Are you happy?

[Katana 298]

Even though I might usually seem pretty happy here, the truth is that I get really depressed sometimes. I just try to stay silly and positive on these forums cuz I'm too afraid of expressing those negative feelings. To me, this site (and the show itself) is generally a place of warmth and happiness. I wouldn't wanna ruin anyone's good mood or cause unnecessary drama. Plus, I still fear rejection, despite how friendly this place is. In a way, I'm glad I found this thread. I guess this is the easiest way I can express these feelings. :/

That sounds about similar to how I do things; even in real life, when depressed, it would feel pretty bad to spread that mood around when people are getting along okay. Many people tend to avoid the sulky, constantly-depressed types, and for very understandable reasons.

[Away 2,077]

Many people tend to avoid the sulky, constantly-depressed types, and for very understandable reasons.

This too. I feel like people would start avoiding me if I began to talk about my problems more often. I can't really blame them either. But despite all this, I still secretly wish I was asked more often about how I was feeling. ._.

Edited March 18, 2014 by LatinoChurro

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Oh yes. With where I am now, I am happy with it. 

[RainbowxWolf66 67]

To be honest i am not sure if i am truely happy right now. I might feel happy but actually being happy is another question. I have had a lot crap happen this year and the past few. So its been rough but i manage to make it through, I do have my bad days and good days. And i deal with anxiety and my adhd so i know it can mess with your emotions. I know ive been through depression a couple of times this year and a few months on and off. But i make it through no matter what and how i am feeling. I try to be happy or positive the best i can.

 

I know my life right now i am not happy wtih because of a few things but i am hoping that they will get better.

[Calssius VI SilverB 17]

Well... yeah. But 50/50, no.

 

Being happy requires me to watch MLP, draw my OC's and play Skyrim while listening to MLP music. Back then, I used to listen to a band called "Disturbed". That band helped through A LOT of life situations; such as relationships, families, depression, etc. The point is, I am happy as of right now. But don't let life get to you, Khaine. You're going to face a lot of things in life that will utterly put you down or make you cry. Just do what makes you happy and fight on.

[Adorkable 2,737]

I am one of the happiest people you'll ever see on these forums. ^^

 

But offline, I'm kind of miserable.

 

So, I picked other. ^^"

 

When I'm away from my Brony brothers and sisters, my smile stays with them. ^^"

[ShadowEclipse 1,209]

Yes, today I had a great day

[powerpuff-tsubasa 448]

right now im chill for the night. meaning im great

[Lightning-Twister 58]

I'm afraid there will be another terrorist attack here, soon or later.  Again.  :awuh:

Other than that I will keep on living like I'm a happy person.

[Ricebug 555]

No not most of the time. It's hard to explain.

[Invincible 2,091]

Happiness is but a fleeting moment for me. I'm not particularly sad, but I don't let myself become too happy or contented because it usually leads me towards a series of bad choices. I prefer satisfaction, generally.

[Thuja 3,659]

Feeling in the middle somewhere today but overall I'm pretty happy with the direction my life is going in.   

[Kenshiro 13,493]

Better than yesterday, better will be tomorrow '''

[Lightning-Twister 58]

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[BastementSparkle 20,326]

I'm completely miserable and hate my own existence. My usual emotions are stressed, angry, scared, bored, annoyed, lonely, and sad. I enjoy very few things and find almost every aspect of life difficult, even the fun things are usually unpleasant. I hated my childhood, my teenage years too, so far I hate being an adult too. I have no desire to do anything with my life, I do not believe it can get better, and I think attempts to make it better are a waste.

 

 If I'm honest about this, people won't like me, or even if they do it stresses them out. I often don't enjoy spending time with friends for this reason, either I'm lying or I'm being honest and upsetting them, I hate it. Friendship kind of sucks. I have a best friend I really care about though, so I can't leave. I hate real life socializing, it's awful.

 

 I don't want a job, I don't want a relationship, I just want the world to leave me alone, I hate people describing life as a "gift", I sometimes resent my parents for having me, life is all meaningless in the end anyway.

 

 I lie a lot about this. Even when I'm honest I'm usually not entirely honest, I understate my feelings so they don't seem as awful as they are, but I never shut up about them because I want someone to convince me otherwise. I get the feeling I'm going to destroy all my friendships because of my feelings, it's what I deserve really.

[ManaMinori 4,145]

No. In fact, heck no. Very miserable day from the moment I got up this morning. People on my nerves, just grating, grating, frikin GRATING. Then I got out of the house, away from them. Happy for a short time, but ghen I had to go back and dc deal with MORE grating, soon as I stepped in the door.

 

I'm happy I got my heath, and a roof over my head, but frikin frik, today I'm just NOT happy due to certain irritants

[Envy 6,163]

I can feel a sliver of genuine happiness from everything amazing that has happened in my life in the last 9 or so months... And where I just learned it might even potentially end up. =) I really do need to keep my hopes down for that potential conclusion, though, I know.

[Moony the Cat 3,702]

I think im currently in the middle.

 

In mostly all the years before i became an adult, i hated my life, i hated the world and...i was just generally depressed, sad, had anger issues and other problems.

 

After i got an Adult...i guess it slowly becomes better.

I still have no Friends ( We all already know that, you mention it in almost all your posts, WE GET IT ! ) ...okay, sry.

Well...um...yeah. I dont know.

I mean, whats the point in repeating myself over and over?

Im mostly just bored recently...like...i have absolute NO IDEA what to do with my life.

Everytime i kinda want to talk to females, like going on dating sides, i immediately feel bad about myself...and than i just do nothing...

For Jobs, i just write applications everywhere...and hope to just get anything.

 

The only motivation i have is, that i dont want to live on the streets and become homeless...thats the only motivation i have.

I kinda want to have a job, but at the same time, i know that going to work and have to make friends with everyone, will surely be horrible for me...

But i guess im going to try it anyway...i have no other choice.

So...

I dont even know what im trying to say anymore.

My Mood is...nothing.

I feel nothing specific.

 

So, no im not happy. Im not that sad either, it was way worse in my past, but...i just feel nothing specific anymore.

[Astro Mambo 52]

I was constantly happy once. That was a long time ago though and for the last few years my mind has found itself going to dark places quite frequently.

 

The brain is a strange thing. If it undergoes enough hardship it will force itself to cope with it's surroundings. Everyone's brain is different so each of our brains cope differently.  

 

As for my brain, its taught itself to suppress the ability to feel emotion when under a slight amount of discomfort. It worries me sometimes because I fear I'll wake up one day completely apathetic to my surroundings.

[The Mint Pone 2,294]

Yeah i have been pretty happy for the last few weeks. I blame the Pone show XD And my pones fancy top hat. LOOK HOW FANCY

[Rarity Is Best Pony 634]

Most of my time is spent being sad. So no I'm not particularly happy.

[Tealeaf 126]

I don't think that this question is as straightforward as you think, but that's not a bad thing.

Honestly, I can't really answer it directly, but I think for the most part I'm pretty happy. I have clinical depression and pretty severe anxiety, but I know that I'm always going to be able to get through those tough times and reach a point where I'm content again. It's a consistent cycle.

[DubWolf 17,263]

Not really satisfied with life, but it doesn't mean I'm always depressed. I'm good at escaping it through my hobbies, to the point that I would be "situationally happy", but when reminded of... styff, become unhappy

[Justin_Case001 4,889]

I don't want a job, I don't want a relationship, I just want the world to leave me alone, I hate people describing life as a "gift", I sometimes resent my parents for having me, life is all meaningless in the end anyway.

 

 I lie a lot about this. Even when I'm honest I'm usually not entirely honest, I understate my feelings so they don't seem as awful as they are, but I never shut up about them because I want someone to convince me otherwise. I get the feeling I'm going to destroy all my friendships because of my feelings, it's what I deserve really.

Apart from the relationship bit, you're readin' my mind.  I do want a relationship, more than anything.  But everything else you said describes me perfectly.  So perfectly it's almost uncanny.  I, too, resent my parents for having me.  I resent that they didn't ask me if I wanted to exist.  I resent the laws of physics and the order of the universe for not allowing me to be a part of the decision making process regarding the creation of my own life.  I resent that I now have an obligation to live, because the alternative would destroy my parents.  I resent that they created me without my permission, and now I am forced to live for their sake.  I resent that suicide is considered the most selfish thing one can do.  Ask yourself--why do my parents want me here?  Because it makes them happy.  They'll say it's because they want you to be happy, but why do they want you to be happy?  Because it makes them happy.  Seems to me that if a person is utterly miserable, then forcing them to continue living in misery is selfish.  Most people will see this as the most f*cked up, twisted way of thinking, and it probably is.  I don't really want to die, I just wish I'd never been born so that I wouldn't have to make the decision.  Despite what they insist, I think my parents would have been happier and better off if I never existed.  I bring them only the pain and misery of watching me live in pain and misery.  And I ask--is it worth it?  I have asked them if they still would have had me, even if they could have known the future, and know I'd turn out like this.  Of course they would, they say.  No good parent would say anything else.  But it seems to me unethical and horrible to answer this way.  I don't want to exist, and they've endured 30 years of watching me not want to exist.  Why not undo that if you could?  So much pain would be spared.  But hypotheticals don't matter, of course.  Nobody can exist on purpose, and nobody can know how their children will turn out.  But people reproduce anyway because DNA is a program designed to copy itself, and that is what it does until it is physically unable to do so.

 

 

I don't think I'll ever be happy.  I don't think I can.  I don't think I can be happy in this world, and I don't think I can be happy with what I am.  I am a cold, shy, depressed, angry, stressed, unfriendly, misanthropic man.  I literally want to be the exact opposite of every single thing on that list.

[Stardust* 3,302]

Am I happy?

 

That is a pretty loaded question... 

 

Right now? meh...