Robber of Happiness
Joy, I am not so sure of all the specifics but it just feels so good to be joyful. Your serotonin levels rise and that dopamine rush and sweet feeling that you just want to keep feeling forever. Almost everyone wants to be joyful all the time, and we do whatever is in our power to stay happy for as long as we can. Constantly hoping to achieve our goals, find love, create a family, and hang out with friends and family. All of these things make us happy and we hope to do them as often as possible, so we can stay happy.
When we aren't happy we tend to find one or two things we enjoy doing and we do them hoping that they'll make us happy. Sometimes they work and we are happy, sometimes they don't and we remain sad. But in the end, we know it'll pass.
There are a lot of things that can make us unhappy, but something I noticed that has been notoriously robbing me of my happiness recently is overthinking. I can sit down and be happy for one minute, and then the next minute my mind wanders off and I start to see things that probably aren't there, or weren't meant that way, and It just changes my mood. I'm not even sure when this started, but I just noticed it recently and I realized how annoying it is. Overthinking eats a lot of joy, especially when you realize you were completely wrong about what you were thinking and you start to feel stupid for even thinking that way. The worst is when you react a certain way because of that fleeting thought, and then you realize you were acting defensively or felt offended for nothing.
Well, I am lucky I realized it early enough and now I have been working towards stopping myself from overthinking. I must admit though that it's not always easy trying to fight it. The thoughts come here and there and then I just have to ignore them. And then if they get persistent I just remind myself that they're nothing but thoughts and I find something to distract myself with till the thoughts eventually fade away.
I must admit though that once in a while some of those thoughts do end up being true, so I don't rule out logical thinking. In the end, I'll just do what is best for me. We all know that it is impossible to be happy forever, it is all about being happy a lot more times than you're sad. So do what is best for you.
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Ah brother, I can completely understand that. But I don't think any of us are safe from this overthinking. Just shake your head off and look to what is ahead l.
Hehe, yeah that is what I've found myself doing these days.
Good thing for you brother
Overthinking, something I know how to do best, lol. I think everyone overthinks. One thing I notice from overthinking is it disturbs the mind and it stressful and when everything turned out not true you’ll now beat yourself for thinking too much.
I believe we can be happy all the time. It is possible. Happiness is a good thing and it can happen to you if you believe so.
Yeah overthinking is unnecessarily nerve wracking, though I have to disagree on the being happy all the time part. I think there will always be moments, even if its momentarily they'll always be sadness.
I think this overthinking is common amongst critical thinkers. We tend to leave no stone unturned during out thoughts processes; it has its advantages in problem-solving, but is usually unnecessary in some of life's situations as it can be overstretched and suck away the joy from one. I know this very well for myself.
I could have sworn I replied this mentally 😅
Seems like you're talking from experience because you described the whole situation perfectly. It's a blessing and a curse.
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Hello there, B0s.
For many, Joy is a gem. The rarest of all gems. I agree with you, it feels good to be joyful. It feels good when things go your way. Sadly, life has an interesting way of pulling its strings. We cannot always be happy. Isn't that concerning? Don't you think It’d be so nice if we experienced 2 weeks of “uninterrupted” happiness?
Overthinking is a robber of happiness. It's really hard to stop yourself from overthinking. I've been there. Well, good luck with it, B0s.
Hehe, yeah if only it was possible to be happy forever. Though I do think not being happy helps us to cherish happiness more (if you get what I mean).
I'm getting a lot better at handling my Overthinking mind. Since the day I wrote this actually. Thanks bro.
I think I get it. When we go through tough times, we learn to recognize and savor the good moments when they come our way.
Exactly. And also tough times serve as a source of motivation to get us to make things better.
Thanks for stopping by bro.