Discussion How can some people be suicidal and sometimes happy?

[Hadnafoflife]

Like how?

 

[yesi]

Could be mania, like with bipolar for example.

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

It can also be because of anti-depressants that can have that effect on many people. And also (in the line of Yesi answer) just how your brain chemistry works, I haven't been diagnosed bipolar disorder (and don't think that I have it) and I would vote for that option.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Happiness can be fleeting. It can feel unsustainable too. Why and when are they happy? When they are pursuing a hobby, eating, having sex? Can they only do the things they enjoy in life? No. They may not even be able to achieve a balance where even the majority of the time, they get to do those things. So- their reality may be that happiness is so elusive, it's not all together worth it.

It's complicated too. Do too much of the things we enjoy and, that too can become boring. Excessive food will make you fat. So- you get punished sometimes- if you happen to indulge too much in something.

Or, the great highs make the lows even worse. I'm almost afraid to be happy now because, I don't believe it would/ could last. I'd almost prefer to be on a more melancholy but even keel- rather than have great highs and lows. Not that I think I'm bipolar but- I am capable of still feeling happy.

But truly- the rare occassions it happens. Even if it's just hope I feel- I get a simultaneous terror that I'm setting myself up for a fall- again.

Not that I answered that question with the more half and half response. I'd say I'm mostly sad.

I suppose conversely- I'd tend to question whether it's possible to feel sad the entire time. Are there truly no periods at all, a person isn't simply more neutral? Sadness I tend to see as a more strong emotion. Sometimes we have to concentrate too. Are they deeply sad when they are placing an order for something say? Seems more likely in that moment- their thoughts were on getting it right.

 

[U. A.]

As surprising as it may be to some, not every person who thinks about wanting to die regularly enough to be here is in fact ≥66% of the time a miserable piece of shit.

 

[FoxSauce]

Actually dunno, maybe ignorance , bipolar, meds, drugs , full on resilience or hope.

Is different for anyone ,

Also theres a term of smiling depression that maybe is can be pretty common.ong people of any background. Depending on the person it can pretty easy to pretend to be "happy".

(Im not doctor by any means)

Is more difficult if you combine all or few of those things at once and still doesnt work.


But for me ofc meds and my moods can shift between intensity. I moslty resonate with sadness tho.

 

[somethingisntreal]

Some days I don't feel so bad. I even enjoy being with my family sometimes!! Other days I feel absolute shit and I can't even bear to live another moment (But then again, SI exists and i dont want to impulsively attempt ctb only to be 'saved')

Not sure what this is called but I'm sure other people here experience it too.

 

[astroproto]

This is why I don't like that people use happy and other emotions as personality descriptors. Happiness is a state of being which is, more often than not, temporary.

It's more accurate to say someone is happy than to say someone is a happy person as if implying they can only ever be happy.

You can be suicidal and still enjoy things. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any off-topic threads here talking about hobbies and interests.