Do you strive for happiness?

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Are you already happy

genericname85 · Accepted Answer

no, i think striving for happiness is exactly like drug addiction. in the sense that you'd need a greater and greater hit of serotonine in your brain in order to have a constant feeling of happiness. also it's hedonism and stagnation. cause happiness always occurs in contrast to unhappiness. and if you never have unhappiness, your happiness will slowly mutate into unhappiness cause at some point you can't give yourself bigger serotonine hits anymore. so in that sense it's like trying to get the next stronger fix to get the high feeling again.

so i think what you should strive for is progress in your life. not "quick" progress but constant progress. cause that will automatically create temporary stress and unhappiness that can contrast your happiness in a benificial way in order to keep you healthy and successfull in life.

molonski2 · Accepted Answer

My life is spent with full days in paradise , it took a bit to organise initially there are always a few curve balls , but I'm fortunate to be in an extremely happy circumstance where I can train , sleep for 8 hours , keep fit and active , and still party a little when guests arrive , very happy , think it would be difficult to be happier , maybe a lot more $$$ would be better , but I'm not sure about that.

provokeesmokee · Accepted Answer

Of course. It's fun to be happy, but happiness isn't a constant state. I try to be content as much as I can, and enjoy happiness as it comes. But I recognize it is not a "forever" feeling.

AmandaYVR · Accepted Answer

Yeah, honestly, I do. But I try not to. It's not a good idea, lol.

Anonymous · Answer

I stopped trying to be happy a long time ago. It's never gonna happen.
The only thing I strive for anymore is to fulfill my purpose in life, or least give it all I have.
Luckily I know what that is, but chasing happiness will make you more miserable

Happiness is a mindset anyway. Anyone can be happy at any time if they allow themselves to be

cosmosis181 · Answer

Yes, but in order to do so, I need to be solo. In the U. S., involving other people or an s/o is a death sentence that will INSTANTLY kill your hopes and dreams forever. It's not a collectivistic culture, and the values it takes to be 1 are thoroughly looked down on here. You have to be by yourself to achieve your hopes and dreams to be happy here. 1971 is gone forever. It's never coming back.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I deal with happiness on a day-to-day basis. I have that theory that ''we'' have a built-in ''happy-tank''. And when we regularly fill it up, then the unhappy aspects of life can't tear us down.

ChiTown33 · Answer

Happiness is a choice. It took me 40 years ago to understand that. You can't always control what life throws at you. Be you can choose how you react to it.

Nikki1989 · Answer

I don't have to strive. It is already there 24/7.

Billlewis · Answer

I strive to make others happy, which in turn makes me happy as well.

EmmaMary · Answer

I'm already extremely happy and contented thank you.

Rangers · Answer

I've given up on trying, there's no point. It's never going to happen

Alex8736 · Answer

I'm always happy especially keeping toxic people out of my life

mommymommymommy · Answer

I try to piss people off as much as i can, just to see what is their trigger point

BLP11520 · Answer

Happiness is based upon circumstances, joy is a entirely different matter.

Nominal · Answer

No, i am not happy, i guess its the biggest hell i've will ever be in.

asphaltrhymes · Answer

I'm mostly happy and so yes 😁

WhitneySnow · Answer

Yes. I’m mostly happy.

Christoff92 · Answer

That's my personal goal 😊

LiamJHayden · Answer

I'm happy most of the time.

AnusNdaPainus · Answer

No I strive for peace.

Jmmmfi4 · Answer

DOESN'T EVERYONE

dsrice10 · Answer

I try to be happy

Anonymous · Answer

Lower expectations or don’t have any.

PurpleiPad · Answer

No...

LavLavLuv · Answer

Yes..

justabuddy · Answer

Everybody does

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