Are you happy? If not, why?

Letree · 08-08-2016 02:18PM

No, when you are a chronic worrier i don't think its possible to be happy for long. I get glimpses of happiness but they don't last long.

Your Face · 08-08-2016 02:19PM

TSMGUY wrote: »

You're really not funny.

Ah go on and have a laugh.
I laugh at all your posts.

Birneybau · 08-08-2016 02:19PM

TSMGUY wrote: »

Let's just say you're a real Jeremy Hunt.

EDIT: And Lexie, ffs will grow you up, egging him on every post. The pair of you would be most welcome to never enter my threads because you invariably derail them with what you consider to be pithy wit but is, in actual fact, plain bitchiness.

Have you heard of the ignore button perchance? A wonderful invention (even if it does make some threads look a bit mental)

livedadream · 08-08-2016 02:20PM

feeling a bit down today (going though a crohns flare up) but thats more tiredness and lack of food, but in general im a happy person.
99% of the time im happy i reckon.

Mr. CooL ICE · 08-08-2016 02:20PM

TSMGUY wrote: »

14077 posts in 3 years
Happy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkS8k5iacw

TSMGUY wrote: »

God, you and Lexi are insatiable. I ask a simple question - too simple. I ask a complex question - too convoluted. My grammar's certainly no worse than the standard here on AH.

There's a very simple solution. Instead of effing up the flow of the thread by being a whiny little naysayer, why don't you just stay out of my thread? You're like the ****ing earthworm in James and the Giant Peach who complains for the sake of complaining.

TSMGUY wrote: »

Better than being the miserable bastard police, entering threads and trying to preemptively shut them down by being snarky:(

TSMGUY wrote: »

Let's just say you're a real Jeremy Hunt.

EDIT: And Lexie, ffs will grow you up, egging him on every post. The pair of you would be most welcome to never enter my threads because you invariably derail them with what you consider to be pithy wit but is, in actual fact, plain bitchiness.

Mod:

TSMGUY, calm down. You already brought down your own happy thread after just two posts.

And Your Face/everyone else, stop responding to him. It won't go anywhere.

TSMGUY · 08-08-2016 02:23PM

[QUOTE=Birneybau;100.

livedadream · 08-08-2016 02:24PM

Letree wrote: »

How long does a flare up last?

depends, my longest is three months...ended up in hospital, talk of a ileostomy not pleasant...
this one will be short hopefully, started wednesday/thursday the drugs are working to manage the pain etc so im back at work today, hopefully will be back to best in the next couple of days... id better! ive a bloodly half marathon in a month!

mainly grumpy coz i hate white bread and its all i can stomach really. waaaaaaaaa

TSMGUY · 08-08-2016 02:25PM

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TSMGUY · 08-08-2016 02:31PM

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lawlolawl · 08-08-2016 02:33PM

Nice meltdown.

mzungu · 08-08-2016 02:34PM

TSMGUY wrote: »

The problem is you come into my threads with the sole intention of complaining about them or insulting me and then very conveniently you linger in the SAME THREADS YOU WERE MOANING ABOUT. Do you honestly have nothing better to do?

You're on 666 posts, this scares me.

TSMGUY · 08-08-2016 02:35PM

lawlolawl wrote: »

Nice meltdown.

You must have a very tenuous grip on the English language if you think that in anyway can be construed as a meltdown. What is it with you guys popping up in threads just to bait people into pointless arguments?

RayM · 08-08-2016 02:36PM

I'm happy, but slightly less happy than I was before I started reading this thread.

Boom_Bap · 08-08-2016 02:37PM

TSMGUY wrote: »

You must have a very tenuous grip on the English language if you think that in anyway can be construed as a meltdown. What is it with you guys popping up in threads just to bait people into pointless arguments?

MOD
TSMGUY - Do not post in this thread again.

Pecker31 · 08-08-2016 02:38PM

I am happy, sometimes I am scared to be happy because I am waiting for my bubble to burst!

The quote that helps me and always sticks with me is "the trouble is you think you have time"

Speedwell · 08-08-2016 02:40PM

Pecker31 wrote: »

I am happy, sometimes I am scared to be happy because I am waiting for my bubble to burst!

The quote that helps me and always sticks with me is "the trouble is you think you have time"

Bubbles of "bad stuff" burst, too. Don't borrow trouble unnecessarily.

MRnotlob606 · 08-08-2016 02:43PM

Yes, I realised I am happy. People are often to busy about thinking about the future, or what they want.Never content with their present situation and incessantly buying the latest consumer goods that they think will make them "happy".But I think it's when you buy too much consumer goods and take a look at your wallet and realise the void that you're in.Contentment with life starts with something more primordial than acquiring the latest Iphone. I think it starts with being loved.

As G.K. Chesterton once put it, "there are two ways to get enough, one is two accumulate more and more, and the other is to desire less".

MeatTwoVeg · 08-08-2016 02:46PM

I'm happy. I feel it's a bit self indulgent to be miserable because I always feel there are people less fortunate than myself. Like that guy I ran over on my way into work this morning.

Speedwell · 08-08-2016 02:48PM

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Yes, I realised I am happy. People are often to busy about thinking about the future, or what they want.Never content with their present situation and incessantly buying the latest consumer goods that they think will make them "happy".But I think it's when you buy too much consumer goods and take a look at your wallet and realise the void that you're in.Contentment with life starts with something more primordial than acquiring the latest Iphone. I think it starts with being loved.

As G.K. Chesterton once put it, "there are two ways to get enough, one is two accumulate more and more, and the other is to desire less".

Don't know about you, but consumer goods like fuel oil, cat food, and toilet roll are not things I think I could "desire less". To me, the concept of "enough" means, in a nutshell, being able to cover all my bills and have enough left over to buy things that are good quality and long-lasting and cheaper in the long-term, even if they are not the cheapest on the shelf.

r93kaey5p2izun · 08-08-2016 02:58PM

Not really. Main reasons being a mentally ill family member and my own ongoing health problems. Secondary reason being issues with my living situation exaccerbating my health problems.

But my job situation improved considerably recently so things are better than they were and in time this should allow me to improve the issues with my accommodation.

NyOmnishambles · 08-08-2016 03:02PM

I have a lot going on at the moment, have a couple of big projects on the go both personal and professional with lots of money riding on both and trying to get the best value and quality out of each

In other words I am wrecked, working hard on both and juggling several things at once and stressed to the gills

Putting that all aside I am happy as can be, I generally try and treat life in the spirit of the attached song and everything works out fine in the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y

ThepoolEIRE88 · 08-08-2016 03:27PM

In my opinion it's all a balancing act between the masks you wear and the real you
IF you neglect the real you the voice in your head ,the feeling in your gut ,however you experience self
it will grow like a tumor until
you are the guy who works in fiance but all he wants to do is paint or (vice versa)
so one day he's hanging with his work colleagues having a smoke outside ,it's happy hour, everything is rosy ,
He's next in line for promotion and the boss is loving him right now
Then one of the lads rolls up a joint ,he goes ''**** it'' why not it's Friday
he smokes it like there's no tomorrow,next thing that voice in his head is back ,''Mr painter guy'' and his getting louder and louder
''MR fiance guy'' starts to panic ,he's exposed ,the masks are dissolving right before his minds eye , &
''Mr painter guy'' is out in all his glory and this time he's not going away like before too be pushed back into subconscious
I want answers says MR ''painter guy'' ,please not now says ''Mr fiance'' guy
Mr painter guys says listen mate ,I want to paint ,you want to paint ,I am you and you are me
Mr fiance guy goes NO, i'm just ****ing high and I need to get outta here because i'm paranoid as ****
so Mr Fiance guy goes home and starts too paint a masterpiece FOR Himself

There are much healthier ways if you are like me and need help looking inside, like meditation,seclusion, mushrooms maybe yoga ,
& don't be afraid off weed paranoia ,it's not a sign off weakness ,look at it more off a sign off clarity,it will go away when it's time

ps don't smoke weed beside your boss

livedadream · 08-08-2016 03:33PM

ThepoolEIRE88 wrote: »

ps don't smoke weed beside your boss

or just in general... :rolleyes:

ThepoolEIRE88 · 08-08-2016 03:44PM

Everybody is different ,whatever works for you
The point is too dissolve the masks you wear

oide10 · 08-08-2016 03:46PM

TSMGUY wrote: »

Jesus, I'm sorry to hear that. You sound like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders. I hope you have someone looking after you too.

Ah stop! Your post nearly made me cry. Thank you for your kind words.

lawlolawl · 08-08-2016 03:48PM

The easiest path to happiness is to stop giving that much of a ****.

All your worries melt away when nothing really matters all that much.

Speedwell · 08-08-2016 03:52PM

lawlolawl wrote: »

The easiest path to happiness is to stop giving that much of a ****.

All your worries melt away when nothing really matters all that much.

I wouldn't say that having a dulled affect is necessarily the road to happiness.

But it is true that many people (myself included) invest things with much more significance than they deserve, and believe our own made-up scare stories about them.

Letree · 08-08-2016 04:41PM

Boards is pretty entertaining sometimes.. getting banned from your own happiness thread after 5 pages is pretty funny

OldNotWIse · 08-08-2016 04:43PM

Letree wrote: »

Boards is pretty entertaining sometimes.. getting banned from your own happiness thread after 5 pages is pretty funny

:D

Birneybau · 08-08-2016 05:34PM

lawlolawl wrote: »

Nice meltdown.

Nooooooo. Missed it.

Are you happy? If not, why?

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