Poll: Are you happy with your life, Escapist?

[Riobux]

Stupid amount of work and still trying to repair a failed relationship. However, at least I'm in university studying a degree that will get me a job I hate. I am relieved though I do have some people I can finally consider friends and I'm able to play Magic and role-playing games without any problems.

 

[EcHoFiiVe]

Not so good. I'm a junior in high school taking 3 AP classes, my friends are all twats with a few exceptions, I am having zero luck with the girl I like and in some ways my progress with her even as a friend is going backwards.

 

[VaudevillianVeteran]

We don't have much money, I can't get a job, my dad is very ill...
But I am happy with my life. I feel loved and sometimes it's impossible to get upset about how things are going. I wouldn't change a thing in the world, considering I go to bed with a smile most nights and if one thing could change, I think I'd be in heaven.

 

[Vohn_exel]

My life is ok, but it could be alot better. I know that most of my problems are my own, I just need to apply myself more. I'm not very happy right now but things aren't bad either. I wish my life was different, but I need to clean up the stupid mistakes I've made before I can get there.

 

[Sassafrass]

Hmm, lets see.

Mum's a chronic alcoholic, dad's easily stressed, the less I say about my sister the better, I'm unemployed with no chance of that changing soon, my friends away from the internet have abandoned me, can't afford car insurance, can't see my girl-friend as often as I'd like to due to distance and funds and plus I'm generally skint.

But on the flip side, I'm in a loving relationship with a wonderful girl who makes me feel loved and is always there for me, no matter what time of the day it is plus I'm slowly losing weight. So I'm willing to say life is going pretty well for me and I'm happy with it. Could be a little better but I'm sure it'll be perfect soon enough. :3

 

[Ghaleon640]

Even though i may be suffering from some anxiety or something, and I constantly belittle myself, I am very happy with my life. In college. Busy as heck. Maybe if I spent less time on this site... or something. But everything I've had in life has been great, I feel that I have grown up with a silver spoon in my mouth, but that I've realized it for what it is. I have a twin brother, how awesome is that? When I screw up in a class, he helps me out, and I return the favor. On top of that, I've always had someone to hang out with since I have him.

I'm going to be a residence assistant at my college, so I'll get 400 bucks a month and free room and board. My dad works at the college so I get free tuition, so I should be able to pass college with them paying me. No, wait, check that. There is still the board meals. My dad is offering to pay for those though since his parents paid for his.

However I'm unsure as to what to do with my life. I'm currently going for a science degree, come back for a masters in business and attempt to get a job as a manager in a hospital, but I've dreamed of games all my life and the designing of them. Though I'm trying to realize that that job is not for me, it is very, very hard to let go. Its just that I have to try to realize that the people that come out of college looking for a job in the game industry know more about the current technology and are willing to work for less. I'm worried about oversaturation, and I have to give up the ideology of what a game job actually requires, whether its design or programming, it is a job. It is not what I dream it to be.

How odd though, that for how cool free college sounds, if I were to chase that dream of being a programmer and hope to one day become a designer, my free college feels like chains. I will be bound for years under debts, and if the job fails... well, I'd be screwed.

And now I'm typing on a thread, half asleep when I should be working on an essay. Overall though, I'd say my life is pretty good. I mean, geeze, I look at people in some other countries, or heck, look at other time periods. I have nothing to complain about. Sorry if this has interupted the flow of the thread, I just felt like posting all of this.

 

[SkyeNeko]

Not really too good, I just found out that the college close to my house no longer offers the rare major I want/need because they fucked up the accreditation. I still have another school to go to, but it's an hour away, and I was hoping to go to school closer to home next schoolyear (my current school is 1.5 hours away) so I don't need to commute...

But I might not get into the major I need because I withdrew from a class and won't finish it in time to be counted.

I have no idea what I'm going to do with my life, not because I made a mistake or anything, but because I literally cannot make commitments to anything: internships, school, jobs... because my family will move every 2-4 years and I need to go with them, regardless of whether I have a place or whatever.

And a bunch of other stuff revolving around my religion.

Sure it could be worse, but that's the worst thing to say to a depressed person.

 

[Drakmorg]

My life doesn't suck, I don't have to worry about basic things like food and shelter.
But this is pretty much my theme song at the moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh_9QhRzJEs

*sighs* so ronery...

 

[Ghaleon640]

Things are pretty good...I've accomplished all my goals and can afford food and shelter.

Could be better though...I could have the money to afford things like organic foods and live a healthier lifestyle.

I'd look into what organic foods actually are if I were you. From what little research I've done, organic produce may not make any difference. 'Sometimes' organic produce can be better, by having some nice vitamins you don't get in the organic produce that doesn't have it and the usual conventional produce, but it simply depends on the quality of the soil used for it. If I were you, organic produce isn't exactly the way to go.

I've heard organic meat is pretty good though, grass fed rather than corn fed beef should be healthier and taste better from what I've heard.

I don't mean to nitpick your lifestyle choices or whatnot, just trying to put to use something I found in college, whether it is correct or not. I don't know if I sound rude or not, if I do, forgive me, just trying to be friendly. Anyway, Basically, it a good thing in and of itself because the chemicals they use are less toxic, (more for the environment than for your health though)

 

[Loop Stricken]

I'm fat and I don't want to be.
I'm single and I don't want to be.
I'm poor and I don't want to be.

Things suck, sir.

Spoiler: I need to cheer myself up...

[HEADING=1]D'AWWWWWW![/HEADING]

 

[Aur0ra145]

About to graduate school! I have my finaces in order. I've got a great girlfriend, my family is great! I really am enjoying life right about now. Additionally, I'm going to see my best friend this weekend. Yep, hopping on a plane tomorrow and spending the weekend in Lubbock.

 

[superbatranger]

Almost every time I look at myself, I want to scream and punch the mirror I hate myself that much. M crippling anxiety issues, terrible self-esteem, constant panic attacks all make me feel less than worthless. They make me feel like I'm nothing. I feel it's going to take a lot of counseling to make me feel truly happy with my life again.

So, life could be better. I'll admit it's not at its worst, but it's far from good.

 

[Death God]

As of right now. Kinda crappy. Grades slowly slipping, girls all rejecting me, friends all moving away, and stress from general high school. Though, being the optimistic guy I am, I am still involved in two plays and a leader for this huge dance/video game tournament thing for my school so I am doing better. Still not anywhere I want to be at yet but getting there.

 

[TheLaofKazi]

Good and bad. I'm working on changing a lot of things in my life right now, both inner and outer, and the success I've made so far is great, but there's still so much more I want to do. Often, I'll feel great at the success I've made with my weight loss and general health (lost 60 pounds so far, about 210 or so right now), breaking out socially and making new friends, exploring and improving my artistic output (making music, the promise of bands/projects with other people in the future), being more open about being bisexual, and many other things. But then I'll often have those times where the many things I still need to do, regret not doing, and of course, how terribly unsure I am about my future (school, job, authority, society and generally how incompatible I am with those things), never being in a relationship or even exploring sex with someone. Sometimes those kinds of things make me extremely depressed. Sometimes other aspects of my life make me extremely happy. Right now, the best word that could describe my attitude towards life is impatient. I'm eager to explore myself and the world, but it seems like so much is in the way of that right now.

So I guess "things could be better," because they always can be, and I will never stop trying to make things better.

 

[MajWound]

I could use some more friends, but I have a great job, a nice apartment, a sexy ho, and I'm in college.

 

[nunqual]

I'm happy with life. And even when sh*t hits the fan, I look for things to be happy about =)

Well that's certainly a good attitude =)

Interestingly, it seems there's a majority of optimists in this thread, which I find refreshing.

 

[etherlance]

Nope things are pretty bad what with my suicidal tendencies, but thanks for making me realise this with this thread

*Walks away from laptop*.......................BANG!




........*THUD!*

If you're depressed:

LOOK AT IT!!

Sooo......what you are saying is that I should kill a kitten rather than myself?

well if you say so..........<b"Mittens come over.....I got you a present!!!"[/B]

 

[Icaruss]

In all honestly no....I'm 22 socially retarded(though i have learned to stop saying whatever the hell pops into my head so thats a start) work a crap job and live at home(though i do help out) and have yet to start school or do anyhting remotely note -worthy with my life....If i were to die today i might get a few lines in the paper but the world would be no better or worse without me. The only thing that truely keeps me going is well hope(delusion) that i may one day be more then am now.