Are you happy?

[krazykidd]

Before i start i just want to state this isnt a ' what is happiness thread' . So no philosophical 'happiness is ...' or ' does happiness exist? ' answers please.

Anyways , at this moment are you happy with the way your life is ? Are you happy with how things are going? If not what do you think you would need to be happier ? Be it your financial situation , love life, education , job , etc...

 

[killcheese]

Yes, yes I am thank you very much. School, friends, family, all good on this front.

 

[PlasmaFrog]

Alright, so... You're asking whether or not we're satisfied with our current stance on life? Well, some of these things can lightly relate to actual happiness, yet not entirely.

As for being happy, no, not actually. I'd love to be, but trying to kick back and relax during one of the most difficult and problematic points in your lifetime is indeed stressful. I'm currently trying to progress my way through college and decide on what I want to do for the rest of my life, and if possible, who with?

If we wish to relate happiness with satisfaction, I'll be happy once everything is on track. For now, I guess I'll have to accept things and be happy with it, even if it is a sort of placebo effect.

 

[Blue_vision]

Yep. I may have a couple little issues, but I've got amazing friends, enough money to get by, and the world's not dead yet. My 3 criteria for happiness filled.

 

[newfoundsky]

I sometimes feel like I'm always there for people who couldn't care less. I'm really only happy when I feel appreciated. So. Yes. Sometimes.

 

[Dango]

No.

I'm extremely lonely, with very few people left that I can still call friends.

 

[PlasmaFrog]

No.

I'm extremely lonely, with very few people left that I can still call friends.

I can be your friend =) *Pats back*


On a more serious note: Depending on your stance in life, such as school, you may want to try and socialize more. Perhaps a love interest, anything of the sort to keep you content.

 

[crudus]

I've never been happy. I have a brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper. References aside, I am quite depressed.

No.

I'm extremely lonely, with very few people left that I can still call friends.

This sums up a good portion of it.

 

[Loop Stricken]

Anyways , at this moment are you happy with the way your life is ?

Oh my gentle Jesus, no. Not by a looooong shot.
I suppose the greatest shot in the arm my life could receive is companionship though.

So lonely.

 

[Bird Evil]

Right at this second I am not happy because out of the 20 computers I am trying to fix only about 3 of them have played nice so far, but in saying that I'm working in IT which has been my dream job since I was 12 so that is something to be happy about haha

 

[krazykidd]

No, not really. I have friends, but I have no skills. I have a job, a college degree, and make a decent amount of money. But I'm an idiot and will probably be stuck with crappy jobs forever. I have no self-esteem and social anxiety...feels bad man.

seems like your in the exact same situation as i am

 

[-Samurai-]

Actually....Yes.

While at the grocery store a few nights ago, I realized a few things:

1) That I love going to the store at 11:30 at night.

2) I'm oddly happy with my current situation.

I'm a 24 year old, single male working two retail jobs 7 days a week. After my rent and other bills, I never have enough money left over to buy things I want instead of need.

The feeling of coming home alone every night, eating dinner, and going to bed to be up for work the next morning had me starting to feel a tad depressed. Then, one night, as I was walking through the grocery store, singing loudly to my iPod and watching all the people stare at me as I gleefully chucked food into my basket, I had the sudden realization that I was happy.

I don't need a ton of money. I pay my bills and I eat. I'm fine.
I don't need a relationship. I've been single for 5 years, and it's about time I embrace it. Apartment unbearably hot? Underwear+AC=comfortable. I'm not tied to anyone, I depend on no one, and no one depends on me. Do I miss the closeness of another person? Sure. But I don't need it.

I can't really explain what made me realize that I'm happy. It's like something just switched on.

I'm happy. I love life. I love living, and I'm alive.
I've got great friends, great parents, and I'm making new friends at work.
I have a clean home, good, plentiful food, and plenty of things to keep me entertained.
What more could I ask for?

 

[dyre]

I'm quite satisfied, and moderately happy.

 

[GartarkMusik]

Actually....Yes.

While at the grocery store a few nights ago, I realized a few things:

1) That I love going to the store at 11:30 at night.

2) I'm oddly happy with my current situation.

I'm a 24 year old, single male working two retail jobs 7 days a week. After my rent and other bills, I never have enough money left over to buy things I want instead of need.

The feeling of coming home alone every night, eating dinner, and going to bed to be up for work the next morning had me starting to feel a tad depressed. Then, one night, as I was walking through the grocery store, singing loudly to my iPod and watching all the people stare at me as I gleefully chucked food into my basket, I had the sudden realization that I was happy.

I don't need a ton of money. I pay my bills and I eat. I'm fine.
I don't need a relationship. I've been single for 5 years, and it's about time I embrace it. Apartment unbearably hot? Underwear+AC=comfortable. I'm not tied to anyone, I depend on no one, and no one depends on me. Do I miss the closeness of another person? Sure. But I don't need it.

I can't really explain what made me realize that I'm happy. It's like something just switched on.

I'm happy. I love life. I love living, and I'm alive. What more could I ask for?

I think I know what it is that makes you so happy, if you'd care to hear it. Freedom. Knowing that whatever choices you make, they're yours and yours alone, and no one can take it from you. Just my thoughts. It's nice to see someone that can appreciate the little things in life.

 

[PUR3_GAM3R33]

yes I'm happy as far as real life goes. good apartment room,a job that I actually like,a computer,and video games. that's all I need

The only things that would make it better would be ether:

1.I get superpowers
2.Life becomes a video game
3.I become incredibly rich

 

[GartarkMusik]

For now? Yeah. Not overtly happy seeing as I miss my fraternity brothers and other friends at college, but I'm at home relaxing, working, and I don't have too much to worry about.

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

Happy enough.

I'm engaged, I'm working, I have some friends... yep, life's pretty good. I just need to take care of my mental health, and most things are fine.

So happy

 

[The Geek Lord]

Not really. It's kind of weird: I'm depressed when my life is borderline-perfect compared with a lot of people's situations, be it over seas or even here in America, or even here on the Escapist.

I guess being a teenager really DOES automatically make you a whiny *****.

 

[Jedoro]

I have a plan, job, truck, shotgun, ammo, and place I can call my home. Not happy, but definitely content.

How about you, OP? No mention of if you're happy or not.