crack and all the social stigma, taboo and prejudice... wars and fights, yada yada blablabla
how could someone ever be genuinely happy.
Wirehead!
Maybe... someday?
Edited by Beanhead (04/13/11 03:33 PM)
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Re: Are you happy? [Re: Beanhead]
#14284628 - 04/13/11 03:34 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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i feel happy almost all the time. when I dont i feel very unhappy. i dont know where that leaves me in terms of overall happiness. i think the question is intrinsically impossible to answer with yes or no even though it seems to be formulated as a yes/no question. i am not particularly interested in being happy, though. the easiest route to happiness is suicide. if happiness is all you hope to achieve, well... you're just bullshitting around by staying alive
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im unsatisfied with life.
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Beanhead
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Hmm that's something that changed for me through the years. I remain baseline most of the time, extreme ups and downs is something long gone . Coping mechanisms because life happened ?
Not that I AM happy and see the joys in life and the beauty of it all. It's quite the journey with so many things to experience, our world fascinates me but everybody has their (superficial?) problems 
And I agree morrow, you can't really answer with a blunt yes/no
Edited by Beanhead (04/13/11 03:42 PM)
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twighead
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Sometimes I am sometimes I am not... I'm probably more neutral than anything in the end.
I should be happy today because its my 20th birthday and all... but a friend of mine committed suicide yesterday
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LobsterSauce


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Or you could achieve happiness by making the necessary changes in your life?
Get those feel good chemicals flowing through your brain again,workout,eat better,take less/more drugs,drink less.
My drinking and subsequent hangovers are one of the main factors why I'm not happy all the time. Still working on cutting down,just noticed the two weeks I didn't drink I felt a lot better,I've just slipped back into the pints now. It should be said that even when I'm not that happy I'm still laughing at things though.
Laughter is great for it too as you all know.
Even forcing yourself to laugh can get things shaking again.
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Re: Are you happy? [Re: twighead]
#14284677 - 04/13/11 03:45 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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i've gone through a lot of shit in the past two years in particular and am recovering from a divorce in which i lost everything and am going back to school in order to start my life over for the second time. i wouldn't say i'm happy, but things are getting better and i know they'll be even better one day if i just tough it out.
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Dream awake make no mistake Strive to be alive most everyday
Someone told me the other day that you are happiness, it's not something that just Happens to you. Perception, my ninjas.
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Anthony917
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morrowasted said: i feel happy almost all the time. when I dont i feel very unhappy. i dont know where that leaves me in terms of overall happiness. i think the question is intrinsically impossible to answer with yes or no even though it seems to be formulated as a yes/no question. i am not particularly interested in being happy, though. the easiest route to happiness is suicide. if happiness is all you hope to achieve, well... you're just bullshitting around by staying alive
See I usually feel pretty neutral, pretty satisfied. Other times I will feel as if my life is sort of pointless, and very bland. Why don't you want to be happy..? I think that by expecting to be happy you set yourself up not to be. I agree though it can't be answered by a yes/no...too many factors that contribute to happiness/sadness
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twighead said: Sometimes I am sometimes I am not... I'm probably more neutral than anything in the end.
I should be happy today because its my 20th birthday and all... but a friend of mine committed suicide yesterday 
wow I'm sorry to hear that man. I've never known anyone that committed suicide but I can only imagine how devastating a feeling it must be.
happy b-day though
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