Why do I sometimes enjoy feeling sad?

It reminds me that life isn't all about "good" feelings, being full of joy, gleefull and the happily ever after or seeing everything through rose-colored glasses, the or perfect romance like for example Disney suggests. Feeling sad isn't bad, there isn't such a thing as "bad" emotions. Feeling sad is a an higly emotional state. And like tears of joy, it's something starting in your brain which influences your mind as well as your body and vice versa. If I'm feeling sad, first of all I am feeling _something_, I am alive and able to feel, to think and to reach out. Sometimes being sad can be a good thing, a reminder of being alive with all it's ups and downs and being able to feel all the emotions.

Sometimes being sad make us realise the truth of life. The wrong decisions we take make us realise like where and when went wrong in life. A good chance to correct ourselves. The sadness let us know our mistakes which we have done in our life.

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Sadness is a normal human emotion. In some cultures (certainly Western culture which is where I come from), sadness can be considered a bad thing to feel--something to push aside and shy away from. But it's just an emotion and a totally natural one to have sometimes. For me, allowing myself the space to actually experience my sadness can be cathartic, can help me move through the emotions, can help me get in touch with myself, and even can be enjoyable sometimes similar to the way allowing myself to really feel other emotions can be enjoyable. I think it's also worth saying though that sometimes one can enjoy being sad because it's comfortable. I know I've had times where I'm so used to feeling sad, it's just easier than anything else and so I enjoy it for that reason.

Enjoying feeling sad is normal. It’s sometimes better to sit and lie in your sadness then get up and be happy. Often, positive emotions are tiring and draining to always uphold so a negative one is a change. Also, sadness provides a sort of “get out of jail free card”, meaning we can feel bad for ourselves without any repercussions such as “I shouldn’t be feeling this”. It can also be a comfort emotion in a time of need. It allows us to think and stew in thought and can often be more relaxing than being happy. When you’re sad all the time though, all of these benefits disappear and it adopts a tiring aura.

We humans have a wide variety of emotions; sadness has as important a role to play as any other. We also live in a society that frequently tries to distract us from our sadness. Sometimes giving ourselves permission to really experience it can feel liberating, like we're not holding it all inside for a while. Be it a personal reason, or a sad movie, it can be enjoyable to allow ourselves this release, and helps us return to a more whole, human experience. It can also help us understand ourselves better, or distract from a different emotion or situation we find ourselves in.

I know exactly how you feel! It's so strange, but - for me, I think what happened was that I got so used to being sad that I was starting to somewhat enjoy it. Like, I was so deep in sadness I just wanted to stay sad and liked it that way. Sometimes I also enjoy being sad just because it's a peaceful mood and helps me be creative. Maybe you enjoy it because there's some aspect of sadness that you like, or because you've gotten used to it. Or maybe your sadness fits a mood or event, like if it's raining, and it feels right. OR maybe you enjoy it sometimes because you had already been sad without knowing it and it felt good to finally let the sadness out.

The enjoyment of feeling sad is a very strange emotion. This is similar to the "Nostalgia" feeling. I like to call it the "vibing" mood. During this time, you might listen to really relaxing music or maybe cry. You are not feeling like doing anything or talking. You enjoy it because sadness is an emotion that we don't usually face all the time until we have to. So when you face it yourself, it isn't as bad as it is when you are actually really sad. You have a lot of deep thought and a new self awareness when you feel like this, and that is something a lot of people have trouble finding sometimes.

For me at least, it’s because it’s comfortable. When you’ve been sad for a while, I at least begin to feel comfortable that way and almost like I can’t be happy or any other emotion without feeling uncomfortable or like something is entirely wrong. In short, you might just have gotten used to the sadness if you’ve been sad for quite a while already. That doesn’t mean you should stay sad you should do things you enjoy and that make you happy even if the feelings feel uncomfortable at first. I really hope this makes sense, it does to me at least but I’m not sure if it does for others too.

It's great to understand our feelings. Sadness is one of the four ''main'' human emotions. The others are happiness, fear and anger, but it can be odd though to enjoy feeling sad, but it can be soothing at the same time, the more you grief or feel sad about something, the more you feel close to it and makes you feel that you gave it what it deserves from your emotions. There were hundreds of masterpieces like especially in drama movies that had sad endings, because sad and drama endings subconsciously have deeper meaning. That's also why the most movies you'll learn from or feel very attached to are Drama ones. Actually, sometimes it creates pleasant sensation and makes us