Are most people depressed or happy?
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Nowadays, do you think people are more sad and depressed than happy?
Yes, I think so. Life has always been hard so that is nothing new. But people used to value their roots more. God, community and family. People are more connected than ever through social media and yet are more superficial and disconnected than ever. Many lack deeper meaning and purpose and are discontented even though they have more than ever. The expectations are high as we compare ourselves to others and others seem happier and better off. It is an illusion. Most people are struggling to find a measure of happiness and that is definitely not the way to find it so yeah they get depressed and sad because they are barking up the wrong tree. More stuff and amusements does not make a person happier. Only a sense of deeper purpose and meaning does. That requires sacrifice for the future for this to happen. It takes intentional, consistent effort to value the things that truly matter most.
Are there more unhappy people than happy people on Earth?
I think this is a pretty hard question to answer.First off, we can be happy or unhappy at times. We all have difficulte times and we can’t deny it.I believe that they are more unhappy people because of poverty.Nearly 1/2 of the world's population — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day.More than 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty — less than $1.25 a day.1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty.According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.Over 805 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat.More than 750 million people lack adequate access to clean drinking water.Diarrhea caused by inadequate drinking water, sanitation, and hand hygiene kills an estimated 842,000 people every year globally, or approximately 2,300 people per day.This alone let me thinks that most of the people who lives in such condition do not know happiness. Maybe a few does, but only very wise people.On the other side, most people in today’s society are not always happy despite living in very good conditions compared to those living in poverty.In conclusion, I would say that more people are unhappy than happy on earth at this point and it will stay like that until poverty exists.
Is life more sad or happy?
generally Life is a miture of Both, Sadness and Happiness.Here things dwell in duality. Its the habit of mind to breakthe things and then see them. Day- Night, Man- Woman. Death- Lifesad- happy. These are two extreme opposite poles. One followed by other. You are Sad, Dont weorry , in a corner Happiness is waiting for you. We can label these both as two faces of a coin. Complementory to each other.Our whole life dwell in these both poles. but as during Happiness we are sleeping due to lack of Awareness, So happiness seems very little. While Sadness Wakens us so in sadness times seems to be prolonged.Thats why Buddha advised Dont dwell in polarities, Come in middle. In middle where there is peace, and named it MIDWAy.Life a precious gift from above. It depends upon us ,what meaning and what color we give to our life.Sow good reap good. Everything done by you returns to you Multifolded.This is Cosmic law called<
POLL: Do ugly people make you sad?
no and I really don't get your point by the way how do you look?
Why do people like sad movies?
I watched Atonement today... and it left me disturbed and depressed. I HATE SAD ENDINGS! Why do people like them?! I don't get it... it put me in a depressed mood all afternoon.
Which is harder: Being happy or sad?
I stole this question, because I didn't like the lame answers some people were giving ( I think they were Emo teenyboppers). Anyway, is it harder for you to keep going with a sad mood you are in, or keep up the happy mood you are in. Personally I find it harder to stay sad. Once I get around other people and they are talking or laughing, it just pulls me out of it. If I want to stay sad, I really have to concentrate on it, and it takes to much energy.
Can people with depression ever feel happy?
I'm 17 years old. I've been doing research lately on depression because I experience many of the symptoms associated with it and they have been taking a severe toll on life for years now, my school work and my home life are suffering immensely. I just can't sit down and do any work when I know I need to. I feel like I have to escape it and always put it off. I feel sad a lot of the time, lonely, undeserving, ugly. Some nights I get 2 hours of sleep sometimes I'll sleep all day, no matter what I'm always tired. It seems too often I cry myself to sleep. I used to wish I brave enough to end it all. These thoughts thankfully have not been present for about a year and there ARE times I still feel happy,I laugh with my friends,I like going out with my boyfriend. 3months ago I was diagnosed with mono, the symptoms are only getting worse. I don't know whether I'm going through the things that every teenager goes through and being over dramatic or there's really something wrong. Your thoughts?
Why do poor people look so unhappy, but rich people so happy?
Poorness in no way brings happiness. Just look at the lives of poor people whose salaries are low. They have more problems, have higher crime rate, spend most of their money paying the bills, have mental illness, being jealous of successful people, can not buy what they want and so on, and there is no way they could actually be happy living like that. The benefit of the self justification that "i am poor but i am actually happy, money is not important" wears off REAL fast after you realize it is not true. I have no doubt they constantly struggle with how they are unsuccessful in the life, and they blame their incompetence, looking for another source to make them happy, which of course it will not. Edit Suggested Category