Poll: Are you happy?

[Danny Ocean]

Then get out there and find some! You're pretty good looking, you've got a good range of interests, what's stopping you? Is it really other people, or is the problem coming from within you?

What's stopping me? Simple; finances. I live in the middle of nowhere and I don't have the papers to get a job that's good enough to support myself from, especially in the more densely populated regions (high rental costs). I'll be stuck here for quite some time, could be 5 years, could be less, but I'm not sure how long I can keep this going.

It's not that I blame other people by the way, they can't help that I'm different. It's just a case of bad luck.

You're 20 now, right? You're still young! You lack the qualifications for a decently paying job and live in the middle of no-where. I can understand that. Perhaps it's time to leave your comfort zone and move to the big city, grab a friend and share rental costs. What's the harm in being poor for a while?

Pfft. =P The 'I'm different' chip isn't going to fly with me. I really am a weird one (Honestly.), but I'm just nice to people, and generally polite and reasonable, and it's won me bags of friends. I'm also generally quite open with my peers, but a tad shy with strangers, but it fades as you fail- the more time you spend socialising, the more social you will become. You must have something in common with people, after all, you are human. Perhaps you're more normal than you think. =)

Edit: Perhaps you should swap numbers? Honestly, you'd be surprised how much more stuff you do without games filling your free time.

 

[Jedamethis]

Yay, I'm the minority. I'm in the D: and zone.

Whyever are you pleased with that?!
Perhaps we should get some men in to take a look at your head young man!

Who said I was happy about it? I'm obviously not pleased or I would be at least a :|

You said Yay!

I say yay to everything! It doesn't mean I'm pleased. It could have been sarcastic. And you're a stupid child! I'm multiple months older than you!

I am not old!
[sub]*grumble*durn old people*grumble*[/sub]

I'm about 8 years and 9 months older than you! So you're an young toddler!

You are very awesome mister.

I know I am, and you're a silly little kiddy!

That's more like it!

But that's what I've been saying the whole time!

Oh no it wasn't!

Oh yes it was!

(All together now)

[HEADING=3]OH NO IT WASN'T![/HEADING]

[HEADING=2]OH YES IT WAS![/HEADING]
I need to go now.

[HEADING=1]OH NO IT WASN'T![/HEADING]
Bye then!

 

[Sgt. Dante]

Can't complain, but hope this new job turns out to be halfway decent.

 

[davidofdoom]

I just got over being depressed, so the fact that I have a little hope and something to look forward to makes me . Also, having optimism is great. Yay!

 

[yoyo13rom]

I feel ok, but I'm a little nostalgic that my high school years are over.

Really? Ever since I graduated, my emoticon frown has turned upside down.

...or sideways...

...it went from to

I never was really popular but I got along really well with half of my school + I had a really cool group(and now we all are going totally separate ways - different towns)

 

[yoyo13rom]

I feel ok, but I'm a little nostalgic that my high school years are over.

same here it all went so fast didn't it?

I'm still in the denial phase, but after a couple of drinks yesterday, I jumped to depression stage(I still don't believe all those good, funny, cool days with the gang are over...)

 

[JPH330]

Well, I just got a brand new super awesome fancy shmancy laptop, and I'm gonna be heading off to college in a few months, so yeah, my disposition is definitely on the side of the happy scale.

 

[superbatranger]

I've been bouncing between "" and ":/" lately. I blame school.

 

[regallmighty]

I am pretty happy with life right now, got an amazing girl freind, get to see the queen, good times

 

[Tri Force95]

Short answer no. But you don't want to hear me complain.

Why not?
Complaining will make you feel better.

(I think)

It may make him feel beter, but it will change nothing.

Well, with a choice between felling sad and being in a bad situation, and feeling better in a bad situation, I know which one most people would choose.

Thats not the point. It only gives you a temporary feeling of happiness. I know, i complain and it maks me feel good, but later, I feel bad again, or worse cause I know hat just talking about it, will do nothing.

 

[MasterWhatever]

I'm ok

 

[Dapsen]

Too... Tired! Can't... Think... Happy thoughts! *nnguuurh* ZzzzZZZZzzzzzZZZZZzzzzzzZZZ.

OT: I'm pretty happy I guess.

 

[Revolutionary]

Escapists seem to love that neutral face, whatever.

 

[deadguynotyetburied]

No. Now piss off.

 

[Sleekgiant]

I'm meh, I'm happy summer is here but I'm lonely as hell :/

 

[arsenicCatnip]

For someone who's pretty much nothing but anxiety, I'm fairly happy. I have a decent job, an amazing boyfriend, a place to live... there are always ups and downs, but I'm overall okay with myself and where I am in the world.

 

[Levitas1234]

No i'm not happy, i feel depressed every day and can't find enjoyment in anything.

So i smoke weed

 

[Fidelias]

Erm... I don't know?

Usually I'm happy, but I'm changing to a new job right now that's completely different from the line of work I invisioned myself doing. It's a really nice job, don't get me wrong. But I'm just not sure...

 

[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.

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.

I guess they are annoying, but I don't think we have too many of them here on the Escapist ^^

Regarding your EDIT to my EDIT:
My statement "Let people be" applies to every mood, not just indifference or sadness...sadness was, in this case, just an example.

 

[Jedamethis]

Short answer no. But you don't want to hear me complain.

Why not?
Complaining will make you feel better.

(I think)

It may make him feel beter, but it will change nothing.

Well, with a choice between felling sad and being in a bad situation, and feeling better in a bad situation, I know which one most people would choose.

Thats not the point. It only gives you a temporary feeling of happiness. I know, i complain and it maks me feel good, but later, I feel bad again, or worse cause I know hat just talking about it, will do nothing.

Huh, I see your point.