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

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quercusilex on Sep 9, 2021
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Happiness, as all the other universal emotions, exists because there is an adaptive function out of it. When we feel happy we are able to acknowledge that this same behavior, if repeated through time, can result in positive consequences. Not wanting happiness is valid, as well, because sometimes experiencing other emotions is more adaptive. For instance, experiencing grief at some point can let us pause and think about alternative ways to manage problems. In any case, there are a million ways to reach happiness. Reading a book, watching a TV series, hanging out with friends or doing a puzzle. It is completely up to you! What's your decision then?
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BeautifulSun298501 on Oct 2, 2021
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It is okay not to look for happiness. Some would say it is not a meaningful endeavor, since once you reach it, you only want more. Some would say that happiness begets stagnation and there is no point in trying to get it. Maybe there is a different way of looking at happiness. What about if happiness was just moving away from suffering, or easing your suffering. There is a lot to be said for accepting whatever is bringing us pain and working to move to a more pleasing or satisfying outcome. This allows our motivation to flourish, always moving toward bigger and better things. What is an interpretation of happiness you could find meaning in?
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Anonymous on Dec 4, 2021
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I find a lot of people put themselves in a box with what they’re comfortable with- it’s only natural. Therefore, when someone begins to feel comfortable in a negative state, it can be very hard to want something that they feel is foreign to them. However, happiness is not something that can be gauged by the outside eye. It has to be felt; lived, experienced— and once it is, it’s so much easier to grow to want it. To yearn for it, even. The mind looks for what it wants to see. If you allow yourself to go out of your comfort zone and put yourself in more positive situations, slowly your mind will learn to adapt to it, and crave it, even. Happiness can be hard to come by in a state where you are comfortable without it. However, if you push yourself out of that comfort zone now and then…. You won’t regret it. Things will become a lot easier, I promise.
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Anonymous on Feb 2, 2022
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the emotions we feel and allow ourselves to feel make us unique. if we don't allow ourselves to experience all the emotions life brings, then we aren't living life to the fullest and this is something we should always strive for. live life like it was your last day to live. Because this is how we learn from our mistakes, how are we going to live life if we can't have the blessing of feeling happiness. We all have a certain memory we think of when we think of happiness and those memories are what shape us into the humans we are. we grow and adapt to our surroundings. we must grow. we must experience all the mysteries of life no matter how uncomfortable it may seem.
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miraculousSmiles3171 on Apr 29, 2022
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Is it really true that you don't want happines or is it the things that you relate to happiness that's not giving you happiness. Perhaps, first you have to clear that, buddy. Then you will find your answer, because it's human nature to accept as much happiness as they can and if you don't want that happiness it means that thing is not making you happy or it is just infleuncing you someway. Just take a deep breath focus and think, what is it really happines for you? I hope u will find your hapiness and answer soon and if the things you don't want then there is no point of keeping it. I hope it helps
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ScarletOwlet on May 22, 2022
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I think the more interesting thing to consider here is why you don't want it. Do you feel like you don't deserve to be happy? Happiness, in general, is a state of mind which brings satisfaction and contentness to the person, maybe even some elation or joy. These are all considered to be good things, and feeling like you shouldn't have good things to the point of denying yourself happiness is a form of self-harm. You deserve to be happy just like you deserve food and water. A miserable existence may be just as bad as no existence at all. Even if you don't want it, happiness can bring you physical benefits such as a stronger immune system, social ones such as lending happiness to those around you, and practical ones, like increased productivity and perseverance and resilience.
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beautifulBlanket7976 on May 25, 2022
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Happiness has been shown to predict positive outcomes in many different areas of life. Positive emotions increase satisfaction with life. Happiness helps people build stronger coping skills and emotional resources. when good things happen in a specific moment, or more broadly, as a positive evaluation of one's life and accomplishments overall—that is, subjective well-being. Happy people are healthier all around and more likely to be healthy in the future. Happy people live longer than those who are not as happy. Happy people are more productive and more creative, and this effect extends to all those experiencing positive emotions too.
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