What's the point of happiness if I don't want it?

Everyone wants happiness in different ways. Maybe you're just not sure about what exactly your definition of happiness really is. We all have different ways of looking at it and it really does matter eventually when you need to have any sort of purpose to hold on to as it gives us some meaning sometimes. Trying to figure out what really makes you happy is probably the real question here. Maybe unexpected things you don't notice much or are unaware of make you feel happy. It's up to you to decide what that is and if you really want to work for that.

In my view, life isn't all about happiness. Happiness, the same with any emotion, is temporary. It's unrealistic to expect anyone to feel happy all the time, and if that is your choice then that is a personal one that you have control over and that's completely fine. The point of happiness, again like any emotion, is there to inform ourselves what we like, dislike and wish to avoid. Happiness is the brain's way of telling us we like something, whereas sadness or anger for example tell us there is something we dislike about the situation. There's no wrong or right emotions to feel, so long you feel they are not interfering with your overall well-being and everyday activities. If they are, consider perhaps why you don't want happiness in your life, and if there is any other underlying emotions making you feel like that.

To enjoy life, extend your lifespan, find meaning, make others happy, be healthier, look more attractive, be more likable, avoid depression, to feel emotions... A lot of what is great about life disappears if you are never happy. People won't want to be around you if you are unhappy, and those who are around you will be brought down by your sadness. This leads me to ask another question: What is the point of life if you are never happy? Why achieve anything if you get no satisfaction from it? I have a hard time understanding why someone would never want to be happy, unless you feel like you don't deserve to be happy- and I would have to disagree on that.

Just because happiness does not seem to have a utilitarian value, does not mean you must strip off all value from it. Happiness is a feeling in the mind. Just like sadness and sorrow. Both are fleeting. This acceptance helps us transcend both. Every action has bliss as the goal; every action is prompted by an un-worded aspiration for unconditional happiness - better called joy. Yet, in the world, happiness although present, isn't often appreciated enough. It is fleeting. When properly understood, happiness leads to contentment and contentment brings abiding peace and joy in all our lives. Take my word for it.

I think that that happiness is a very important thing in our lives. Not just my life, your life, but everyone else's lives in the community. This is because every life is linked to another, and happiness can spread like a wave which is why your personality traits not only affect yourself, but also others. Moreover, I think—no, I believe—that we should all try to be as happy as we can because we should care about other individuals. Oftentimes, entire communities are in bad, stressed, or depressed moods because some important people are. A country can feel like they will lose a war if the government says so.

Happiness can be hard to achieve but it is achievable as long as you try your hardest you can find happiness. Never forget that it is okay to ask ask for help as well to achieve said happiness you don’t always have to go it alone. We all want happiness even if we think we don’t but the journey can seems to hard and can cause us to want to give up but you should never give up on yourself or your happiness I promise you will find it one day. When you find your happiness be sure to never let it go.

In my experience if you don't want happiness is either because you are in a crisis of some sort, or you are defining happiness in a way that is not attractive to you. If is the former case, then I can relate to the feeling. However, you should not forget that everything changes in life, there are periods (either short or long) in life when we are not in emotional balance but there are other periods where we feel, I wouldn't way whole but something in that direction. In those moments, where you actually see the sun shining then happiness is closer to you, even with you. Happiness is just going to arrive either you want it or not at some point in your life.

you know yourself best. why do you think you don't want happiness? in my experience the only time I didn't want happiness was when I was severely depressed and I was so used to being sad for so long that the thought of being happy was scary to me. I found comfort in my sadness but in my own opinion that's not a way to live. you know yourself best so if not happiness then what do you want from life? many people want happiness over many other things so what Is that you want in life that you hold above happiness.

The nature of Happiness is that it prevails irrespective of us wanting it or not. The default design of us humans is to seek happiness and often we associate it with several sources around us. Just the thought of 'want' is also associated with happiness. The idea of don't wanting it is only existent till we stop experiencing it. What would be the state when one does not want it and stops experiencing it as well. The feeling of fulfillment of that specific want can also cause happiness. This default design of happiness prevailing in us also gets transmitted to whom we love and to those who love us. The point of happiness is to transmit this feeling and fulfillment and the smiles in the hearts and mind of people we love.

I think there are multiple ways to think about what the goal of life is - if you define happiness as overall wellbeing, I think that most people probably want that. But if you define happiness more in terms of a specific emotion that you feel in a given moment, I think it's okay to say you don't want to feel "happy" all of the time. Most of us don't, and I think accepting the full range of emotions we are going to feel is a part of holistic wellbeing. Experiencing this range of emotions over the course of our lives - including happiness, sadness, frustration and everything in between - is also a part of being able to empathize with others, which is itself an important source of our overall life satisfaction.