Are you happy?

Started by moon December 26th, 2015 3:25 PM
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moon

they/them
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15.5 Years
yes? no? maybe tomorrow? never again?
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starseed galaxy auticorn

PC's Resident Auticorn

Age 34
she/he/they
the land of magical unicorns
Seen 1 Week Ago
Posted 1 Week Ago
6,648 posts
18.9 Years
To be honest... I do feel pretty content with life at the moment. Probably as great as I'll ever feel at this point too. Considering all the things I've gone through, I can say that I feel pretty happy with where I am. You would think with me not being able to do much due to special needs would damage this, but it's actually something I've gotten used to and have accepted. The only thing that usually does bring me down at times is my anxiety.

Alex

what will it be next?

Seen December 30th, 2022
Posted December 26th, 2022
6,407 posts
16.4 Years
Not very happy, no. It's tough being out of school. Being unemployed for a while leaves you feeling purposeless. I also moved out of my parent's house, which puts a financial burden on my shoulders and also leaves me lonely. It really puts things into perspective for me: School may have always been a source of stress & anxiety, but nothing quite depresses me like loneliness and lack of purpose.

My lease ends soon. I'll hopefully be moving into a place with a friend. That'll solve the loneliness issue I reckon. As much as I'd like to live back home with no rent to pay, I can't stand living with my parents. Makes me feel like a kid again, which I'm definitely not. Once I'm out of my lonely apartment, I'll just have to keep my hopes up that I can find more & more work. If freelancing becomes too much of a source of stress I may go back to school for something more in-demand.

Universe

all-consuming

Seen November 16th, 2016
Posted November 16th, 2016
2,239 posts
9.6 Years
If you had asked me this just a couple days ago I probably would've said "not really".. but the truth is, Christmas gave me a lot to think about this year. I've got a lot to be grateful for.. and despite all the rough patches, I wouldn't change any of it. My life has been something else entirely! I am extremely fortunate. :')

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acatfrommars

Male
Seen February 5th, 2023
Posted January 9th, 2023
3,870 posts
9.6 Years
I'm not just content with life, I am really happy at the moment! There is still a lot that of things that I want to happen in the future but it is winter break right now, life is fairly simple at the moment and I am happy where I'm at. I try not to look to far in th future and try not to get the negative things in the past get me down.

Pinkie-Dawn

Vampire Waifu

Age 30
Male
California
Seen February 16th, 2021
Posted May 16th, 2019
9,528 posts
10.5 Years
I don't think I'll be as happy as I want to be until 1) my acne is gone for good, 2) I have a relationship, or 3) everyone who hyped up the NX based solely on rumors are proven wrong by next year's E3 and create a major salt mine.

gimmepie

Age 27
Male
Australia
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Overall, not particularly. I do however have enough happy moments sprinkled in to make it all worth it.
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noa

sleeping cutie

Age 30
Female
Seattle
Seen November 29th, 2020
Posted July 20th, 2020
5,474 posts
7.6 Years
Hmm, yeah I'm pretty happy, because my family is with me for the holidays, even if a lot of the time they drive me downright batty. I have depression so there's always a kind of weight on my shoulders but thanks to medicine I can fight it.
Mostly, I'm pretty good at firing myself up to be happy. Talking to my loved ones and friends, indulging in my hobbies, that makes me happy. My emotions are kind of a roller coaster. Overall I'd say I'm a positive person :D

curiousnathan

Male
Australia
Seen October 18th, 2020
Posted October 5th, 2020
7,753 posts
13.7 Years
I would say I am generally happy. Of course, there's aspects of my life that I'm not content with and could do with some change and/or improvement! Nothing is perfect, so I tend not to let those aspects drag me down. I have all that I need; I'm healthy, I have a good family life, I have a strong social network, I am educated, I have food on the table and a roof over my head. I have plenty of time and motivation to make the changes I need to , to make me happier. I don't think one can be completely happy. Like I said before, nothing is perfect, but I do try and identify things that do upset me or I'm discontent with and try and change those things. I think it's important to do this, otherwise you can find yourself stuck in slump which can be a challenge to escape.

Circuit

Wiring your Circuits

Age 27
Male
Berlin
Seen January 6th, 2021
Posted July 29th, 2020
4,815 posts
15.2 Years
No. I have a lot to be content with, and I am! I'm very content in following this path I'm on as far as I can take it, but am I happy? Not right now. The thing is, being content and being happy don't really correlate.

Your happiness is very situational, and whilst you can be in a good spot in life, that doesn't guarantee happiness. The key to happiness changes from person to person and someone poor with next to no possessions can be happy whilst someone rich with all they want in life can be unhappy. Is the poor person content? Probably not. Is the rich person content? Probably. But happiness comes in strange ways, and finding it is something hard to do.

It's very easy to sit unhappily and feel down and fall further into that darkness. It is very easy to be distant, abrasive and so on. Picking yourself up again and regaining your happiness, or finding it in the first place, is hard. But once you have it all the effort spent on it is worth it.

There is always a way to happiness and even if the path may seem impossible, unless you begin to travel the path you wont ever know how far you can get. And that path will be full of pitfalls and dead ends, but eventually the path will straighten out leaving you on a road much brighter than that which you started out on.

So those of you not feeling happy right now; don't despair, don't give up. Keep pushing forwards, and one day you will find a way through. But don't do nothing. Unless you try, everything is impossible, and you will get nowhere. By trying and failing, you gain the experience to get further next time. And remember this. You're not alone. There will always be people besides you, either irl or on PC or both, supporting you and ready to lend you a helping hand should you need it :)

Ice

Seen October 16th, 2022
Posted February 3rd, 2020
3,448 posts
8.8 Years
I'm all over the happiness spectrum. I guess that's just my jam. Am I happy? Yes yes no yes no maybe yes no yes no maybe, but mainly, yes. I've always been a little sensetive to stuff from, well, the world, so if something sad happens it can make me very sad, but I learned to pick up on happy stuff around me, and these days that's enough to keep me smiling. Well, not smiling, but internally I'm trying to, that's the situation.

moon

they/them
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15.5 Years
My brain and heart do this instead of pondering this question these days :)

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Age 31
Male
Seen February 5th, 2016
Posted February 4th, 2016
102 posts
7.5 Years
Honestly I can't remember the last time I was happy or sad. I learned early on in life that emotions just muk (HA see what I did there....?) everything up. These days I just constantly battle with myself on whether that's the right way to look at things.
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I feel very neutral most days, sadly. But I'm trying. I'm working hard to make myself happy every single day. I know I'll get there.
You will. I was like you really for most of my life, very "just there" on things, never too happy or too sad. I focused more on what was dragging me down as opposed to the positives in my life. Now I'm very happy and enjoy pretty much everything about my life. It's hard to take that initial leap into happiness though.

Limey-chan

Batzu

He/Him
Mt Moon
Seen May 27th, 2021
Posted October 31st, 2020
2,523 posts
14.2 Years
Not happy, not unhappy. Content, maybe?

Things could certainly be better, but they could also be far, far worse. Plus i'm in a better place now than I was a couple of years ago, so I guess things are on the up?

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Palamon

Silence is Purple.

Age 26
he/him
Snezhnaya, Teyvat.
Seen 39 Minutes Ago
Posted 1 Day Ago
7,784 posts
14.3 Years
I deal with too much crap to be happy.

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
Hm. I'm content, I'd say. Not overly happy, but I'm not upset over anything atm either so that's good enough for me.
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Skip Class

previously zappyspiker, but rainbow keeps trying to get me to skip class

Age 28
Female
New Zealand
Seen July 7th, 2021
Posted July 24th, 2020
4,713 posts
14.8 Years
I'm pretty happy how I am right now. Trying to live each day as a happy and positive person so I don't feel down all the time.


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Drogan

Master of the Cannons

Age 30
Male
California
Seen March 19th, 2019
Posted February 17th, 2017
159 posts
7.8 Years
I would say not really. A few events have happened this year that have left me wondering what do I do now or left me feeling down. On top of that there are many things that I want to do, but because of possible interruptions or dealing with my own insecurities, I just put them off to the side. And since school will not start until next week, I have basically gone into hiding, just waiting for next week and I can see my friends again. So yeah, not really.

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Sanguine

malignant narcissist

Female
in front of my TV
Seen April 7th, 2019
Posted January 1st, 2019
535 posts
10 Years
I haven't been happy for a while, honestly. It's been a range from just a little down to the lowest point that one can reach over the past few years, and sometimes life's just **** y'know?

But hey, I've always been the type to keep looking forward - I'm optimistic and I'll stay that way :]
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