Happiness vs. Depression

[PB]

For those of you that suffer from Depression...
WHen you are Happy in Life, do you find yourself thinking that the depression will set back in at any moment? Like rightnow, I am happy in life, my relationship is good, my job is good.. besides being broke i have nothing to be unhappy about. But I have just this funky feeling in the back of my mind.. like ok.., things are a little too good , and i am enjoying this a bit to much..

Something is about to happen at any moment, that will destroy the joy! Does this happen to anyone else?


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Why do we love the one that hurts us? And hurt the one that loves us?

[Deadpool]

Oh nooo....anxiety...NOOoooo.
Its simple, dont think about it.

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[MAC]

OH SHIT!
Response overload..

One sentence.

The last two times I've said outloud "Gee, hon we're not doing bad compared to some folks" something expensive$$ has broken.

Its not paranoia.
Its life reminding me of humility.
(sp?)
http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif good twist on an old topic.
Your a sharp one PB

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[Skeet]

Thats why I really need to stop taking so much Xanax. Sure, its a good temporary relief, but sometiems I'm so scared without it, even Kung Fu doesn't help.

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[PB]

Nope I was right... I was too happy... Something was bound to Fuck up....... and it did!

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Why do we love the one that hurts us? And hurt the one that loves us?

[Inky]

I can't believe it...

I just wrote a very thoughtful response to your question and my connection died. Instead of clicking on the icon for dialing up I hit refresh to pop the box up automatically and it took MY ENTIRE POST WITH IT. My excuse for my stupidity is that I just woke up.

Perhaps I wasn't meant to tell you what I had told you... Call it mystical thinking but I believe the universe just kicked me in the rear.

So instead of re-writing it I will respond by saying yes, I do fear it but I try not to. I try to enjoy my happy moments to their fullest.



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<IMG SRC="http://www.thehypertribe.net/irc/stats/Html/inky.gif" border=0> There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.

[Inky]

<BLOCKQUOTE><HR>Originally posted by Psychotic _ Bitch:
Nope I was right... I was too happy... Something was bound to Fuck up....... and it did!

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I will add this though, I know what you are feeling when you say that...

I am terribly phobic of flying. I think the plane is going to crash everytime I get on one. In examining these feelings I have come to realize the following:

When I am on a plane it means I am going somewhere fun. Fun means I will be happy.

Happiness is something I have come to believe that I do not deserve, happiness is for other people.

Because I do not deserve it the plane will obviously crash and all will perish.

By developing a fear of flying I have neatly and conveniently put restrictions on my potential to be happy. I love to travel. I am unhappy if I cannot travel.

It all comes down to this...if I am so afraid of dying then I can't begin to live, I am stuck.

And that is a self fulfilling prophecy I am afraid. I am the architect of my own unhappiness.

Which is different than depression. It's possible to be depressed and happy.

Gee, too bloody early to be thinking these things http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif


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[PB]

Thank you all for the response... thank you Inky. I am dealing the best that i can i know that i can be depressed and happy... the day is getting better, but too just like i expected something was about to go wrong and it did, and it will get better like always... but still it came and i knew that it was about to.

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Why do we love the one that hurts us? And hurt the one that loves us?

[rage]

occasionally I do feel that way, and occasionally something does happen to ruin that happines. I dont know what it is...sometimes it feels like a sixth sense. of course, most of the time, I am in a good mood, mainly cause I worry about stuff as little as possible, if something needs to be dealt with, deal with it, and move on. If I am depressed, I may wallow in it for a day, and then I dig myself out of the pit.

What happens, happens. "The Wheel weaves as the wheel wills" (and no, I'm not new age or anything, just something out of a book) Most shit we cant avoid. No-one is happy all of the time, and worrying is just going to ruin whatever happiness that you do have. Life is going to be up and down whatever you do and whomever you are, so say fuck it, put in some music, call up a friend, do whatever you have to do to deal with it, realize it wont last forever, then get over it.

just my 2 pennies. Hope that helps.

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