i can be happy and feel pain at the same time tho and do
I mean I'm a walking example of how that can happen, but beyond literal algolagnia...
...it tends to be self-validating more than legitimate happiness, and you yourself see this chase like an adrenal drug.
im happy most of the time like 90% of the time even when my emotions arent the best
There's better things to chase than happiness solely.
im trying to get it to be 100% of the time but the only times that arent are when i occasionally feel hopeless about the future/suicidal/bored of everything
No no, you're trying to be like this to escape the hopelessness about your timeline, your mortality, and keeping yourself satiated for stimulation.
This is a form of running away, and we have some others on the forum acting out on this in similar ways right now.
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