(November 16, 2017 at 7:35 am)Hammy Wrote: The way I see it is... happiness is an emotion. I just suck at recognizing it most of the time but maybe I only recognize it when I have it. I wish I knew HOW I recognize it though. I don't seem to have any of the physiological symptoms that most people do. I smile just as much when I'm miserable . . . smiling seems more like a social thing than an emotional thing for me. I rarely know when I'm happy but maybe I'm rarely happy.
Emotions seem entirely mental to me.
Emotions are normal, it is a part of our evolutionary fight or flight survival. But since evolution isn't about everyone being Spock, nor about having perfect bodies, our brains and bodies are not perfect.
It's funny you should mention this. Today on the local news morning show, the lady anchor doing the weather dropped her remote live on camera, everyone started laughing, she couldn't stop laughing so tossed back less than 30 seconds from trying to start. That is a healthy acceptance of being human.
Having said that, this same station has a really fucking obnoxious deep voiced reporter who ALWAYS has a smile on his face and in his voice. Every time I see this asshole I think,"There is no fucking way anyone is that happy all the time." He just comes across as phony. But, there is a reason he has a job, that crap sells add space, but I have to change the channel every time I hear his voice.
I guess the point is be yourself, don't worry about what you think you should feel, there is no right way to live life except don't physically harm others, outside that, the rest is life.
