I think happiness is about not suffering so much you can't experience joy, and other than that it's about experiencing joy.
When it comes to experiencing joy it's just about how much pleasure your brain will allow you to take from your activities. If you brain chemicals are being a dick there's nothing you can do besides medication, therapy, trying harder to enjoy things or find new things to do and socializing, especially with your best friends. I was depressed for years because I couldn't enjoy anything... you can't force yourself to enjoy something that's the problem.
I'd say my happiness at the moment is basically equal to how much I enjoy talking to my best friends and how much I enjoy posting on AF. Other than that it's about solving problems that cause me stress... and so far it seems my anxiety about not being able to solve them causes me more unhappiness than the actual problems. So far I have been fine. And as long as I never lose my home and have good friends I think I will always be happy.
When it comes to experiencing joy it's just about how much pleasure your brain will allow you to take from your activities. If you brain chemicals are being a dick there's nothing you can do besides medication, therapy, trying harder to enjoy things or find new things to do and socializing, especially with your best friends. I was depressed for years because I couldn't enjoy anything... you can't force yourself to enjoy something that's the problem.
I'd say my happiness at the moment is basically equal to how much I enjoy talking to my best friends and how much I enjoy posting on AF. Other than that it's about solving problems that cause me stress... and so far it seems my anxiety about not being able to solve them causes me more unhappiness than the actual problems. So far I have been fine. And as long as I never lose my home and have good friends I think I will always be happy.
