Poll: Are you happy?

[ViolentlyHappy91]

Hang on...I think I have something around here somewhere that explains my life most of the time.
Ah, here it is.

Spoiler: Give it a read

Do you want happiness? Do you want the secret I've been using for years just to cope? It's very simple. Be Happy.

Cute girl isn't interested? Be happy. Cat dies? Be happy. Fail exam? Just be happy. No matter what happens, tell yourself that. Be happy. Smile as you spend another night alone, when you see the one girl who might have made you happy in someone else's arms; against their lips. Smile.

Because the mind is quite a powerful thing. If you keep this up long enough, soon, you will truly convince yourself that you're happy. You can go to work, school, or college, and no matter what happens that day, you'll still be happy. Only in the early hours of the morning will the reality of it start to sink in, but you can just ignore it. Who's around to see your facade fall at 2am? No one, because god forbid they see the sad, self loathing person you are behind the mask -no, mask is not the right word.

It's not just a mask of a smile that you keep up, anyone could do that. You can go about your day and be genuinely happy, with this new demeanour, you can have friends again; and who knows, there may even be a girl who starts to show interest. You're actually happy. Until you're at home of course, at 2am, with no friends, or cute girl to keep you mind off itself. That's when you start to remember how sad you are. You have time to think about everything in your life, and you remember why you shouldn't be happy. But of course, the next morning comes with a whole new set of distractions and you can feel happy again.

It's 2am, and I feel like dying.

 

[Bloodstain]

Oh my rod, people... Lighten the fuck up.

I don't know what has happened to you, but I sincerely doubt it to be anything actually worthy of saying "I'm depressed" or "No, I'm not happy at all".

What's with the indifference? The ":|". What is that? Some sort of hipster way of saying "Wow I'm so cool and apathetic"? Seriously, come on. Stop being such fools and embrace life and everything in it. See a psychologist if you are unable to do so.

For gods sake... "Don't worry, be happy."

I think quite the opposite way.
Whenever someone says "I'm happy with my life", I secretly don't believe him. Somehow I think total happiness is impossible, everybody has got problems he never talks about, with anyone.

Then again, maybe I just project my character on others. Hmm.

EDIT:
"Some sort of hipster way of saying 'Wow I'm so cool and apathetic'?"
"For gods sake"
Really, why don't you just let people be? When someone says he's sad, I doubt you know better than him how he feels.

 

[s0denone]

Oh my rod, people... Lighten the fuck up.

I don't know what has happened to you, but I sincerely doubt it to be anything actually worthy of saying "I'm depressed" or "No, I'm not happy at all".

What's with the indifference? The ":|". What is that? Some sort of hipster way of saying "Wow I'm so cool and apathetic"? Seriously, come on. Stop being such fools and embrace life and everything in it. See a psychologist if you are unable to do so.

For gods sake... "Don't worry, be happy."

I think quite the opposite way.
Whenever someone says "I'm happy with my life", I secretly don't believe him. Somehow I think total happiness is impossible, everybody has got problems he never talks about, with anyone.

Then again, maybe I just project my character on others. Hmm.

Maybe you do. How the hell should I know?
I don't care what you do- or do not believe. I know from personal experience that pretty much everything can be overcome, and while there are certain things I may be unhappy with, I will always be happy, mostly to be alive and know that I am able to help those that I care about.

To me most of these teenage-morons saying "I'm so depressed" probably haven't experienced half of what would make an actual depression, much less even actual "hindrance" apart from something very superficial.

It is just my opinion, though: These emo-"My life is in shambles!! whine whine whine"-kids are getting on my nerves.

EDIT to your EDIT:
What? You are taking out what I wrote to the ":|" option and attributing it to sadness? As far as I'm concerned ":|" equals indifference. Don't put words in my mouth, regardless of whether or not what you say is true.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

No.

Which is why I'm taking Zoloft.

[small]Now where'd I put those little green gems...[/small]

 

[thom_cat_]

I just split with my GF, but it wasn't going anywhere anyway... so
((((((((((((((((((((

 

[Fearzone]

I have my focus, my war, my drink, my videogames, and my women here and there. It's good!

 

[The Austin]

I'm kinda just drifting through life right now, trying to find my purpose.
I chose ":|" even though I feel "", because even though I'm mostly happy, I'm kinda going through a lot right now.

But that's okay, because I will survive.
[sub]I will survive, I will make it out alive. AND NOW YOUR BACK! FROM OUTER SPACE! YOU JUST CAME ON IN HERE WITH THAT SAD LOOK UPON YOUR FACE, I SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THAT STUPID LOCK, I SHO- Errrr.. Sorry.[/sub]

Oh my rod, people... Lighten the fuck up.

I don't know what has happened to you, but I sincerely doubt it to be anything actually worthy of saying "I'm depressed" or "No, I'm not happy at all".

What's with the indifference? The ":|". What is that? Some sort of hipster way of saying "Wow I'm so cool and apathetic"? Seriously, come on. Stop being such fools and embrace life and everything in it. See a psychologist if you are unable to do so.

For gods sake... "Don't worry, be happy."

Look man, we're all glad that your happy, but you cant just tell us to cheer up.
Maybe you have turned out better than us, maybe your just lucky, but for some of us, there are lots of deep psychological and emotional issues we need to work with.

 

[Jedamethis]

I'm happy, but at the same time my happiness is depressing me.

Wha?
Does that mean depression will make you happy then?

No, I'm moving country so I'm leaving all my friends behind. They're all planning a going away party and stuff so that means I'm looking forward to that, but I'm depressed it's the last time I'll see them.

Don't think about it like that, it's just a huge dose of Your Friends, to keep you going until you see them again! You can always find them again.

 

[ldbmikey86]

listening to Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, and ripped out of my mind, resulting in my being very happy at the moment.

 

[s0denone]

Look man, we're all glad that your happy, but you cant just tell us to cheer up.
Maybe you have turned out better than us, maybe your just lucky, but for some of us, there are lots of deep psychological and emotional issues we need to work with.

It's basically a "I could get through it, so why can't you?"-post. I realise people are different, and I can respect that. My post wasn't as much directed at people with actual problems, though, more at the angsty-teenager without any real problems, acting as if their life is shit.

Good luck working on your issues. It took me some time to get through some of my stuff, and I can only recommend seeing a psychologist ~ That part of my post was as serious as anything.

 

[Blue Musician]

Im very happy. My last exam is in two days and after that i can finally put my plan into action. You see in past spring holidays i have wasted my time away on pointless and silly things such as the internet and games. They are fun but i honestly did nothing else. This year ive made a list of 20 things, ten planned things and 10 epic things i have to do that are not even listed. I want to be spontanious. Im 16 and tired of wasting summers. Also ive had no school for months because of study leave. Now i can finally use it to go places during "school time" that no other kids will be there. Like theme parks. No lines for anything .

A few of my list are
Run a marathon, walk or whatever, move 24 miles via foot in a single day.
go to a rave ive never heard of before covered in luminous paint.
Set fire to all my books.
Go to london with some friends every week.
Visit the beach at least once a week.

NOOOOOOOO! NOT THE BOOKS PLEASE! THEY ARE INNOCENT AND DESERVE TO LIVE!

OT: Between indifferent and unhappy. There are many reasons why, some of them because I have Alexithymia, am a Misanthrope and I haven't really found a reason to be happy.

 

[A sarcastic Bastard]

I am not happy.

 

[Quaxar]

I have all the things I need, have finished my last exams the previous week (uni I'm coming, yay!) and the damn heat seems to go down a bit. So yes, I am indeed happy.
Although it's just a "", because I haven't bought my Ps3 yet. Expect me to change to "" next week.

 

[Jedamethis]

I'm happy, but at the same time my happiness is depressing me.

Wha?
Does that mean depression will make you happy then?

No, I'm moving country so I'm leaving all my friends behind. They're all planning a going away party and stuff so that means I'm looking forward to that, but I'm depressed it's the last time I'll see them.

Don't think about it like that, it's just a huge dose of Your Friends, to keep you going until you see them again! You can always find them again.

You make a fair point, sir. You've actually cheered me up quite a bit, thank you

*bows*
Anytime sir/madam!

 

[The Austin]

Look man, we're all glad that your happy, but you cant just tell us to cheer up.
Maybe you have turned out better than us, maybe your just lucky, but for some of us, there are lots of deep psychological and emotional issues we need to work with.

It's basically a "I could get through it, so why can't you?"-post. I realise people are different, and I can respect that. My post wasn't as much directed at people with actual problems, though, more at the angsty-teenager without any real problems, acting as if their life is shit.

Good luck working on your issues. It took me some time to get through some of my stuff, and I can only recommend seeing a psychologist ~ That part of my post was as serious as anything.

Hey. As I said earlier, I'll make it through.

[sub]I will suuuuurrrrrvvvviiiiiiivvvee!
And I agree with your opinions on whiny teenagers.[/sub]

 

[Jedamethis]

I am not happy.

Whyever not?

I'm always happy. In fact, I'd be willing to say I have enough happiness for all of you.

Any particular reason?
Or just an overall unwillingness to let anything get you down?

 

[klaynexas3]

D: best friend is depressed and wants to die, girlfriend broke up with me, summer's here so i miss all my friends, 2 of my friends have tried to OD, alone a lot of the time. how am i not happy, i should be not D:, i'm just being a whiny *****

 

[Angerwing]

Oh my rod, people... Lighten the fuck up.

I don't know what has happened to you, but I sincerely doubt it to be anything actually worthy of saying "I'm depressed" or "No, I'm not happy at all".

Way to come across as a condescending dick. If you asked me this question a year ago I would have responded with "Fuck no", or "I have Clinical Depression". You sincerely doubt that people can't be happy with their current life? What kind of sheltered world do you live in? And how can I get in?

OT: I'm actually fantastically happy with my life right now. All I need is a pretty girl and I'd give myself a solid 10/10.