Are you happy?

[Duke Psychology]

just a simple, random question.

[FredNash]

Yes. Wait, no.

[SSJPabs]

Depends on what happens in November.

[Classic Speedy]

"Are you happy?" Compared to what, a radiator? :p Seriously, I'm not unhappy, just stressed from school and other factors. I'm definitely looking forward to Spring Break in a week.

[Tanooki]

when i woke up i wasn't happy but now i'm somewhat pleased

Hero

[Ryoutarou]

I'm...strange right now i just found out one of my borthers died but for some odd reason i dont feel it at all.

[Mynd Hed]

I'm...strange right now i just found out one of my borthers died but for some odd reason i dont feel it at all.
Sometimes it just takes a while for these things to sink in.

[Elven Moon]

No, I'm rarely happy for long :sad:

[Antiyonder]

I'm finally going to be getting a new pair of glasses, devoid of any chipped paint or scratched lense.

I'm happy.

[Jaguar]

No.

Never.

Especially not now, after I just came from a three-day boring state conference in Nashville where my CD player broke, I almost got raped by some guy, kept getting hit on by others, and I lost three sets of DVDs that totaled in MSRP at least $170.

Oh, and I have no significant other.

[Nimbleness]

Heck no. I haven't been able to eat or sleep in 3 days thanks to my current temperature of 104. Now if you'll excuse me I gotta go spend some quality time with my friend the toilet.

::vomits::

The other night I seriously thought I was dying.

[Avery]

I mark on my calendar the days I feel pleasent, they're such a rare occurance.

So no.

[Xada-Hgla]

Considering that I've just come from the Your Opinion On Suicide (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=102072) thread, no, not really...:shrug:

[Griever]

No, Apparently I come off as a surly guy online as well as offline, so it's not that easy to make friends. :shrug:

[donovan]

I Am The Happy

[Sumi_Masen]

Hmmmm..... *thinks* Happy? No, I don't think I've ever truly been happy as of yet (well, since I was, like, 5). But I'm satisfied for the moment. Relaxed. Pleasent . It's a nice feeling.:anime:

[Bubblegum Girl]

Not right now. :mad:

[Kury Wagner]

Thats kind of a hard question to answer. I could be happy now, but in a second I could be really angry. :shrug:

[Classic Speedy]

Hey, atleast you guys aren't at the DMV. :p

[Mr. Pedro]

I'm not really happy or sad. I just feel very empty inside.:sad:

[wrenchien]

unhappy? no.. just very tired..

[PaQ]

Happy? Yes.. Yes I am. Love can do that and it did to me. So I'm in a good mood all the time.. :)

[Samurai Karasu]

Happy? Yes.. Yes I am. Love can do that and it did to me. So I'm in a good mood all the time.. :)Spill it PaQ. Who is the lovely laday?

OMG IS IT TERRA? :confused: :confused: :confused:

[James]

Pretty much so. Partying hard and working hard in San Diego. Enjoying the breath taking weather and scenery. Meeting new friends and advancing my work. There has been a great deal of stress, and sometimes I miss the ability to pursue a decent relationship - something I can't do here. But, yeah, I'm happy and loving every minute!

[Xada-Hgla]

Spill it PaQ. Who is the lovely laday?

OMG IS IT TERRA? :confused: :confused: :confused:
Wild guess, but I think it's an actual person...;)

[Mario500]

Plays audio of "Stinky Wisdomteeth"


Yep, I'm feeling happy, happy, joy, joy! :D

[Salvor]

Yes I'm happy. Happier than I've ever been. Finally everything in my life seems about right. I know what I wanna do, I like what I'm doing, I've made really close friends, learnt a lot and experienced the best moments of my life this past year... all I need now is to finally find true love, which is something I've never really felt with any girlfriend. This might take a while, but I got plenty of time :)

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

No, not very good on my end.

Not bad enough to be suicidal, though. ;)

[Mynd Hed]

I'm going camping tomorrow, hell yes I'm happy!

(-:

[Classic Speedy]

No, not very good on my end.

Not bad enough to be suicidal, though. ;) My sediments exactly. I sincerely hope nobody is unhappy enough here to want to commit suicide. :( Eh, I'm doing fine today. The end of the week always makes me happy.

I'm going camping tomorrow, hell yes I'm happy!

(-: Pfft- camping?! Why camp when you can stay in a hotel? :p

[Kury Wagner]

Why camp when you can stay in a hotel? :p
:eek: You're my hero!!!

[JohnCrichton]

I thought I was happy once. Turned out I was just playing, Shenmue. :sad:

[Kury Wagner]

Wild guess, but I think it's an actual person...;)Nah! Where's the fun in that? :anime: lol. I love to be psychotic! :anime: Mwha ha ha ha!!!!



Later,
your favoritest little maniacal X-Fan :anime:

[Classic Speedy]

:eek: You're my hero!!! Thanks, I try. ;)

[Mynd Hed]

Pfft- camping?! Why camp when you can stay in a hotel? :p
A.) It's cheaper, and....
B.) If I were THAT seriously lacking in testicular fortitude, I'd just stay home. (-:

[Ryoutarou]

Or go to disney land!

[Lu775]

Actually, you know what? I am! :D

[PaQ]

Spill it PaQ. Who is the lovely laday?

OMG IS IT TERRA? :confused: :confused: :confused:
Wild guess, but I think it's an actual person...;)The lovely lady? She's a brightspot in my life, and very smart and attractive, and a great sense of humor.. I'm very lucky. She's my queen. We're very serious. :cool:

Nope.. not Terra, although she enjoys TT among other things. Although the avatar was picked to symbolize me and her.. It's a cute avatar. :p

And Xada's right with the actual person thing.

Still very happy today. *hums*

[Samurai Karasu]

The lovely lady? She's a brightspot in my life, and very smart and attractive, and a great sense of humor.. I'm very lucky. She's my queen. We're very serious. :cool:

Nope.. not Terra, although she enjoys TT among other things. Although the avatar was picked to symbolize me and her.. It's a cute avatar. :p

And Xada's right with the actual person thing.

Still very happy today. *hums*
You'd be my hero if Sandwichman and Seno Miyagi didn't already have that spot claimed :(

[purplehairedwonder]

Truly happy? No, haven't been since we moved (except when I was visiting my old friends), but on the surface I guess. Went to the cardiologist and I have only a flow murmur, nothing major. And Spring Break next week...

[guinaevere]

How many unhappy people. This is sadly frightening.

I am happy. A truly joyful girl. I've fought depression during my life, but I can't imagine being able to say, as some posters have said, not ever being happy.

I know this is going to rub a few people the wrong way. I seem to have a tendancy of saying things that irritates people lately... but a few of you have mentioned conditions on which your happiness is based... one of them requires a certain election outcome in November. KinG of PaQ mentioned that having found a love has brought happiness to his life...

Guys, you have to find happiness within. An outside source can not bring you true happiness of any lasting tenure. Don't put the burdon of your happiness on another person or experience. It's unfair to them, and in all honesty, no one else in the world can make you happy.

[Classic Speedy]

How many unhappy people. This is sadly frightening.

I am happy. A truly joyful girl. I've fought depression during my life, but I can't imagine being able to say, as some posters have said, not ever being happy.

I know this is going to rub a few people the wrong way. I seem to have a tendancy of saying things that irritates people lately... but a few of you have mentioned conditions on which your happiness is based... one of them requires a certain election outcome in November. KinG of PaQ mentioned that having found a love has brought happiness to his life...

Guys, you have to find happiness within. An outside source can not bring you true happiness of any lasting tenure. Don't put the burdon of your happiness on another person or experience. It's unfair to them, and in all honesty, no one else in the world can make you happy. It's the emo fad. ;)

[Nick Biped]

Oftentimes, it seems lately that one day just blends into the other for me. No real changes, nothing new really happens. As such, I'm fairly apathetic most of the time, just going with the flow.

Overall, I wouldn't say I'm unhappy. I guess I'm all right with my lot in life. I'm healthy, I'm doing rather well at school, I have a few friends I can hang around with, and I have a supporting family. Sometimes I feel some things are missing from my life, though. Hopefully, the pieces will be filled in soon enough.

[RD!]

I bought my happiness from a gypsy.

[Proto DUDE]

See what King of PaQ said, except I'm not in love.

[Starflyer 58]

Yes, I am happy. I have an incurably optimistic outlook on life. Even in my darkest moments, there is a hope that lies deeper than the wound, as Jonathan Foreman would say. It's all about perspective. Keeping my head up and my eyes on the eternal. It's a struggle, but I embrace it every day.

[sandwichman]

People have been a bit irritating lately, but yeah, I'm feeling pretty good. Just a couple of recent mood swings I can't do anything about. How annoying. -_-

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Guys, you have to find happiness within. An outside source can not bring you true happiness of any lasting tenure. Don't put the burdon of your happiness on another person or experience. It's unfair to them, and in all honesty, no one else in the world can make you happy.

I think it's more dissatisfaction with one's sense of direction rather than unhappiness. This is self-inflicted and can only be found by oneself, as you said, but it is not instantaneous.

Now, one could say that we here have food and clothing and shelter while millions of others don't, so I guess you could say from a basic level we should all be happy and lucky.

I think most people are "unhappy" when things are not going well and they are lacking a sense of direction for the time being. Having a purpose IS fulfillment, a journey is fulfillment. The destination need not be the ultimate goal for happiness, but a purpose can give a person direction. I think some people lose sight of purposes now and again and it takes a while for them to find it, thus causing their dissatisfaction at times.

[Singin' Stray Cat]

I'm feeling...pretty good, actually. A little uncertain about some things, but not sad or depressed or anything like that.

Though to be honest, I was pretty mopey a few weeks ago, mostly because I was focused on things I didn't have. Didn't have an outstanding design talent. Didn't have my career path all planned out. Didn't have that (sigh) special someone.

But if you focus on what you don't have, that'll sink you in a deep blue funk REAL quick. Plus it makes you forget what blessings you DO have. My family's still pretty much intact. I have great friends both on and offline. I have a fairly dependable car. I'm almost through with college. My PS2 still works fine. Got a brand-spanking new computer to play with help me with my design work. I have a job where the people are very nice to me, the workload is just about right, and I don't feel stupid if I have to ask a question about something.

Feeling better already. :D

[DarthNuriko]

I don't remember the last day I had when I was truly happy. I do have little moments of happiness though, like watching my favorite show, eating something delicious, having a nice dream, walking on a beautiful day... at least I have those little things.

[Caffeine King]

I'm happy, sometimes.

As of right now...sorta. :shrug:

[Pilmedium]

Overall, I cannot say I am happy. However, happiness, just like any other emotion, is a "feeling of the moment." Those feelings can change quickly. For example, I was satisfied from part of Sunday morning into Sunday afternoon last weekend. During the afternoon, satisfaction was replaced by anger, sadness, confusion, and fear. (Satisfaction is better than happiness. Satisfaction shows that something went well, whereas happiness does not necessarily indicate that something good happened.)


I might as well argue the optimism.

You actually got to go on a trip even if you found it boring
Why would anyone want to go on a boring trip?



You can always replace the cd player/dvds
Even if that problem could be fixed in that way, money would be lost in the process.

[Rayeli]

Happy!? Happy?! What The Hell Is That?! *Jumps out the nearest window*

[Tanooki]

i'm happy today. i think i finally found a good car to purchase, this girl i think is cute wore REALLY revealing clothing to lab today, and my new deoderant smells great

on the negative side though, my knuckles are so dry that the skin broke open on two of them :sad:

Hero

[Angel_Baby]

Yea, I think that I am, right now at least. I mean track season started I have a guy who I care about alot! and there's just so much that I have to be happy about! :D

~jenn :p

[randomguy]

I'm with Guin, presuming I'm understanding her correctly. True happiness isn't circumstantial, because circumstances can change- quickly, unexpectedly, and often unpleasantly. Lasting happiness is a state of mind, and takes diligent cultivation to take root. Don't get me wrong, you can (and should) be pleased when things go well in life, but you'll have a much better shot at long-term happiness if you find it in yourself.

King Of Paq, for instance (and I'm sorry to pick on you here) mentions that finding love has made him happy. That's all well and good, but it's dangerous to build your happiness on a foundation like that, because it can (and, at our age, probably will) collapse. Then you're left... well, probably depressed and very much unhappy. Don't get me wrong, romance is great (I'm happily involved right now myself), but isn't very reliable at this or any other age, and can't be the sole foundation for personal happiness.

Besides, if you can cultivate a sense of happiness based on more universal things, you'll find that you can maintain a positive state of mind even when circumstances aren't so great.

[Mek]

No, I'm not happy.


Sometimes I may seem happy and all, but deep down inside, I feel miserable. Mainly because for the last few months, I've totally changed myself into something I'm not just to appease my 'friends'. And I hate myself for falling into that trap again. Sometimes I just feel like randomly crying just thinking about.

And my boyfriend and I haven't said anything to each other ever since Katsucon. *sigh* Maybe my ugliness or bland personality turned him off from ever speaking to me again. >_<

Seriously, if I can find some friends who will accept me for the way I truly am, *then* I'll be happy.

But if being a bitter, ostracized woman could count for happiness, I guess you could say I'm already happy. =/

[Cogliostro]

It swings it sways
It comes it fades
I try as I may
But I can say
I am not today
I believe these days,
Are bound to go away.

[Boy Wonder]

I am not happy. My school week has sucked, and furthermore, not a full day this week! And I also had to lose a friend from the opposite sex.:sweat: :sad:

[kiddiesunshine]

I am not happy, and it's probably my fault. I have very low confidence, which makes it hard for me to do anything or meet new people, male or female. Therefore, I have not done much and I don't know how to change. My life sucks and I'm all alone because I have no drive to make my life better. I need help.

[hallowseve]

:D I quit my job!!!:D

....Other than that stuff is in the crapper, no emergency there...Things in there typical untidy state...All's well.;)
Sorry you guys are so bummed out. :sad:


Oh yeah, & Carlin is one of my heros, outranked only recently because the new Robin Williams Live on Broadway is just sooooo funny! Carlin is definetly one of the greats!Good choice man!

[Juu-kuchi]

I'm not necessarily happy that everything is going my way. More like content with life. Yeah I'm alright with life, there are my good times and bad times. There is not really anything phenomenal that's great or terrible, just a satifactory life that is just rather well... leveled, and perhaps right now it's best that way.

[randomguy]

I'm not necessarily happy that everything is going my way. More like content with life. Yeah I'm alright with life, there are my good times and bad times. There is not really anything phenomenal that's great or terrible, just a satifactory life that is just rather well... leveled, and perhaps right now it's best that way.
Sounds kinda boring.

[PowerZord]

Not really

[Juu-kuchi]

Sounds kinda boring.Well boring can be good. But then again I am that kind of person.

It's just that I cannot necessarily say that "Life is total super-awesome great!" because I don't feel like that, nor can I say "Life is total super-suckitude gay!". All I know is that Life is good right now, nothing seems to be out of the ordinary, and right now it is just fine with me.

Hopefully that will be subject to change.

[Barb Gordon]

*hug*

well, I can always think of a reason to be happy, even if it's my cat meowing at me and coming to sleep on me with loud purrs....animals rule. Yeah day's can get sucky, people can reallllly piss me off. But that only makes me feel bad, and that bugs me more than anything, why ruin my day over some little thing? Yeah, I've totally worn out that "silver lined cloud" motto, but it works.

~Barb

[wonderfly]

I'll be happier when I have a girlfriend again. Right now I'm into the whole, "I'm bitter towards women" phase. It can only sustain a guy so long....:D

[candy17]

Well, do you mean happy all the time, because if you do then for me it's no because I'm trying to improve my grades in school and it's stressing me out.

However, if you mean am I happy now, then yes, because I know I can get my grades up and I just turned 19 on Friday and I got everything I wanted.

So for long term it's :( .

For short term it's :D

[Kati]

Are you asking if I'm happy ALL the time?

Of course not, because I've had good and bad moments through my life, like everybody else. I've felt depressed and lonely, but I've also been cheerful and proud of my triumphs.

I'm sure some people may find stupid the reasons why I'm happy or sad at certain times. These are FEELINGS after all, so every person has his/her own way to feel them, depending on their experiences and beliefs.

When I'm sad, I tend to forget the good things in my life, even the small ones. A good friend told me once (when I was in the middle of a severe depresion) to remember them always, even during those days where everything is completely black for me. When we are depressed, we tend to forget the good side of our lives and think that everything is miserable. But it's not.

Right now I'm sooo tired I can hardly think at nights. I dont have time to do the things I used to like because of work. I'm a pre-school teacher for an autistic child in the mornings and in the afternoons I work in my tesis. I'm in the middle of a personal crisis because I finished my career in Psychology and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my life now. I'm apart from my friends, both online and offline and I feel so bad for that reason. My grandpa is very sick and very far from my country and that's making my mom suffer. I'm "alone" because I don't have a boyfriend. And I have chicken-pox.

Well, you could say I have plenty of reasons to be miserable, but I'm not:

First of all I'm alive, and that's a good thing to start. Second, my work is being very hard, but I hope that I'm helping a kid to have a better life, and I'm also taking a vitamin suplement (and a doctor told me to drink a lot of V8 juice, and I'm trying that). My thesis is going to be my first book after all (well, sort of :P).

As for my career, I'm going to look for a scholarship to study a Masters Degree in Special Education next year, so at LEAST I have some plans for my future.

I miss my friends, but I know that they understand what I'm going through. And even if I can't see them as much as I wanted, they are still my friends. My aunts and a doctor are taking care of my grandpa and my mom is going to visit him next month. And my "chicken-pox" will go away in a few days (I hope :P).

And for the "no boyfriend" issue... well, I'm still young. And being single has its good side too!.

So as you can see, you can always try to look the good side of your problems, even if they look pretty bad. There's always something to do.

And after all you are NOT alone. You may FEEL alone, but that's another story. At least you have this forum in the worst case.

Good luck and cheer up!

P.S. Sorry for the long rant.

[Roman Legion]

I wish I knew. :sweat:

--Romey

[Fone Bone]

I'd been avoiding this thread like the plague because this isn't something I like to deal with.

On the one hand I've had a horrible life. I mean REALLY bad. Some of the stuff that happened to me was my fault but a lot of it wasn't. I try to keep perspective on the fact that things are going pretty good now but then the nightmares return. I feel that even though I'm in a stable place now that my life isn't really going forward. It's just stagnant and I doubt it will ever change.

On the other hand even if my life doesn't improve it has gotten so much better than it was. Part of me is grateful and will take it. I feel so free and able to make my own descisions that I can't imagine things going back to that bad place. I don't think my life will ever be as bad as it had been and if it doesn't improve I'm just thankful that it's at a place where I can feel content.

Yes, I'm happy.

[Xada-Hgla]

Well, do you mean happy all the time, because if you do then for me it's no because I'm trying to improve my grades in school and it's stressing me out.
Are you asking if I'm happy ALL the time?I think if the question were to be put in those terms, I think that it would be impossible for anyone here to be happy.:( I guess the way I answered this question in the past, was that I took a "snap-shot" of my emotional state at that particular point and time. Now, since I just got back from a trip to Rhode Island, I'm (probably understandably) tired, but I visited with family (My brother, his wife, and my nephew), and got to do the one thing I've really wanted to do ever since they moved there (which was to visit H.P. Lovecraft's gravesite). So the short answer from all that is that yeah, right now, I'm pretty happy...:D

[wrenchien]

im not happy. not happy. lasting happiness never is a part of my life, but temptations to suicide are.

maybe if you celebrated my 36th birthday even though it's not for months, i'd be a little happier.

because i desperately need some cheering up. anything gorilla related in humor would do.

[Tienshin]

because i desperately need some cheering up. anything gorilla related in humor would do.

http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Tienshin/robin_and_koko.jpg

[Mr. Pedro]

I'm doing a little better today.

Must have been all those starburst jellybeans.:)

[HumanoidTyphoon]

http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Tienshin/robin_and_koko.jpgThat crazy Robin Williams....but whos the guy on the left???

[Tanooki]

That crazy Robin Williams....but whos the guy on the left???reading the above post has made me the happiest i've ever been :D:D:D

Hero

[wrenchien]

I don't remember the last day I had when I was truly happy. I do have little moments of happiness though, like watching my favorite show, eating something delicious, having a nice dream, walking on a beautiful day... at least I have those little things.


wait.. san antonio?.. im from south texas myself.. near the border...

how's life in san antonio?

[wrenchien]

http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Tienshin/robin_and_koko.jpg


thanks. i needed that.

[Kury Wagner]

Right now, I'm positively giddy! My sister told me today that she got tickets for me and her to see Blink 182 in June! :eek: :D :D So cool! It's gonna be my early birthday present (because the concert is on the 28th of June, and my B-Day is on the 17th of July.) I'm just SOOOO happy!!!! :anime:

[Mek]

Okay, now I can safely say that I am happy.

I'll elaborate later, but as of today, my life is FINALLY looking up for once.