The Myth of “Happy”
I was sitting back the other day, listening to a friend lament about how unhappy and depressed she was. She wasn’t just unhappy, she was downright pissed off that everyone else seems to be happy – except for her. For hours she went on and on about her misery.
Finally I had to stop her and tell her the two fundamental truths about being “Happy”.
1. No one is happy 100% of the time. NO ONE. I have good days, I have bad days. I have “meh” days. We ALL do. You are not exclusive in your depression a...
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Melanie
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Apr 09, 2013 08:47PM
It depends on how much time you spend being miserable - it's a lot for some and only fleeting for others.
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And the time one spends being miserable is often a choice. Unless there's a chemical imbalance involved, in which case a person should definitely get help.
