Does anything make you happy anymore?

[Xisalittletired]

Do things that used to cheer you up even make you happy anymore? Like old shows, cartoons, hobbies, people, music... Anything?

 

[WorthlessTrash]

No. Sometimes I'll involuntarily feel contentment or laugh at stuff, but I hate it. My life sucks and I am in a body I hate so I don't deserve to be happy.

 

[FuneralCry]

There is no such thing as happiness anyway, it's a delusion, and in my case I've never wished to exist at all. To exist means to suffer and it's a burden feeling trapped in this world. Under no circumstances could something so unnecessary and useless as existence be worth it for me, only non existence could ever offer any relief for me.

 

[downndone2]

Nothing at all makes me happy at all

 

[alivefornow]

Nah. Just a sick desperate laugh that could be mistaken for joy by someone who doesn't know better. Nothing feels good anymore. No happiness.

 

[Anhedoniac]

I wouldn't say those things bring me happiness, but at the very least they distract me from my morbid thoughts. What works for me is to not overindulge in a distraction for too long before seeking something else, for example: if I play video games for hours every day I'll inevitably get bored from it thus it won't work as my main distraction for a little while. Always good to seek different forms to occupy your mind instead of relying on a single medium. That said, I've already accepted that I'll never find the so-called "happiness" and that I'm just dragging out the inevitable

 

[outrider567]

Do things that used to cheer you up even make you happy anymore? Like old shows, cartoons, hobbies, people, music... Anything?

Anything that brings me pleasure is a quite muted type of pleasure, temporary and unsatisfying

 

[SamTam33]

I had some really good ribs last week that made me resemble something like happiness.

But it's sooo temporary. A few minutes at best.

Sometimes scrolling through TikTok or Instagram I forget to be sad. I don't know if that counts. It's not happiness, per se. But it's not sadness either.

But inevitably I come across a video that snaps me right back into my reality. And I start to spiral.

 

[Chemical Animal]

There are only a few YT videos, Twitch streamers, and a handful of random music that keeps me briefly entertained.

But there is nothing that makes me actually happy.

 

[bunnii]

Drugs. I'm happiest when I'm highest. Also my pet snails, Ham and Cheese. They're cool too I guess.
edit: when my snails die I die

 

[breakingpoint]

Drugs but sometimes that doesn't even work. Nothing makes me happy, I hate everything and everyone. I can tell deep down they can't be bothered dealing with me so I don't get happiness from loved ones either.

 

[Mthom2]

In my job I'm forced to smile, and be friendly and cheerful 8 to 16 hours per day. It is so draining. Having to force happiness is beyond torture.

Then if you don't smile enough people complain. That's the worst part. Do people truly think it's preferable to force others to maintain the appearance of happiness?

I've strayed from the topic a bit, but this has been bothering me for years. Anyways, no. Nothing makes me happy anymore. The closest I get is temporary distraction.

 

[SuicidalSheep]

I feel a very muted sense of enjoyment sometimes, especially if I focus really hard and really try to get it out of me. But happiness? No, Haven't felt that since puberty. Now since PSSD that's gone. I briefly got close to it when I felt good about the idea of being a woman though. Interesting how powerful that was then considering how numb I am. Doesn't help I took saint jons wort and ashwagandah later though which numbed me more.

 

[Source Energy]

It depends on the day I'm having. When sh1t hits the fan, nothing.
Otherwise, books, tv shows, food, clothes, the gym, my friends, the beach, imagining a vacation....

I am not down all the time, but when it gets bad, I am literally in the flames of hell.

 

[forgotten15]

No, absolutely nothing. I don't think there is real happiness in this world. Especially the times we are living now, there is pain and agony everywhere in the world. I only feel fear and sadness.

 

[ElfenLied]

There is nothing that makes me happy in this world.

 

[kkwy]

I think there's like momentary happiness that can be triggered by a surge of dopamine, endorphins etc, eg eating something tasty or getting high, that somewhat still makes me "happy", but even this happiness feels numb and the feeling goes away as soon as I finish the meal, if that makes sense.

But more importantly when we say happiness, we usually mean long-term happiness, an overall satisfaction with life, feeling content. That's probably something none of us here have.

 

[jigsaw_falling]

i do, but a lot less, and hobbies don't give me a sense of fulfilment anymore. the one thing that makes me happiest the most is probably music

 

[federerfan97]

Music, food, my dog, close friends, and sometimes (depending on if I'm in a good mood) family. Oh, and my favorite. Weed LOL

 

[rattymiss]

Yes and no. For most things i dont have either the patience or motivation (like drawing and watching movies). I think my cat and music are the only things that can make feel somewhat okay or feel anything at all.

 

[theboy]

Shopping, food

 

[Riverz]

Life really only is just finding a way to feel content in the moment. Just whatever substance I can get my hand on. Music, tv/movies, drugs, self harm or whatever else. Its never gonna make me happy. Its just a way to cope with whatever existence I have left.

 

[PeterRabbit]

I am what you would consider an "older" person and there has been a lot of variation in my life. There have been times when I felt no happiness in anything and times when I've felt relatively good.

I read a great deal of Stoic philosophy after I had a very big collapse of my life. It's helped me more than anything at this point. I'm probably the best I've ever been. I still have a mind that goes straight to suicide whenever I have a failure or encounter difficultly but I can fight that now.

I had a dear and close love one choose to end their life with me present. The pain that radiated out from that event and the scars it left changed my mind about it. I'm now of the thought that I'm going to eventually die and I'm just going to do the best I can while I'm here to help others have a better time on this ball of dirt.

I love music, I love the arts, I love a sunset and sunrise, I love nature, and I love my friends and family. They know I'm depressed and had some things that broke me as a person but they're still here for me. Sometimes there's nothing to say and they don't try to make anything up.

I guess my whole point is sometimes you might find yourself in a place with feelings you never expected could happen. My rule now when I start getting very low is to just sleep. Its almost always sleep deprivation that puts me in a low state with negative thoughts. That's been my experience at least and I know everyone's is different.

 

[mierepeashi]

I feel so overwhelmed that I can't even appreciate the things that I once had. I'm just so disconnected from this reality that I can't focus or think of anything. I'm in constant torment, I only want to escape this hell.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

There is no such thing as happiness anyway, it's a delusion, and in my case I've never wished to exist at all. To exist means to suffer and it's a burden feeling trapped in this world. Under no circumstances could something so unnecessary and useless as existence be worth it for me, only non existence could ever offer any relief for me.

But delusions are false ideas or beliefs but happiness is neither; it's a feeling. Do you really think genuine positive sentiments don't exist?

 

[Hopeliss]

There is nothing that makes me happy in this world.

same here after a certain point i just dont feel anything anymore

 

[Krieger]

Gaming, browsing the internet, working out, and being in nature makes me happy. Besides that I feel pretty shit all of the time.

 

[NoParanoia]

All that has made me feel anything for a while are painkillers, but now it's hard to even get those. Anhedonia is a dull nightmare.

 

[Conker]

dude, i'm a skeleton with Alzheimer's & there's no fresh air or blue skies on this planet.

does that answer your question? tbh this world still objectively fucking sucks even when you're content personally. it's extremely boring especially for us oldfrogs who were around when the internet wasn't censored to hell & back.

 

[FuneralCry]

But delusions are false ideas or beliefs but happiness is neither; it's a feeling. Do you really think genuine positive sentiments don't exist?

To me, it's like the whole idea of their being true happiness comes across as a delusion, as I believe that humans are never satisfied. Any kind of positivity comes across to me as people who are either delusional or pretending to feel such a way, but anyway if people are content existing in this awful world then that is fine for them. I will always have a realistic view on life.