Where did all the happiness go?
Recently, I've just been hearing more and more about people breaking up, being depressed, hating all their friends, and just sad things in general. It makes me wonder, since when did all the good things vanish from peoples' lives? Maybe I'm just being naive when I'm saying this because I've never had a boyfriend or whatever, but it seems like relationships and things like that have been dragging people down. My friend has been going through boyfriend problems, and she's starting to do things I never would've imagined them doing, like skipping school (she had all As/A-s for as long as I've known her).
I've sort of been seeing the same thing on GSB - people will talk about problems in their life (which isn't a bad thing, I know that it can be nice to have someone to talk/rant to) but some people rarely ever talk about happy things anymore. The world isn't perfect, I know that because my life hasn't exactly been a fairytale either, but just focusing on what's wrong can drag people down even further. Think about what good things you have in your life, and sometimes it can help.
(....That last line sounded really cheesy. I think I'm morphing into my mom...)
Sometimes I wonder if being depressed is the new cool thing to do, 'cause it seems like a bunch people in my school are trying out the 'emo' thing and being sad about nothing in general...(but that's another topic for another blog, I won't rant here.)
Sorry if it sounded like I was complaining, but people around me have been so negative about everything, it just...I dunno. Ugh.
Thanks for reading if you did.
I've sort of been seeing the same thing on GSB - people will talk about problems in their life (which isn't a bad thing, I know that it can be nice to have someone to talk/rant to) but some people rarely ever talk about happy things anymore. The world isn't perfect, I know that because my life hasn't exactly been a fairytale either, but just focusing on what's wrong can drag people down even further. Think about what good things you have in your life, and sometimes it can help.
(....That last line sounded really cheesy. I think I'm morphing into my mom...)
Sometimes I wonder if being depressed is the new cool thing to do, 'cause it seems like a bunch people in my school are trying out the 'emo' thing and being sad about nothing in general...(but that's another topic for another blog, I won't rant here.)
Sorry if it sounded like I was complaining, but people around me have been so negative about everything, it just...I dunno. Ugh.
Thanks for reading if you did.
I think it's just that people are typically both happyt and sad. Being happy is much easier to express just through simple actions, and you don't even have to think about it. But when someone is depressed, you kinda have to think about how you're going to let it out, so it's much easier to rant or discuss it. As far as it increasing, I think it's just the people are getting more comfortable opening up to people on the internet.
If I don't make sense to you, I'm sorry. I make sense in my own paralell universe. :]
lady.of.darkness., May 1st, 2007 at 09:11:17pm
Yes I've notcied that to. I'm one of those people who seem extremley happy on the outside and you'd never guess that I've ever cried. Its hard that way to, because no one can take you seriously. I think that people are learning that they can be more open and this world has changed dramatically just in the last ten years. Things are sadder. Things are more tragic.
Jessika with a K, May 1st, 2007 at 06:32:10pm
well, i dont know about everyone being negative, but we're growing alot more open, and discussing our problems helps us to restore our peace of mind, psychologically tested and proven. But yeah, perhaps by being so open about our troubles, we're actually standing blind to the happy parts of our lives. But its all about balance, the druids had something like this : there isnt light without darkness, and no darkness without light.
PaNcAkEs, May 1st, 2007 at 05:26:59am
I was thinking of making a blog about this.
People are always so sad on here...
Riot on the Radio, May 1st, 2007 at 02:41:48am
I live in a world of jellybeans, rainbows and happiness. It's hard for me to stay sad. ......:D
Yes, bad things happen to me. But...always look on the bright side of life. *whistles* XD
vonny, May 1st, 2007 at 12:51:17am
to be blunt:
in my world, happiness is gone. It's all dark now.
Normally when I'm around people I used to get happy with, I feel f*cked up inside.
but that would be due to personal problems.
However...
I'm trying to get better, and out of the corner of my eye I see light. =]
x_Lady of Sorrows_x, May 1st, 2007 at 12:10:53am
im happy most of the time.
but when i go on gsb, im usually home alone.
or its night time and im in my room alone.
and i start to think.
and everytime i think really hard about different things, i think about somethig sad and i wind up getting depressed.
thats why i dont like being alone.
and like leslie, gsb has become the place where i complain and rant about stuff. my friends at home would never put up with my sh*t.
=P
dancepaigeydance;, April 30th, 2007 at 11:14:09pm
I'm happy
I might have a boyfriend
very soon
southernidiot, April 30th, 2007 at 10:48:20pm
Yeah..I know what you mean. I was just talking about the people who are sad all the time and don't even give reasons anymore. (Not people with depression, that's something completely different.) We all have times when we're not as happy as we wish we were.
., April 30th, 2007 at 10:45:38pm
well...ive been feeling down for my own personal reasons and i dont always focus on the sad things..im actually quite happy alot of the time
but gsb is kinda gotten to become the place that i vent and rant about things that have happened to me.
the people where i live arnt exactly the best people to rant to.
flyday, April 30th, 2007 at 10:38:50pm