What Causes Unhappiness?

1. Fails, unwanted outcomes, losses, lazyness in some point.
2. Indeed it does, I only pretended to be happy when I got depressed(nothing to do with PMO).
3. Might be.
4. Its not important for me, I find it cause I like its taste.
5. Just a feeling.

 

1. Lack of control over a situation, fear especially of the unknown. Unhappiness can also be caused just from biochemical reactions in the brain, or lack thereof, for unexplained reasons.

2. Depression is more than not being happy. It's a disorder that can affect more than emotions; it messes with your physical and mental health also. But yes, depressed people tend to not be happy.

3. There's confusion between happiness/joy and pleasure. Pleasure is temporary, whereas joy can be forever.

4. It's important to be happy, because through phenomena such as the placebo effect, happiness can increase your overall quality of life.

5. Joyful; full of hope;

 

Though I am not a Buddhist [belonging more to the Western persuasion]. I think there is a truth to the Buddhist idea that desire for the world must be dissolved. For this translates into the pursuit of happiness, and, like the ever-receding horizon, this must always be frustrated the more it is pursued.

So much for earthly desire, and so much for Buddhism. However, in the Western tradition, desire is to be redirected upward, metaphysically. This is the sublimation of desire into something greater. It was only when this sublimation was repressed with puritanism and rationalism, in the modern world, that we once again find the ego with its incessant search for happiness.

I think we can only attain to a modicum of happiness, and to moments of joy, in this life. Life is like a tension stretched between two poles, and suffering is one of those poles. Strength comes with the ability to hold this in tension... indeed it becomes a positive force in itself, as the condition by which one develops. Life is a development, but multiple forces exist in the world to hinder this... primary among which is the mindless pursuit of happiness.

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Starry Night

What will come of this cooling star,
Whose time like ours is relative,
And self-consuming from afar?

A super nova to explode
To canvas the void in color;
Or the collapse with nothing owed,
Immensity shrunk to a point
Of a reality unreal,
And inconceivably duller,
Where the black vacancies consume
The whole inverted if it could…
And to the cosmos chaos fumes.

Yet such is the flickering light
Desirous of the infinite,
That pyrotechnics here portend
Of a heavenly blaze tonight.

 

1.Depression for me is having the past haunt you for your mistake that you’re couldn’t think twice about and have everyone laugh at you like a loser.

 

1) Unhappiness is caused by lack of control over situations, not being sure if what you doing now will contribute in any way to a happier life in the future and setting goals that you will never achieve because of laziness.
2) I think depression is more than not being happy, it affects you physically and mentally, so there is no way you can be happy with these conditions.
3) Happiness can be forever depending on what sort of lifestyle you are living. I think being close to god and following a certain religion can have a positive effect on you and thus help you live a very happy and prosperous life.
4) Finding happiness is very important because without it I think it contributes to so many negative things such as lack of emotions, weak family, lack of ambitions and a lot more.
5) Happiness is to find a purpose in life and love. Love because without love in the family life becomes harder in so many ways and therefore leads to a very unhappy life.

 

The answer can be found by looking into a mirror.

Depends. Clinical depression is usually linked to psychological and physiological factors. If untreated they can definitely lead to a very unhappy life.

Yes, but so is unhappiness and life.

Given that every decision we make is in pursuit of happiness would show that it’s not only important but necessary for humans.

That’s personal and something I choose to keep private.

 

1: what causes unhappiness
Happiness is a byproduct good living and a healthy prospective. You allow your mind to focus on the negative you become unhappy.

2: Is depression linked to not being happy
I have no clue

3: Is happiness temporary?
No. If you have the proper perspective then you can be happy in most situations.
4: Is it even important to find happiness? and if so, why?
Yeah, because happiness is clearly preferable to the alternative.
5: What does happiness mean to you?
Happiness is being able to be content enough to find enjoyment in whichever phase of life you find yourself in.

 

1: What causes unhappiness

Finding yourself in an environment that is not conducive to flourishing, where the challenge outweighs the ability to respond.

2: Is depression linked to not being happy

I don't know if I can answer this question. Consider bipolar, where a person is happy and depressed at the seeming flick of a switch. Even in myself, I noticed I can be very happy at one moment, and incredibly depressed shortly after.

3: Is happiness temporary?

Difficult to say. My pessimistic view is that happiness in this day and age is very temporary. I see humans as being insatiable in all domains of life. Which is driven by media and the chasing of unattainable goals. Thus, I believe that happiness is temporary for many of us, unless we are able to remove ourselves from the mainstream way of thinking and living. (This comes from a North American, and is heavily influenced by what I see in my day to day life)

4: Is it even important to find happiness? and if so, why?

FUCK YES! Life is so much more enjoyable when you are happy. Things seem to fall into place, and being content actually allows you to enjoy those things. When I am happy I am so much more engaged in everything around me, which leads to feeling blissful and energetic.

5: What does happiness mean to you?

Happiness means healthy people, healthy communities, and ultimately a peacful world. Being happy yourself is a great thing, but when that is combined with others who are happy it has an amazing snowballing effect. The Danes have a term to describe feelings of happiness, Hygge, “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” My danish grandfather gave me The Little Book of Hygge, which I've been reading over. I have been trying to incorporate some of the aspects of Hygge into my own life, potluck dinners, candlelight, occasional sweets, and seeking comfort, for example.

Food for thought: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/c...-hygge-the-danish-obsession-with-getting-cozy

 

Ayyyy, good question.

1. For me, it's hopelessness followed by self pity.

2. Eh, probably the same thing, but I'm no doctor.

3. Timing isn't relevant to happiness, not for me at least.

4. Yeah, in order to live a fulfilling life. Most people seem to be doing just "fine" living in their misery.

5. Happiness is a feeling of content within' your soul.