What is "happy?"?

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Is there anyone out there who honestly isn't "depressed?"

If it's you, what is it that keeps you going? I know I've got to keep breathing, but I just don't feel like it most of the time. 

Please don't tell me to "get help." You go ahead and do it: just tell me what's better about the state of life than not-life. Yes, I've felt euphoria when I helped someone else and they reacted positively, or when I thought I was going to die but didn't; but that's not happiness, and it doesn't last -- and I don't have the energy to keep doing ever-more-dangerous things. The high isn't that great, you know. 

Please don't go Baker-acting me; this is not new, and I'm no danger to anyone; it's just been the way I've felt since I started thinking about what life is good for -- decades. 

...and if God wants me to be happy, He could make me that way, so don't give me that line.

Yes, I do have feelings. I feel sad when I see others in pain, but I don't feel sad for me -- it's just empty.

equal_opposites · Accepted Answer

Right now, I am not depressed, but I'm certainly not entirely happy. 

What keeps me going is curiosity: I can't stand the thought of not being able to see the rest of the world, or my kids succeeding farther than I have, or the next Stephen King book, etc.

Sometimes revenge or spite keeps me going: the chance to "show you" . I don't mean physical revenge, but mind games can be quite amusing (but of course, I didn't say that!)

arisannia · Answer

I believe that happiness can only be measured by sadness.  I also have this void of emotions- i don't care if i'm happy or sad, but care if others are.  The only thing that makes me "happy" is the joy that I find on others (human and animal's) faces.  To escape from the numbing feeling of despair, I bury myself in the fantasy world of books and movies.  I also am a work-aholic.  But it does catch up to me and I guess it's the curiosity of what will happen in life that keeps me going.  I am persecuted for my religion and revel in my differences from the majority of society.  

All in all, happy is a way of fooling shallow people into ignoring reality.  Everyone is "depressed".  And the true question is "What is emotion?"

? · Answer

im not depressed. I am stressed and theres a lot on my mind, but i get through it. I try to look forward to the things that are exiting  and fun. I love hanging out with friends and playing lacrosse, so i look forward to the weekends and to practice. 
times can get rough, but take a breath and always have something to look forward to.

Anonymous · Answer

everything has its own purpose, all of us can't predict the reality in our futures life...just go on with it..do good and your in the right path..your kind a pathethic!

Gumby · Answer

Very good point. I don't even have an answer!

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