Poll: Stop being so DAMN Miserable!!

[.No.]

You may or may not have a relatively short time on "Earth"!
Why aren't you using it to do things?

Thats the thing. We who wander along the line of depression spend most of our time wondering why the hell we are here, whether we even want to be here, where we want to go, what things we should do and if its worth the effort.

Go build a house! Feed some hungry people/animals! Build a water treatment machine for people in Africa! Write a damn book! Then look at those nice smiling needy people and tell me that you care that you think that they might not be real!

I need money to build a house, feed people, build a water treatment and time and money to write a book.

To get money I need a job. Looking for a job consumes my time. When I have found a job that job will give me money but consume my time, time I can no longer invest in building a house, feeding people, building a water treatment or writing a book.

See where im going with this?

I never said you'd have to have it published.
Nothing wrong with writing a few words a day.
Besides, what's stopping you from donating a little or maybe offering some canned food every now and again?
I'm not saying you have to do anything or just give yourself totally to charity.
Just do do some things to remind yourself that you are human.
You need to BREATH it all in, humanity that is.
Stop treating yourself like you're helpless or totally trapped wherever you think you are, jeez...

If it was that easy, do you really think there would be a single depressed person in the western world?

Its just as easy to be a miserable fuck-wit. Honestly it takes zero effort to smile at something, but it becomes habit to be miserable, day in and day out. People who are so tragically disgusted with their own lives, are proof that this whole society is dissolving into 2 groups, Entitled little shits who are sad all the time because they choose to be, and people who genuinely enjoy life, no matter what because its a gift. Something to be cherished. If you look for just 3 seconds, i guarantee there is something to be cheerful about. But just now as you read that, i'm certain your first thought was "No there isn't" If you're that depressed, that sad, that pathetically disgusted with your life, FUCKING CHANGE IT. Don't be a sad, depressed, pathetic lump. Get off your butt, turn off the TV or the Computer or the Wii, or the DS or the 360 or the PS3 and fucking get a grip. Life isn't gonna tap it's foot impatiently waiting for you, its already going. If you sit by and let it go by, then sucks to be you. When you stop pitying yourself, then you'll be alright.

Here's the thing: To Each Their Fucking Own. Everyone should be able to feel however the fuck they feel, and not delude themselves into thinking they're happy. There will always be obnoxiously sad people, just like there will always be obnoxiously happy people.
I'm content with my life. I don't feel any need to let anyone know how they should live their life.

 

[joshuaayt]

Uh, no. No, thanks. If I'm miserable, I don't think I can be cured on a forum. Or by someone just telling me that I have no reason to be sad.

People HAVE tried that.

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

Drink a beer! Watch some Anime! Have Sex with a girl! Laugh together while you're doing it! Snort a line! Watch some Chikara Pro Wrestling! I'm going to go watch a dirty movie!


Having faith in Mankind

This pretty much sums it up. We live in a society where drinking, sex, drugs, porn, ego, flaming, trolling, exploiting, competition, demeaning others, hate speech, anti-common sense, and forgetting about reality is what people think is best in life. If that's not a reason to be depressed, then I need to find another planet.

I've gotten to where I am today by clawing and fighting for every last bit I could get. My story might not rival the tales of the destitute, or the third world countries, but I gave up having fun so I could, somehow, climb out of the poverty line my family has been stuck in for generations. As I grow up, I realize now that I could lose everything I work for in one, easy step, or have it taken away from me because of some new legislation. So yes, I have things, but if I stop, I'll lose it all. I haven't got time to party any more than the movie heroes have time to bleed. Sure it makes me cynical and boring, but my family is relying on me.

Wait wait wait, youre depressed because people dont enjoy the same things you do? What? Each to their own as i thought, not to mention the OP didnt mention anything at all about the things you listed AFTER drugs (although i disagree with drugs on his list.) Maybe you do need to find another planet if the concept of people extracting joy out of the first few things on that list appauls you so. How dare people like what you dont like! Ill give you the more malicious things on that list but that isnt something anyone i know accepts in society.

Hard life story aye? I gotta admit there isnt a lot i can say that could make that easy, im genuinely sorry youve had to fight so hard for everything you have... but i have to ask. Why fight SO hard for a life that you dont enjoy, for the right reasons or otherwise. I mean from your post it sounds like you see life the same way a worker in stalinist russia might view their job of riveting tanks together. Repetative hard and extremely boring. You have a family? When you see them enjoy something because youve worked hard for it, doesnt that make you smile? Doesnt that give you some measure of joy?

 

[Phisi]

How did you know I had run out of diet coke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You must be a wizard
But I am pretty miserable, I have currently have an inflamed ear canal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_externa (not to the extent shown in those pictures though)
That is incredibly painful and is stopping me from sleeping and open my mouth wide to eat so yeah, pretty miserable.

 

[FalloutJack]

Are you happy?

Let's see...

{1} I am in good health.
{2} I am creative, intelligent, and funny.
{3} I am not suffering too terribly in this recession of ours.
{4} I have a girlfriend.
{5} I have an almost supernatural power of luck and timing.
{6} Nobody died.

Yeah, I'm good.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I'm happy; It's snowing outside.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

I hate you so much.
I want snow

Well Christ, you should see it today!

We've had a good night worth of frost and I live near a lot of weeping willows

 

[TimeLord]

I'm happy; It's snowing outside.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

I hate you so much.
I want snow

Well Christ, you should see it today!

We've had a good night worth of frost and I live near a lot of weeping willows

*twitch*

I have rain. Lots and lots of rain.

I live in Scotland! Where is my arctic weather when the rest of Europe gets it?

 

[Ch@Z]

I'm happy because I know the hidden power of smiling

 

[Ix Rebound]

I'm happy; It's snowing outside.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

lucky you
its just raining here

 

[FamoFunk]

I'm happy; It's snowing outside.

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

This.

AND IT'S FINALLY STARTING TO STICK!~

 

[MetalMagpie]

Wait, is this a rant to complain about people complaining?

 

[Robert Ewing]

Life, past, present, future, is all plenty to be sad about. But life is pointless if you can't overcome this.

It is humanities greatest default setting to be negative. But to think positive is a skill that is absolutely needed to live life to the fullest.

I know there is no god, I know there is no higher purpose to me being here, I know there is no such thing as fate or destiny, I know that everything that has a beginning has an end, I know that I am just a sack of some very clever cells that have arranged themselves in such way that they form the most advanced life form on the planet, I am aware that all my thoughts, memories, emotions and impulses are nothing but chemical and electrical reactions happening in my brain, I know that at any moment shit can go wrong, I know that I am infinitely luckier than a person that was born 100 years ago, I know that I'm lucky to not be born in a war torn hell hole, I know i'm lucky to even have access to the amazing peer-to-peer communication platform that is the internet, I know that there will definitely be an incredibly devastating war in my life time that will effect me no end.

And with all of these things being a sure thing in my head, I am happy. I am very, very happy. because against all the odds, I survived, and I am free, and able to choose my own destiny. I am happy that I am intelligent, and have a reasonable chance of finding a mate, in which to pass on my seed, I am happy that I can post this comment, and have my views read by potentially millions of people, I am happy that I have a broad sense of humor, I am happy i'm not a total failure drug addict, etc.

Get over it, life ain't that bad. Unless you're a failure drug addict of course, in that case, hope over to Switzerland. They have an awesome range of exotic clinics.

Good for your about that 2nd paragraph, but how do you KNOW any of what you say in the 1st few sentences? For sure I mean. Can you prove or disprove God/Destiny/A higher purpose/existence of soul? I'm not saying you're wrong, but that's just it, I really can't say you're wrong because I can't prove anything.

Because even if there was a god, he sure isn't the christian one. Nor the Islamic one. He is a weak, and as pointless as my turd in a toilet. And how do I know this? Because Christianity has only been around for 2000 years, why didn't all the blasphemers die or get punished before that? And if you argue that they were, explain the Dark Ages. Where humanities piousness was in full swing, more of us Europeans died than has ever died before. Why am I not being smote for being as blasphemous as I am?

Why do we respect a entity that clearly doesn't respect us? Out of the thousands of gods there are in all the worlds thousands of religions, none of them are true. An atheist just believes in one LESS god than a theist does. Once a theist understands why he renounces all the other thousands of gods, he may understand why an atheist does.

But I did use the term 'i' as in myself. So it's my own belief. I know people are going to rush to the undying defense of their space zombie imaginary friend that is sometimes his own father.

 

[michiehoward]

If we could keep what this little girl has, or at least bottle it up and ship it to the 7 billion of us, well you get the picture.

 

[Joccaren]

But debating what life is, whether we are just a bundle of nerves and other organs and such, when and how the world will end, ect. IS fun.
Just because you don't find it such, doesn't mean it isn't.
I don't find watching Anime fun. I don't find watching any TV except Doctor Who or the Battlestar Galactica remake, or Sherlock, fun. Even the thought of doing drugs makes me start to get sick - I hate them that much (No offence to people who do drugs, I have numerous friends that do. Not my thing.). I hate sports and wrestling, and even then I'd enjoy playing it more than watching it. Building a house is not fun - I've been there and done that - nor would doing stuff in Africa be fun. Would it be nice to be appreciated? Sure, but I've got more than enough monetary problems of my own, let alone using more money to try and help them. I have written a book - numerous books - when I was younger. Don't feel like doing it any more. Doesn't entertain me. If I were to read, I have a few books I would rather than Steppenwolf. Instead, I am more interested in debating the ideas I know those books will bring up - which ends up being the point of me reading those books anyway. I hate alcohol. I will NEVER work out.

What you have stated is that people should be doing your definition of fun, rather than actually enjoying themselves. Meaning of life to me is to enjoy myself, not make some lasting impact to a few people in a town that will be forgotten in a few years time. Enjoying myself means doing what I like. Most of what you listed is not stuff I like.
This should be basic stuff right here - everyone enjoys different things. You may not enjoy debating life, but it is something I think worthy of my time. It is enlightening, enjoyable, and makes you think about yourself and how you perceive the world.
Simply because you don't like something does not mean you need to tell everyone that they are wrong for enjoying it. There is no right and wrong when it comes to enjoyment, and each person will enjoy different things. Not much on your list would entertain me, and the stuff that would I am incapable of currently doing. So, I live out my life as is, enjoying my debates on the Internet. If you tell me I'm not having fun, you are wrong.

 

[SadakoMoose]

Are you happy?

Let's see...

{1} I am in good health.
{2} I am creative, intelligent, and funny.
{3} I am not suffering too terribly in this recession of ours.
{4} I have a girlfriend.
{5} I have an almost supernatural power of luck and timing.
{6} Nobody died.

Yeah, I'm good.

Drink a beer! Watch some Anime! Have Sex with a girl! Laugh together while you're doing it! Snort a line! Watch some Chikara Pro Wrestling! I'm going to go watch a dirty movie!


Having faith in Mankind

This pretty much sums it up. We live in a society where drinking, sex, drugs, porn, ego, flaming, trolling, exploiting, competition, demeaning others, hate speech, anti-common sense, and forgetting about reality is what people think is best in life. If that's not a reason to be depressed, then I need to find another planet.

I've gotten to where I am today by clawing and fighting for every last bit I could get. My story might not rival the tales of the destitute, or the third world countries, but I gave up having fun so I could, somehow, climb out of the poverty line my family has been stuck in for generations. As I grow up, I realize now that I could lose everything I work for in one, easy step, or have it taken away from me because of some new legislation. So yes, I have things, but if I stop, I'll lose it all. I haven't got time to party any more than the movie heroes have time to bleed. Sure it makes me cynical and boring, but my family is relying on me.

While I wouldn't say that sex and drugs are the BEST in life, though they are fun, where the hell are you getting "ego, flaming, trolling, exploiting, competition, demeaning others, hate speech, anti-common sense"? What about those fun things that I listed is at all related to "hate-speech" or "anti common sense"? Who's being flamed? Who am I demeaning?
Is it the pro wrestling I mentioned? Or the laughing?
These are just recommendations.
As much as people need voices or concern, worry, and determination, they also need a voice telling them to enjoy life while it appears to last.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

but...I'm happy. Granted I'd be happier living with my GF but that's only a few short months away. Other than that I am pretty freaking happy! I've got a stable job, decent income with few expenses, a good game collection, a good book collection (ie: good collection of books, not collections of bibles) and, a dog so neurotic he could have literally come from a freaking anime. And when all else fails there's soda and, coffee (one or the other, I mixed and matched before but then Coke discontinued Coke Blak)

 

[Kyr Knightbane]

You may or may not have a relatively short time on "Earth"!
Why aren't you using it to do things?

Thats the thing. We who wander along the line of depression spend most of our time wondering why the hell we are here, whether we even want to be here, where we want to go, what things we should do and if its worth the effort.

Go build a house! Feed some hungry people/animals! Build a water treatment machine for people in Africa! Write a damn book! Then look at those nice smiling needy people and tell me that you care that you think that they might not be real!

I need money to build a house, feed people, build a water treatment and time and money to write a book.

To get money I need a job. Looking for a job consumes my time. When I have found a job that job will give me money but consume my time, time I can no longer invest in building a house, feeding people, building a water treatment or writing a book.

See where im going with this?

I never said you'd have to have it published.
Nothing wrong with writing a few words a day.
Besides, what's stopping you from donating a little or maybe offering some canned food every now and again?
I'm not saying you have to do anything or just give yourself totally to charity.
Just do do some things to remind yourself that you are human.
You need to BREATH it all in, humanity that is.
Stop treating yourself like you're helpless or totally trapped wherever you think you are, jeez...

If it was that easy, do you really think there would be a single depressed person in the western world?

Its just as easy to be a miserable fuck-wit. Honestly it takes zero effort to smile at something, but it becomes habit to be miserable, day in and day out. People who are so tragically disgusted with their own lives, are proof that this whole society is dissolving into 2 groups, Entitled little shits who are sad all the time because they choose to be, and people who genuinely enjoy life, no matter what because its a gift. Something to be cherished. If you look for just 3 seconds, i guarantee there is something to be cheerful about. But just now as you read that, i'm certain your first thought was "No there isn't" If you're that depressed, that sad, that pathetically disgusted with your life, FUCKING CHANGE IT. Don't be a sad, depressed, pathetic lump. Get off your butt, turn off the TV or the Computer or the Wii, or the DS or the 360 or the PS3 and fucking get a grip. Life isn't gonna tap it's foot impatiently waiting for you, its already going. If you sit by and let it go by, then sucks to be you. When you stop pitying yourself, then you'll be alright.

Im actually laughing. Well done.

Maybe you should work as a shrink. You have obviously figured things out better than anyone else. Seriously though, if those are your thoughts, you have a lot to learn. The only pathetic thing here is your opinion on this. Im absolutely disgusted, no joke.

Not sure where you're getting your little 'the only thing here pathetic is your opinion on this' but i'm sure you think its valid. Have a good one.

 

[FalloutJack]

-?-

*Raises hand*

Umm, sorry but...why did you quote me again? I didn't say anything weird.

 

[Argtee]

I don't have time to be miserable.

Too many video games...

 

[Kyr Knightbane]

You may or may not have a relatively short time on "Earth"!
Why aren't you using it to do things?

Thats the thing. We who wander along the line of depression spend most of our time wondering why the hell we are here, whether we even want to be here, where we want to go, what things we should do and if its worth the effort.

Go build a house! Feed some hungry people/animals! Build a water treatment machine for people in Africa! Write a damn book! Then look at those nice smiling needy people and tell me that you care that you think that they might not be real!

I need money to build a house, feed people, build a water treatment and time and money to write a book.

To get money I need a job. Looking for a job consumes my time. When I have found a job that job will give me money but consume my time, time I can no longer invest in building a house, feeding people, building a water treatment or writing a book.

See where im going with this?

I never said you'd have to have it published.
Nothing wrong with writing a few words a day.
Besides, what's stopping you from donating a little or maybe offering some canned food every now and again?
I'm not saying you have to do anything or just give yourself totally to charity.
Just do do some things to remind yourself that you are human.
You need to BREATH it all in, humanity that is.
Stop treating yourself like you're helpless or totally trapped wherever you think you are, jeez...

If it was that easy, do you really think there would be a single depressed person in the western world?

Its just as easy to be a miserable fuck-wit. Honestly it takes zero effort to smile at something, but it becomes habit to be miserable, day in and day out. People who are so tragically disgusted with their own lives, are proof that this whole society is dissolving into 2 groups, Entitled little shits who are sad all the time because they choose to be, and people who genuinely enjoy life, no matter what because its a gift. Something to be cherished. If you look for just 3 seconds, i guarantee there is something to be cheerful about. But just now as you read that, i'm certain your first thought was "No there isn't" If you're that depressed, that sad, that pathetically disgusted with your life, FUCKING CHANGE IT. Don't be a sad, depressed, pathetic lump. Get off your butt, turn off the TV or the Computer or the Wii, or the DS or the 360 or the PS3 and fucking get a grip. Life isn't gonna tap it's foot impatiently waiting for you, its already going. If you sit by and let it go by, then sucks to be you. When you stop pitying yourself, then you'll be alright.

Im actually laughing. Well done.

Maybe you should work as a shrink. You have obviously figured things out better than anyone else. Seriously though, if those are your thoughts, you have a lot to learn. The only pathetic thing here is your opinion on this. Im absolutely disgusted, no joke.

Not sure where you're getting your little 'the only thing here pathetic is your opinion on this' but i'm sure you think its valid. Have a good one.

Look dude, its painfully obvious you dont know the next thing about depression. Thats not a bad thing. It becomes a bad thing when you decide to act like a smartass in spite of that. Frankly, it comes across as ignorant and insulting. So, kindly, go about your life the way you think you have to, but dont talk about things you know nothing about.

See, now you are acting like a complete sad sack. You instantly say things like 'Apparently you don't know the first thing about depression' well, thats where you're wrong. I have depression. I've been clinically diagnosed as depressed. I used to take antidepressants. My parents have depression, as do both my sisters. So on that point, stop acting like you are the only person who knows what depression is, or is even afflicted by it. Second, i never said depression is a bad thing. Its a bad thing when you let it consume your life. I used to be all depressed and sad and think that i was worthless, and that my life was spiraling out of control and that nobody would care if i died, but i simply decided to not let it get to me as much. Depression can be controlled if you exercise a little bit of self control. Mind over matter did wonders for me. So go ahead, flame me for this post, or find something else to pick me apart over, i simply don't care. I won't let you get to me, so do whatever you want man. But do not think that you are the only person in the world suffering from depression. Its a daily battle for everyone who has it, not just you. Have a good one