general Are you happy with life right now?

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 40,278]

I live a very simple life. And honestly, my life is not bad. I have depression, but that is because of my internal and mental problems. Anxiety, self confidence problems, that sort of stuff. I can't drive, and overall my life is limited. On top of that, there are some things that bother me, like my family and some other things, but I know that it could be a lot worse and there is a lot of good in my life. My boyfriend, my friends here, my brother, my games and whatnot, I try to make sure to appreciate the simple things in life. 

 

So I am relatively happy, when I am not feeling down on myself. I do that too often. 

[SilyGeny 369]

I am not really happy about my life, but it will get better that's all I can hope for. I'm struggling with a severe case of anxiety, and a huge lack of self confidence. I usually get an anxiety attack per day, it became something really hard for me to deal with because I can't really do that much stuff against it, since I'm in French Guiana and all the people I love aren't there for me when I need help. 

 

I'm just hoping that one day everything will become somewhat normal for me on that level.

[On-Locoweed 108]

Voted 2015's Happiest Son-of-a-Mare in Equestria.

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,298]

I am, on the whole, the happiest that I have ever been.  I appreciate what - and especially who - I have in my life.  Five, ten, fifteen years prior?  There's simply no comparison.

[Ted Cruz 177]

Yes, I'm recovering from all my suicidal thoughts and it feels amazing. My life is at it's best right now, I have plenty of friends that care for me and an amazing girlfriend. Life could be better, but I'm very happy with my life at the moment. I'm young. What've got to lose?

[Sonic Shimmer 4,116]

Yes.

 

I certainly don't have everything I want (I'm currently searching for a job and I've still never had a relationship) but I'm content right now.

 

A couple years ago I had bad depression and no friends other than my parents. I've put in a lot of work over the last couple of years to turn things around. Now I'm much more stable emotionally and I have more friends than I ever thought was possible for me.

 

Here's hoping that 2016 will lead to even better things

[Neon Proxy 294]

No and things are only getting worse. I have zero friends, my grandfather died recently, my eczema won't stay under control, and to top everything off I just found out I have cancer.

That's awful Xenofan3 if you need to talk just PM me a message, whether I'm offline or online, I'm a random stranger but I thought I would offer *hugs*

 

As for me, yeah, I'm very happy ^.^

Edited February 14, 2016 by Neon Proxy

[DeadRightNowBoi 161]

 I'm very much very happy with how my life is. I mean sure, we have violence and evil spreading our world and bad things happen all the time. I may not live in a great place, But I'm always optimistic and positive about everything around me and the future. I still very much believe happiness and goodness still exists in this world, no matter what.

 

We all have one life, so might as well enjoy every moment you can.

[Dsanders 5,742]

Great to see that most of the people here are happy with their lives. It's encouraging for me and I'm sure it's uplifting for others to see as well. I'm the happiest and most content I've ever been. 

 

This is the first week in months that I've had no complaints. I'm proud of myself. Had some stress and nuisances here and there, but I kept looking forward and focused on the good things and it has paid off. 

 

Smiling out of random has oddly helped me quite a bit

Edited February 14, 2016 by Dsanders

[ManaMinori 4,143]

Tch. Hell no. Not the least bit happy with life, because it sucks. Life is a constant bloody, diarrhea shit fest

[JeyWiz 1,097]

I'd rate my life 7/10

 

I have all the protection I have, like my house, food, clothing etc. I can survive. I also have tons of friends and I still have my family with me. However, I'm still learning how to 100 percent appreciate who I am at the moment. There are a few small things that I want to change about myself, which I can't. Yet again, all of our lives have good moments and bad moments. It's up to us to solve our problems or get past them, rather than give up, make things worse and say "MY LIFE IS RUINED!"

 

"Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you. Not anymore..."

~ Jigsaw

[Rainbow Diamonds 282]

No, and I will never be. My head is too far in the clouds. I have big dreams that I can never reach because of my disabilities. I can't work, so I have to live of disability for the rest of my life. That means I only get enough to get by and can't have fun. 

[Midnight_Magic 72]

well I have been unemployed for the last two weeks..and starting to run out of money! so maybe not

[Scrubbed user 3,415]

Nope. 

 

I screwed up as a kid. If I had done well in school, I would have had a better chance to go to college and have a really good job. But no, what do I have at nearly 25 years old? A high school diploma and just over 2 years of experience in fucking factories. I do fear that I may not be able to advance much further than that. Speaking of which, at my job, my supervisors seem to think I'm a jack-of-all-trades when in reality I'm a master of none. Hell, there are people with less experience who do the job better than I can. I think the only reason I still work there is that we lack people, and they can't afford to just find someone better and get rid of me. 

 

Couple that to Asperger's, depression, anxiety, zero ability to make friends, and an existential crisis that feels like it has been going for the last 12 years. I do wonder if the only reason I exist is to make other people look better by comparison.

[Anneal 2,194]

How can you advance if you are truly happy with life?

 

Actually this is one of the things that slows ponies down -- being too content with things.

 

(this is actually a theme in a chapter I am writing for one of my fics presently)

Happiness and development can both coexist, because happiness does not necessarily block off curiosity. Even people who are content with life today hope for advancement.

 

 

Nope. 

 

I screwed up as a kid. If I had done well in school, I would have had a better chance to go to college and have a really good job. But no, what do I have at nearly 25 years old? A high school diploma and just over 2 years of experience in fucking factories. I do fear that I may not be able to advance much further than that. Speaking of which, at my job, my supervisors seem to think I'm a jack-of-all-trades when in reality I'm a master of none. Hell, there are people with less experience who do the job better than I can. I think the only reason I still work there is that we lack people, and they can't afford to just find someone better and get rid of me. 

 

Couple that to Asperger's, depression, anxiety, zero ability to make friends, and an existential crisis that feels like it has been going for the last 12 years. I do wonder if the only reason I exist is to make other people look better by comparison.

 

To be honest I really think your issue is that you assume other people are acting this way and that way even though you probably have no reason to. I don't know how your life is like and I am indeed basing this off your sentences (and I am an Aspie myself), but sometimes you have to look at things in a different way and really ask yourself "What can I do to make myself feel better?" rather than "I give up on life."

 

As for making friends...one big thing you could do is to just find a psychologist (and don't be afraid to get one) and train your social skills. It might take a while, though, so patience is needed. And sometimes you want to at least put in the effort of approaching others rather than shelter yourself.

 

Tch. Hell no. Not the least bit happy with life, because it sucks. Life is a constant bloody, diarrhea shit fest

 

And like I said...life is a shitfest if you continue to see it as one. As quoted from John Milton: "The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven..." (Of course, this is from Paradise Lost and the speaker is in fact Satan, but it's very interesting in context.) Don't mention the fact that Milton was living in a pretty bad time, if not a worse one compared to today, having to deal governmental disorder after the English Civil War and such.

 

And from Howard Zinn, a socialist historian known for his insightful writings on American history: "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness."  Another one from Martin Luther King Jr.: "We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

 

Sometimes it really takes a change in perspective and doing things a bit differently to really influence your own mind.

 

[Fluttergirly 90]

Pretty good!!! Just made some changes which were pretty major and feel so much happier!!!

My teens were tough but a bit of maturity has really helped ☺☺☺

[Lisa 5,552]

I'm only just starting my senior years of high school, so no, I'm not really happy with life at the moment. It just gets more stressful from here on until the end of Year 12.

[SquipyCheetah 448]

Kinda. I can't really explain why either.

[Overlord0909 479]

I am in a mixed situation. I love everything in general, but I have another side to me that hated people, so I suppress that side of me. Doing this, I find I get really angry at small things (plus hormones O_O) So, really... I think it's all in my head.

 

I have friends, family, MLP, games, and many luxuries that others don't have. Of course I'm happy!

[Jest (Inactive) 875]

I would love to get outta the house a bit more and meet new people, get a couple of decent friends, meet a girl who I can have fun with. Nothing is bad in my life at the moment, I am physically fit, healthy, mentally fine, decent house, decent room mates, decent food, but it is just a bit stale and ordinary , I want to do stuff that gets my adrenaline pumpin'!  

[Tao 6,724]

Depends on my week if anything,   I got good friends and a boyfriend so it helps and other things.   Just need to find some balance when it comes to my spiritual side.

[simba86 1,541]

I'm happy, I got a job with decent hours and decent pay, thank God, was starting to get low on money

[Discordian 6,013]

I play video games for at least five hours every day. Usually triple that when I don't have to work. Hell yeah I'm happy with life.

 

NOW IF ONLY KINGDOM HEARTS 3 WOULD RELEASE I'D BE THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD.

[Velcorn 279]

No, I'm not. For a variety of reasons. I don't feel like venting or whining in here, so I'll spare you the details. It's not like anyone would care or be able to help me anyway.

[PinkieatHeart 208]

My life's was great up until I turned eleven. Then it became rather horrible, and I've been struggling on my own to fix it ever since. There are some things that have gotten better, but I'm still waiting for the real good to come. I've done everything I can for the time being. Now I just have to wait in the mess and see if the things I've worked for pay off. If they do, I'll finally have the chance to be happy and live the way I feel that I'm meant to. If not... well... I've gotten out of seemingly impossible situations before. But I can't see past the failure of this one. It kinda feels like it's either gonna be the happy ending that finally comes at the end of the movie, or the end of everything. *sighs* I suppose I'll have to wait and see.