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"happiness is a choice"
Kalypso
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kalypso wrote:
btw guys depression isn't the only mental sickness that makes people unhappy... depression is yes something you can get over, but a lot of other mental sickness is something you live with forever
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Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
btw guys depression isn't the only mental sickness that makes people unhappy... depression is yes something you can get over, but a lot of other mental sickness is something you live with forever
depression is a symptom of almost all other mental illnesses. idk what your point is here exactly. 
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No. You can choose to be content with what you have and accept the things you can't change, but happiness? Happiness is a privilege few are lucky enough to have. 
Date: 09-01-2021 22:08
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No. You can choose to be content with what you have and accept the things you can't change, but happiness? Happiness is a privilege few are lucky enough to have. 
i think people with this perspective need to redefine what happiness is. it's really a more simple thing than that and its not unattainable for anyone.
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personally I have stopped striving to be 'happy' because I almost feel like its an unachievable concept. people put 'happiness' on this pedestal and it ends up becoming intimidating and revered. I strive for peace and content. I read something someone wrote once how they stopped trying to be happy, and instead tried to be less sad, and it completely changed the way I thought 
yeah i agree, i don't think it's impossible but i think finding serenity is the step between sadness and happiness. 
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Date: 09-01-2021 22:11
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kalypso wrote:
Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
btw guys depression isn't the only mental sickness that makes people unhappy... depression is yes something you can get over, but a lot of other mental sickness is something you live with forever
depression is a symptom of almost all other mental illnesses. idk what your point is here exactly. 
to people saying happiness is a choice, idk it just looked like people would only mention depression as an example, because you actually indeed can get over a depression, because yeah then hypothetical happiness is a "choice", if it was the only mental sickness that existed, it just isn't. 
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Claire wrote:
Claire wrote:
disintegration wrote:
No. You can choose to be content with what you have and accept the things you can't change, but happiness? Happiness is a privilege few are lucky enough to have. 
i think people with this perspective need to redefine what happiness is. it's really a more simple thing than that and its not unattainable for anyone.
like are you really saying that for some people it's not possible to be happy? like what a world we'd be living in if there are really people who just CANNOT be happy. i don't think thats true. 
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Claire wrote:
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For those that are depressed and have been that way for a long period, i tend to wonder if they're afraid to be happy because they're comfortable being sad.
this happens and it happens because becoming happy is hard work. you have to confront your trauma and things often feel worse before they feel better. people give up on the process during the hard part.
Hard and i also imagine it has to be scary at the same time.
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Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
btw guys depression isn't the only mental sickness that makes people unhappy... depression is yes something you can get over, but a lot of other mental sickness is something you live with forever
depression is a symptom of almost all other mental illnesses. idk what your point is here exactly. 
to people saying happiness is a choice, idk it just looked like people would only mention depression as an example, because you actually indeed can get over a depression, because yeah then hypothetical happiness is a "choice", if it was the only mental sickness that existed, it just isn't. 
what examples do you have of mental illnesses that make it so that a person literally cannot become happy.
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Claire wrote:
MissLondon wrote:
Claire wrote:
MissLondon wrote:
For those that are depressed and have been that way for a long period, i tend to wonder if they're afraid to be happy because they're comfortable being sad.
this happens and it happens because becoming happy is hard work. you have to confront your trauma and things often feel worse before they feel better. people give up on the process during the hard part.
Hard and i also imagine it has to be scary at the same time.
yea terrifying honestly lmao 
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Claire wrote:
disintegration wrote:
No. You can choose to be content with what you have and accept the things you can't change, but happiness? Happiness is a privilege few are lucky enough to have. 
i think people with this perspective need to redefine what happiness is. it's really a more simple thing than that and its not unattainable for anyone.
For me being happy was always more of a short high that isn't something normal people have most of the time. Some people I knew had a shitty, uneventful life but still managed to be content and not die full of anger and resentment (some did though and I believe that is the greatest tragedy that can happen to a person). 
Date: 09-01-2021 22:15
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kalypso wrote:
btw guys depression isn't the only mental sickness that makes people unhappy... depression is yes something you can get over, but a lot of other mental sickness is something you live with forever
Me: gets anxiety.
Also me: gets depression from it
Date: 09-01-2021 22:17
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Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
btw guys depression isn't the only mental sickness that makes people unhappy... depression is yes something you can get over, but a lot of other mental sickness is something you live with forever
depression is a symptom of almost all other mental illnesses. idk what your point is here exactly. 
to people saying happiness is a choice, idk it just looked like people would only mention depression as an example, because you actually indeed can get over a depression, because yeah then hypothetical happiness is a "choice", if it was the only mental sickness that existed, it just isn't. 
also this is not necessarily accurate at all what youre saying about depression being something you get over. depression can be chronic. i still have depression. i've learned how to live with it and find joy in my life despite depression trying to hold me back.
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Date: 09-01-2021 22:18
Kalypso
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kalypso wrote:
Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
Claire wrote:
depression is a symptom of almost all other mental illnesses. idk what your point is here exactly. 
to people saying happiness is a choice, idk it just looked like people would only mention depression as an example, because you actually indeed can get over a depression, because yeah then hypothetical happiness is a "choice", if it was the only mental sickness that existed, it just isn't. 
also this is not necessarily accurate at all what youre saying about depression being something you get over. depression can be chronic. i still have depression. i've learned how to live with it and find joy in my life despite depression trying to hold me back.
I know? haha, but it's not either untrue that you can get over a depression. 
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Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
Claire wrote:
kalypso wrote:
to people saying happiness is a choice, idk it just looked like people would only mention depression as an example, because you actually indeed can get over a depression, because yeah then hypothetical happiness is a "choice", if it was the only mental sickness that existed, it just isn't. 
also this is not necessarily accurate at all what youre saying about depression being something you get over. depression can be chronic. i still have depression. i've learned how to live with it and find joy in my life despite depression trying to hold me back.
I know? haha, but it's not either untrue that you can get over a depression. 
im still wondering what mental illnesses cause a person to become unable to ever feel happiness?
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