Are you happy?

NinetyOne

NinetyOne

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Are you happy/content with your life at the present moment?

I'd say I'm not that happy. Even though things are going the way I want them to right now I still feel - not unhappy - but not really happy either.

I think it's mostly anxiety for what the future holds or doesn't hold..
 
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Nope. In fact depression is one of the symptoms of my psychosis.

Working on it though, and I am in a much better place now than I was 5 years ago. I'm not happy, but can see me working towards it.
 
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Nope. In fact depression is one of the symptoms of my psychosis.

Working on it though, and I am in a much better place now than I was 5 years ago. I'm not happy, but can see me working towards it.
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I hear that. Had 12 weeks of therapy this year but its not helped turn around the snowball of issues that I created whilst having a poor state of mind.

I'm currently unhappy however working on it and putting things back on track as best I can at the moment. I can see positive where I never could before which is good :)
 
people mention depression, i think confidently that i suffer with anxiety, ave little to no confidence and self esteem issues and i do feel quite **** at times.

would you class that as depression?
 
Objectively speaking, I have nothing to complain about. My PhD is going well, I have a part-time job that suits me, my metabolism allows me to eat dodgy take-away food without gaining weight, Newcastle have won four matches in a row, I have just the right number of good friends, there's a Steam sale on, and I have a beautiful month-old baby*.

More subjectively, day-to-day life has its ups and downs, probably due to the unstructured nature of life as a politics post-grad. I have this nagging sense of guilt whenever I'm not working on my thesis.

*By which I mean my computer.
 
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Mixed really, certain things I'm content/happy with but then there are other issues I sometimes for a little down about. That said it's nothing I can't change.

The xmas hats on the smileys make me happy. :):D:cool:
 
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people mention depression, i think confidently that i suffer with anxiety, little to no confidence and self esteem issues and i do feel quite **** at times.

would you class that as depression?
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Yep, that falls under the same umbrella really. If you're ready to sort it, go to your GP. They'll do an abritary test to see where you're at on the scale and refer you on. I personally found meds were pointless and addressing the issue with someone is much better. I had CBT therapy personally.

It does feel a little silly at first I must admit. Not always easy communicating or admitting how you think to a stranger and they give you some tasts you might find pointless but it does work.
 
Exceedingly happy....

Ever since I stopped worrying about what "might happen" and just lived life for the moment and took opportunities as they arised, things have just been so much better.
 
At the moment I am very happy in my personal life, but not really in my work life. Overall though, my work is far outweighed by my home life. So yes, I am happy. Just need to find a way to make all areas of my life like that.
 
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Yep, that falls under the same umbrella really. If you're ready to sort it, go to your GP. They'll do an abritary test to see where you're at on the scale and refer you on. I personally found meds were pointless and addressing the issue with someone is much better. I had CBT therapy personally.

It does feel a little silly at first I must admit. Not always easy communicating or admitting how you think to a stranger and they give you some tasts you might find pointless but it does work.
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ive been aware of it for 6-12 months and am trying to combat it and i am better for it in all honesty.

started getting alopecia in my beard and people ask me why? i reply anxiety and stress etc and they just laugh lol. so i agree in when you say its hard communicating.

that including family members.

gits. lol
 
Yeah, pretty much. I wasn't last year so I moved to Thailand, now I have a stress-free life and snow doesn't happen.
 
I've been thinking about this a lot recently, and i've come to the conclusion that i'm not happy at all.

12 months ago, I had a job that I hated, a bit of debt (not too much) but my social life was good. Fast forward to now, i'm paid more than I ever have, no debt but my new job means my social life is pretty much in the toilet.

I'm actually more unhappy now than I think i've ever been.
 
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