People always say that “happiness is a choice”. Well, guess what? For some people, it isn’t. How do you find happiness in the breaking of a heart, in the sound of your own parents telling you to never see them again? To hear over and over again how you failed, and no matter how hard you try to think of something good, the only thing that comes to mind is that you’ll be dying soon. It’s not like there isn’t any happiness. There is. It’s just not enough to win compared to all the disasters and failures we have to face. Being happy isn’t a choice for everyone. Some people get it, and many people don’t. After all, how can you possibly be happy when everything you’ve ever wanted to be was taken away from you?
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hey i completely agree. its hard for me to be happy anymore. everyone says “just think of something happy. yeah that shit doesnt happen. you are not alone im here with you. are you feeling okay? have you eaten today?
I hate that phrase as well. I suppose most people mean well when saying it but it comes off as victim blaming to me. some people cant just flip a switch in their brains and become happy, especially if one has a mental illness like depression. I can spend a whole day doing things I “like” and still want to die at the end of the day.
Yes I agree. I used to be an optimistic fool who believed in happiness, worth, value, and love. But these few days things have taken the toll on me and I begin questioning the bullshit I spoke once upon a time about life being a field of roses. It is not. There is no fucking love. There is nothing to be proud of about my life. It is shattered, worthless and dead. I regret crawling out from the deepest pits of hell… for it turns out that the outside world is a goddamn world pisser.
Nothing infuriates me more than this, probably. How are you supposed to try and be “happy” if you’re stuck in such a claustrophobic environment? It’s not like that. It’s not like most people wake up, decide they’re going to have a nice, happy day, and actually have a nice, happy day. That’s higher-road bullshit.
It’s like Dora said…
“Just keep swimming…”
Tell her to climb a tree & see what happens.
Happiness isn’t a choice. People cannot flick a switch and become happy. It is ignorant to say that happiness is a choice. Being happy will depend on ones circumstances and what they like and what they don’t like (if they like life at all). People are not always born with things that can make them happy, like maybe their environment. If you don’t fit into societies mould you also may not be happy. It’s very subjective, this happiness thing
Happiness isn’t a choice. No one ever “chooses” to be unhappy.