how can i be happier?

I'm so unhappy. I have enough money, a sweet dog and i'm not in any physical pain so i don't know why. Certainly, i am bored. I tried to address this by taking up piano but it's not working out because it's too frustrating. I don't have the energy for most activities. I tried to go out to a mall today and i turned back on the bus on the way there i was so tired. I'm not optimistic enough for a meetup.

My meds help but they also make me tired and fat. Therapy just makes me feel worse. I'm only up for about six or eight hours a day. The rest of the time i'm just laying around. I can't stand reading, watching TV or listening to music. All i can bear to do is loll on the sofa. I've tried exercise. It just made me more tired. I'm not interested in dating. I'm not up during the times my old mental health drop-in is open. I've failed miserably at taking general interest courses -- everything from creative writing to belly-dancing. I'm done with knitting. I don't have the room for quilting or sewing. I can't get myself to draw. I've tried language-learning apps but it just seems pointless. I have nothing to say in English; what am i going to say in French? Who am i going to say it to? I'm sick of Scrabble and haven't gone to club in months or played online.


I see my doctor on Wednesday. I don't know what to tell him.

What can i do to feel happier?

I hear ya .. I have felt this way many times in the past. How did I pull out of it ? No clue I think my depression just lifted. Things will turn around eventually

I hear you, too. I am in a similar place right now. I keep searching for something new that gets me excited about life.

Much Love to You!

I feel the same way ... but as Christina says ... things always change in time ....

I'm in a similar place. And it's not like depression though. Case and point, it's 2:30pm on my day off, and I've done nothing but lay around in silence since being up at 5am. I did the same thing yesterday. I can't get myself to do anything and nothing really interests me or brings me joy. It's been going on for a long time.

I feel the same way, although for me it is depression. Maybe print out or write what you wrote here and show your pdoc?

Sometimes my depression is sadness and despair and sometimes it’s lack of motivation and interest in life.

Hydroxicut Hardcore. 3 a day. OTC.
Monster energy drink helps too.
That does it for me. Now, everybody is not the same.
Being happy is a choice sometimes. Very hard to master.
Being sad is always easy.

Cheers.
Take the hard path.

Cheers.

Hugs to you, I feel similar

I’m happy-ish but because I’ve recently been manic I’m struggling with boredom. My pdoc has warned me to be mindful, as I ended up ‘cheerfully suicidal’ and in hospital the last time I let my brain run away.

I read recently that it is possible to rewire one's brain if they practice gratitude. Noting 3 things you are grateful for each day for 21 straight days can have this effect. Certainly its not the silver bullet and it won't cure your depression but it is easy to do. I first made the mistake of expecting each thing to be of great magnitude but instead, once I shifted to the little things It was much easier. For example, I am grateful today for the ability to take a hot shower, have a book that interesting to read, and a steaming cup of coffee.