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Is happiness independent or just "post-pain relief"?

  • It's an independent state.

  • It's just relief from pain.

  • It depends


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Matchaaa

Matchaaa

Speaking English naturally feels so difficult TvT
Dec 10, 2025
97
It's been a long time since I've felt genuine happiness or contentment, so I tend to see happiness as just a state that comes after some level of pain has eased. I'm a bit confused and wonder what others think.
 
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LastNite

LastNite

Hello World
Mar 31, 2025
598
I felt so happy after a problem I was dealing with for years ended. I went back to feeling a bit sad but not as sad as I was before.
 
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Pluto

Pluto

Cat Extremist
Dec 27, 2020
6,557
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Forever Sleep

Earned it we have...
May 4, 2022
15,032
I think it can be an independent state. I think we can go from being in a more neutral state to feeling positive emotions about something. But then- it can also appear as a relief to something bad ending too. As I've experienced it anyway.
 
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Matchaaa

Matchaaa

Speaking English naturally feels so difficult TvT
Dec 10, 2025
97
I think it can be an independent state. I think we can go from being in a more neutral state to feeling positive emotions about something. But then- it can also appear as a relief to something bad ending too. As I've experienced it anyway.
Thanks for your perspective.
 
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Reactions: Forever Sleep

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