How come whenever you wake up super happy, you are super depressed by the end of the day?

[FieldOfVision]

Being excessively sad appears to be a reoccurring thing after a memorable moment. Now it's an expectation that whenever I start off super happy on a very good day, there's a depression that comes afterwards. I recently had a conversation with a friend/co-worker about these events only to realize that I'm not alone. Perhaps the reasoning behind this process has to do with knowing that the joyful moment has ended or maybe the brain is so overwhelmed by these positive notions that it is automatically shut down. It's true emotions shape the perception of how we see the world. It's just fascinating how one perception can drastically change in an instant. If there is a scientific reasoning or logical explanation, it would be an interesting thing to learn about. What do you think causes these notions and what is a time you experienced them?

[Rosexøxø]

This has happened a good deal of times, to me-

I’d anticipate it when the family was together and everyone was smiling, and I’d be our “dj” to get the festivities going.

Eventually, everyone would perceive an “amazing moment,” and everyone would start talking almost chaotically and the brokenness of them all, really would get in the way of it being a fully nice time.

It’s almost like it got happy too quick, and they self sabotaged or expected everyone to appease just them. It didn’t happen always, but I think it would happen a lot less when everyone was motivated to have a good time, or they were too distracted by something that made them content, and glee in those moments. Then, things would go smoothly without my encouraging it.

I would say also, in solidarity moments, things seem sad after a really great time because parts of us wish things could be like that all the time, and not only so,

but some part of us subconsciously believes it’s “too good to be true,” and something bad may happen shortly after, so we subconsciously anticipate it and welcome it because then, things feel somewhat “natural.” We’re used to things being challenging or something going wrong.

There’s also a real downer after a happy moment

because we also got used to the specific happy moment, that

regular life seems drastically negative (in comparison),

then we have to readjust/ recalibrate, and learn to appreciate our regular life.

Special moments require a maturity-

one, where we can just receive it, and not sabotage, not believe we are undeserving or its abnormal, and to be ready to move on, when the moment has passed.

Also a maturity as to where, we are willing to try to make a fun moment into a fun lifestyle, for ourselves, if we recognize that’s what we truly love, and wish to not part ways from it.

[Rosexøxø]

Nice observation. I wish you the best in your research, and many happy (long lasting) times onward!

[Truthatanycost]

Happiness is on a variable curve. It's contentment that is more of a consistent undercurrent. This is what we should aim for. But in answer to your question we are all transceivers so we take in as well as transmit. It's likely that where you work and the people you spend time with are transmitting something you are unwittingly receiving. You also said that now it's an expectation which means your mindset has changed to make it true regardless.

We are also subconsciously bombarded with depression, worthlessness, melancholy and programmed to expect doom and gloom. One of the best ways to offset this is to consciously reprogram yourself with the opposite daily through the use of your own subliminals that go straight to your subconscious. For example, you could have positive affirmations to reprogram your mindset completely. I create my own and have even used them to heal and regenerate the body.