Just thought I'd continue my psychological profiling of a typical wargamer and as I am in a very good mood right now, I thought I'd see how everyone else is doing.

Usual level of happyness:

- done with work and move on to hobby = High
- not done with hobby but need to go to work = very low
- encountering some questionable personalities at forums = deeper than the galaxy central black hole
- encountering some reasonable hobbyists IRL or "virtually" = fairly happy
- general happyness level at day / night = medium

I think this sums it up.


Voted " other"

I voted "other," as I'm doing relatively well (all things considered, *knock on wood*) without medication (formerly on Zoloft, an SSRI, or selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor - it basically keeps the happy-chems in the brain longer by limiting their re-absorption, as the name suggests), currently, but I have been previously diagnosed with dysthymia, a chronic low- (especially) to mid-level depression, with an increased likelihood of major depressive episodes. And yes, I definitely COULD have made that sentence more convoluted. It's a gift. Regardless, in hindsight, I could easily have voted for the "depressed" option. Figured I'd take the cheerier and more educational approach (take that, depression!)

To quote Google Health, for the casually curious [with my own experiential addendums]:

Dysthymia is a chronic type of depression in which a person's moods are regularly low. However, it is not as extreme as other types of depression... The main symptom of dysthymia is low, dark, or sad mood nearly every day for at least 2 years. The symptoms are less severe than in patients with major depression, but people with this condition can still struggle with:

* Feelings of hopelessness
* Insomnia or hypersomnia [hence my atrocious sleep schedule]
* Low energy or fatigue [gets in the way of work, school and hobbies]
* Low self-esteem [I dodged this one by being so awesome, in all respects, that I can't ignore myself ]
* Poor appetite or overeating [I usually manage one decent meal a day]
* Poor concentration [with occasional bouts of hyper-focus, which usually focus on enjoyable activities, to the exclusion of other responsibilities]
[* They forgot to mention the generally poor health that frequently accompanies the condition, with which I am all too acquainted]

Well, my usual state is right around peachy, but it can get just plain negative when I go into emotional overload, which happens very rarely. Otherwise, I'm perfectly cheery.

I went with "Fairly Happy". When I lived in Canuckistan I would've went with Clinically depressed or unhappy. Physically removing myself from the "box" and moving to new digs re-widen a prespective that I lost when I was younger has improved my mental and physical health by leaps and bounds.

Back in North America, the garbage food, the nuclear winters, the gakky traffic, and the common vibe of unpleasant selfishness that has permeated society from ages 5 and up can really screw with your noodle. Here, I commute 10 mins by murdercycle to work. The Pacific is 200 yards from my house. I'm home everyday by 4 pm. There is a free gym. Sea Turtles, Wild Pigs, monkeys, hot chicks, beer vending machines...Too many pluses to count. But that is countryside Japan. Urban Japan is one of the most F'ed up stress inducing enviroment on the planet where there aren't bullets flying or dudes blowing themselves up.

If you don't like what you have, YOU have to change it. Worked for me.

I'm on a much more even path than I was when I was younger, when I was angry nearly all the time. I eventually worked the anger out of my system, now it takes much more to piss me off. Not that I don't want Gav Thorpe's head on a platter, but that's a whole different story.

There is nothing worse than being in class at a school that's an hour's drive away and all you want to do is hold a brush between your fingers. I crave it like some people might crave holding a cigarette.

Thank god for Dakka.

BANG. {thud, clatter, click.}

So I'd say depressed.

1317 wrote:BANG. {thud, clatter, click.}

So I'd say depressed.

I guess there is something worse!

PT twice a day and six hours of class five days a week. Then the occasional 24 hour duty, sometimes on the weekend. I don't have time to feel anything.

Well I am down.

New School and most of my buddies go to different schools, and I still can't find a fething job.

When I'm painting, fairly happy. When I'm getting things done, very.

My life in general currently sits at "very happy" today, but you can never tell what tomorrow will bring.

I'm happy when spending time with the people I love, especially my band in church. There's nothing like being with a bunch of fellow nerds who also happen to be the greatest musicians I've ever played with... And serving the congregation we love at the same time.

Dealing with Stupid People: Suicidally Depressed
Dealing with Everyone else: APathetic.

I'm not Full blown "Kill me now!!!! god!!!"
But I've noticed I've become kind of cold now.

I'm doing great! I'm not working a high-paying job, but it covers my basic expenses with a little wiggle room to go to the movies or buy a new unit every month or so. I spend as much time as I can with good friends and the girl I love and I enjoy my hobbies.

I could be richer, I could have more free time. I could work with more competent people, I could weigh what I did when I left Japan, and I could be more productive. But I'm really happy with what I have now. I voted "very happy", because I really have no reason not to be. I mean my car just broke down, but hey it's just a vehicle right? Got money saved up, gonna get a new one, life goes on.

Also, amen to Kornholio for living it up in Japan. It's such an amazing place to live, it really makes me resent America sometimes when I compare the two. But hey, could always be worse. For the record though Kornholio, living right outside urban Japan in suburban Japan was pretty darn nice too. I couldn't go see sea turtles when I wanted, but I had a Starbucks nearby when I wanted to bring my army books and spend 6 hours just playing with ideas for different lists or reading a novel!

Very Happy

In fact, about the happiest that I've been in the last three years. Finishing law school, getting back into the Warhams, getting engaged (this Thursday), and--yes--hanging out on Dakka (you guys are awesome) definitely have a lot to do with it.

Grats Manchu!

Good for you Manchu.

Im very happy esp. friends and such, haven't been stressed or anything lately.

cheers guys

Honestly, it depends on if I take my meds or not.

I was about to hit option A, but then I was considering that since I was put on my current medications, I've been 'fairly happy' overall.

So, even though it's a boring option that has no visible effect on what people think of the poll, 'other'.

farily happy although have been tired and cranky lately though

I went with unhappy. I'm working the overnight shift at a job I've come to hate, with partners I can't stand, with people who treat me like crap and all for a crappy salary. Oh, and we're short staffed, so there's a crap load of overtime, which helps the money department but hurts the sleep one. Then I've added school back into the mix, which is every other weekend for eight hours a day with online portions and additional class added in on top of that. As my day is pretty much work, gym, sleep with class added in, I have no time to see any of my friends or do much in the way of relaxing. This has been going on since April or so, and won't be over till February.

While the end result will improve my situation dramatically, getting there is a pain in the ass that is pretty much sucking the soul out of me at the moment.

I put 'fairly happy' but mostly because 'tired & lonely' wasn't up there, and I do at least try to be a chipper guy when possible ... Grad school and not letting myself sleep help for that first one, and for the second, well, can a dreadnought get a little loving? Come on ladies, the actuated armor plating does come off

But congrats to you Manchu, good luck with all.

- Salvage

I'm so happy, excepting love...

It has taken me a long time to accept the fact that I am a somewhat melancholy person. Once I accepted that fact, I realized I was much more content with myself. I am quite content being unhappy.

Other. evil cycnical person who hates everyone everytime.
Or fairly happy.

Overall, fairly happy. It varies though.

1hadhq wrote:Usual level of happyness:

- done with work and move on to hobby = High
- not done with hobby but need to go to work = very low
- encountering some questionable personalities at forums = deeper than the galaxy central black hole
- encountering some reasonable hobbyists IRL or "virtually" = fairly happy
- general happyness level at day / night = medium

I think this sums it up.


Voted " other"

I guess that explains why I am "fairly happy".

huzzah!

I'm usually quite depressed, and I fit every symptom of dysmithia mentioned by oadie

Yes, I should have mentioned I am actually at work right now and as such officially hate everything, although I have not hit anyone which can only be a good sign. Fat guy beside me hates me but at least he is not creeping me out.

I am the happiest person I know and may as well have no Idea of the meaning of sad.

I'm in a pretty bad mood today, think I must be having my man-period.

I am typically optimistic (or just stupid) - though now that I've ruined my contest entry I'm feeling quite apathetic.

Valkyrie wrote:I'm usually quite depressed, and I fit every symptom of dysmithia mentioned by oadie

Self-diagnosis is about as reliable as... well, something really unreliable. If you're having trouble, it may be worth seeking professional help. Know there are no magical instant-happy pills for MOST problems (sometimes a very specific problem with brain chemistry CAN simply and completely be rectified by medication, but I'm not too up on my neuropsychopharmacology... or psychiatric diagnostics, for that matter), first and foremost. However, spending some time with the pros can result in a proper diagnosis and either therapy, meds, or a combination of both that WILL help, especially if you're open to treatment. Got to work with them openly and honestly to get the best results.

Some people have seasonal problems, others go through single or infrequent phases, others have chronic, debilitating psychological problems. Different treatments work better for different people and are tailored to specific cases, then honed through trial and error. You may have a condition, you may not. Some people just go through temporary slumps that, while they might be diagnosed as a depressive episode, they recover from on their own with no lasting ill effect. If it's bad enough, I really do urge you to consider treatment. It didn't suddenly turn my world into an endless field of sunshine and roses, but it made my life a lot easier during treatment, and I'm doing better for it, even some years afterward.

Thanks for the advice

oadie wrote:Self-diagnosis is about as reliable as... well, something really unreliable. If you're having trouble, it may be worth seeking professional help. Know there are no magical instant-happy pills for MOST problems (sometimes a very specific problem with brain chemistry CAN simply and completely be rectified by medication, but I'm not too up on my neuropsychopharmacology... or psychiatric diagnostics, for that matter), first and foremost. However, spending some time with the pros can result in a proper diagnosis and either therapy, meds, or a combination of both that WILL help, especially if you're open to treatment. Got to work with them openly and honestly to get the best results.

About as reliable as an American car

But your post is very true. I used to be quite depressed/suicidal a lot of the time but a combination of medication, lifestyle changes, and a good, solid hobby (40K) has changed life for the better.

I'm pretty balanced, and On a scale of one to 10, I'd say a proud 8. Pretty solid as it is.

Though, sometimes, under the right conditions (Playing warhammer, for one) can jump me up to a 10.

Same.

Im actually diagnosed as clinically depressed and on a daily amount of 75mg of effexor, the gak works WOOOOO!!!!

Extatic

I picked fairly happy. Depends what I am doing at the time but I normally am in a pretty good mood specially if I am playing 40k YAY!!!!

I have a wife , a girlfriend , a good job , a house I own , I have a decent hobby , I play sports and I am fit and healthy ..

Whoo hoo..

I voted as high as the poll allowed. An outgoing boss once said to me that my 'relentless cheerfulness would come across as obnoxious on anybody else'. Which I took as a compliment.

Married to a wonderful wife and have 2 great kids. Can't really ask for more than that.

Tauzor wrote:I have a wife , a girlfriend , a good job , a house I own , I have a decent hobby , I play sports and I am fit and healthy ..

Wait wut?

I'm a super-happy guy.
Never depressed, rarely upset.

Give it, get it. Live and learn. All that crap.

I make a point of not letting gak get me down. Life is good, just takes a while to realise that.

It depends if i lose or win ..

No , im kidding ! I am most of the time fairly happy(somewhere in the middle of being depressed and out if his mind of happiness) or very happy once i smoke some weed ..




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get to the chopper! wrote:I'm in a pretty bad mood today, think I must be having my man-period.

+o( *draws up a bucket*

Three hours of puking for me ..

You won't be wanting to hear about the manpons then I take it?

I voted very happy, apart from exams all is well on the home front. I'm always happy, hell i've only ever been depressed once in my life.

I have two jobs I love, to the point where neither actually feels like work.

I have the resultant money and discounts from two jobs (yay!).

I have a good group of friends very dear to me.

I have the respect of many people.

I have a stupid, fluffy doggy.

I have a good chance with a drop dead gorgeous girly.

Frankly, I've gone all the way to 11 right now!

This thread is also contributing to my happiness. Good show, lads.

When I realized that my Farseer on Jetbike was held captive, I became very sad.

Fairly happy.

I don't have extremes of emotion - I neither get depressed nor ecstatically happy.

I do know happiness and sadness, but fortunately for me, the swings and roundabouts are an alien concept.

I think gamers are mixed emotional range. There are the normal happy people, Nerds and some emotional challanged. The gaming industry changed with LARPs and Magic/other card games. It was Historical miniatures and the D&D group. The gamer group expanded to include all types of people. There are many artists in the game industry. Some artists are very unhappy. Myself and a fellow artist take a lot of psyk meds. I enjoy building a army with vehicle models. It gives me a place to focus instead of dwelling in bad places. I get upset when posters send mean/rude replies. Most people are very nice and helpful. thank you Dakka Dakka posters for putting up with my stupid questions.

I am almost deliriously happy for someone with a practical and realistic outlook on life.

On my desk next to my keyboard is a piece of paper on which I earlier wrote, and I quote,

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! YEAH

(And thats just me at work!)

I'm happy here on my island until something from off island, wether it be dealing with trainers sent here, new people coming aboard with sticks up their rears or a load of annoyances from off island coming aboard sour my mood and ruin the generally perfect atmosphere of being in a tropical paradise.

I voted very happy. Just getting some exam stress, but that will finish tomorrow

Haven't changed since I started.

I'm depressed most of the time.

Go figure.

Right know im happy. Boxing helps.

I went with fairly happy. I just got out of the army a couple months ago and started school, which is going really well. Got a new lady in my life. All seems pretty well, though im the kind of guy who keep waiting for everything to fall apart thats why i said fairly. better to be perpared than blind sided.

Cheese Elemental wrote:I'm depressed most of the time.

Go figure.

Yes, but you're a teenaged taswegian. Let's face it, that'd depress someone hopped up on Zoloft.

Cheer up. Teenagehood ends. Wait until you are over 18 and having to deal with adult life.

im very happy,lifes to short to play in dark tunels all the time.happy and happy are a state of mind,and yes ive lost friends andhave sick family members...but to be depressed is to be repressed,and im not about to let this world hold me back


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hmmm......i was a teen a while back,all i remeber is the girls and the games i played with friend D&D and others...youth os silly to be sad,learn to mold the world,into a place you whant to be,deprission can be destroyed in a singel thought

oh and you think its hard now wait until you have a family of your own,everyday is a chance you could fall and lose everything,or a day you made everything for those you love,andif you do fall get backup and grab life by the throat and say

"these are my momenrts and i craft them as i move foward,knock me down and ill keep getting up for life is a struggel and a fight won with hardship,and the awards that i can build are endless,so i take you bythe throat life and you will not keep from drawing my breath for my breath is yours and i controle all the moments in it"

so stop being depressedand all EMO,that is a bore if youve already given up,live life before you lose thechance

I voted for Super happy because wellllllll for me life is great!

it takes a lot to annoy me let alone make me angry. and almost nothing makes me sad.

the last time I was angry was about 4 1/2 years ago or so and the last time I was sad lol was like ehhhhh 7 years ago?
lol and no I am not blowing smoke out of my ass

I give all credit to God as when anything that puzzles me I simply ask myself a question "in the end what do you have left?" and my answer is what follows "ONLY GOD! NO CAR! NO FANCY HOUSE! NOTHING JUST GOD!" I can get a little extreme in my answer to that question haha but if anything I shrug off so many things and mark them as "in the end it doesn't matter lol"

but not in a blind why I don't walk around saying I DON'T CARE! but I simply don't get mad/sad etc about things that effect people in dif ways.

my friend got shot in the face by a stupid gang member (he lives thank God! and is making a massive recovery and looks almost the exact same and can talk and everything!)

he was my biggest warhammer 40k buddy and long time friend so its good to still have him! I never cried once nor did I get sad or angry I simply accepted it.

I was close to my grandma and grandpa I always loved going to see them they both passed away and once again I was never sad and never cried I simply accept it as it is!




anyway enough of my chatter! seeya guys its good to be a part of a warhammer 40k forum!

Told by a octor some time ago that i have manic depression :(

I routinely sing old metal songs loudly and boisterously while whipping around from point A to Point B on my murdercycle. I used to be a gloomy Gus, but there is no point to that. For all you young dudes, who carry the news, your whole paradigm will shift. Schisse will get better. You might not think so, but it does.

Manchu wrote:

Tauzor wrote:I have a wife , a girlfriend , a good job , a house I own , I have a decent hobby , I play sports and I am fit and healthy ..

Wait wut?

That made me have to pick the highest happiness choice.

I have ups and downs usually content, but sometimes get real pissed off.

These people that haven't been pissed off for years amaze me.

ImperialTard wrote:

Manchu wrote:

Tauzor wrote:I have a wife , a girlfriend , a good job , a house I own , I have a decent hobby , I play sports and I am fit and healthy ..

Wait wut?

That made me have to pick the highest happiness choice.

Always a pleasure.

I’m obscenely happy with my life. Great sex life, I get to go ”pew pew” with my little plastic space army men / monsters, and the world is my oyster. Who couldn’t be knocked out by a culture of people who play with toys as adults? If we don’t know how to have fun with it, then I don’t think anyone could.

I put very happy I'm married, have a 6 month old little girl(AVA), a house, and just got my first strait-up win in a 40k game last night. I have had many ties but no victories until now and I can count the number of times I have played on my fingers and toes!

I consider myself fairly happy. About a year ago, I fluctuated wildly from unhappy to depressed, due to a horrendous case of acne. Due to medication it is 90% gone now, I've made some new friends, and have a very fat wallet for a 14-year-old due to selling painted minis on Ebay.

my warhammer is mental release for me it makes me incredibly happy. i suffer from anger problems and it calms me down so well

I picked fairly happy, would have put Very happy except just after christmas my boss completely changed the job I loved. Took away my field service gig, took my company car (thats a BIG pay cut) and shoved me in the main shop becauses I'm competant and they "Need my positive attitude and skills". It's hard to be postitive after you just got the hard one, you know? Ah well, still got a job, wife, kids and new skaven to paint, so fairly happy it is. Now if only a new Bret book gets released with 8th ed...

edited for spelling, man I need to slow down when I type...

Later part of 2009 and the start of 2010 were very enjoyable for me.I am usually miserable when I have to go to school at second shift-at afternoon and especially when it's sunny day.Currently I'm fairly happy because I'm one of the best students in my class.

Meh,Good days & bad days,that's life.
As a teenager I was never "the depressed kid",I was more of the "angry,punch you in the face kid",now,as an adult,much of that anger has evolved into merely being annoyed alot...wich suits me fine as I can,in general,annoy those that annoy me to the point that they go away.
Most of the time I'm having a great time.

Are you kidding? I get to fabricate my own story and details on the substantial foundation of any fantasy universe I want, any real universe too.

Generally I'm a very happy person. I used to be pretty miserable on a regular basis, but thanks to meds and a new job that has been repaired.

I think I'm usually happiness when I have the least going on in my life or it's Spring. Something about that warmer weather and new growth.

It really all depends on the day and the circumstances. I'm usually fairly happy with my life. I got a job, I'm doing great at school, my car hasn't broken down just yet, plenty of CSM in my room that needs painted, great friends, and I might be getting my first date this sunday.

But I tend to suffer from depression a lot. And I have a pretty short temper. Combine that with a bad day and I'm ready to just kill something.

Depression/anger put aside, my life is fairly happy

Threadnomancy above me there, but I'll take chance to point out that there are more clinically depressed people than unhappy. Do unhappy people not play Warhammer, whereas clinically depressed people are drawn to it, or do unhappy people just like to exaggerate?

Cheese Elemental wrote:I'm depressed most of the time.

Go figure.

your avatar suggests otherwise

Im Clinically Depressed,i take soem meds for it,and i still feal bad,

I'm married, and love my wife, so I'm happy there.

I'm about to get out of the Army, and get my dream contracting job, so my pay, and happiness is about to skyrocket.

I have a job, a home, continuing career prospects, enough money to support myself and my loved ones, a couple of pets, enough time to support my wargaming, and I'm getting married next year. I don't think I could realistically be happier.

For a teenager, I'm actually quite sad with my life. I have many different issue's going on right now.

There is no such thing as a 'typical' wargammer.

I voted 'fairly happy'

Sure, life ain't as grand as i'd like it to be, I've got a few problems.
But ive got a great job, a loving girlfriend, a beautiful daughter, and a bunch of idiot friends to entertain me.

The only thing that gets me out of bed is the thought of robbing a bank.

Edit; This was a joke.

Hmm.

I'm pretty apathetic at the moment. I had to leave a pretty good job due to a temporary back injury - and while I was at it I ended a very happy and rather long term relationship - then I moved 800km away (don't ask ).

Now I have a 'worse' job that is much more fun - I go to live gigs, drink, socialise, and write about it. I don't know anyone 'round here much, but I now live smack-bang in the middle of the biggest city in the country. I've basically shed some skin and am still a bit pink and tender from it all, but I'm developing a much nicer, bigger, crustier shell as a result. The past year has been pretty unstable for me but it's all good.

I'm typically a very happy person. I'm prone to fits of depression but I counter that by never, ever sleeping.

usually unhappy....but its because im either at work, or school, or something else that is taking away from family or hobby time

Pretty cheerful. there's too much in life to be happy about
When i get depressed i just remember that my life isn't the grim darkness of the far future where there is only war! hahaha perks me up to know that there aren't orks or tyranids or daemons or other gribblies to worry about.

Very happy for me. My life may get stupidly hectic at times with fifty pages to write in a week but it always passes. That and in less than six months, I get my degree, commission, and promotion. Plus this hobby I picked up last year, I really have nothing to complain about.

Don't worry, be happy. Coz every little t'ing is gonna be alright. (i am swaying in my chair as i write this, i can't help it)

I have bad days, we all do. I voted fairly happy, at the moment i don't wake up every day and bask in the glory of how amazing my life is. There are a few things that'd make life very nice indeed, but hey nothing's going wrong and it's nearly christmas! What's not to like?

Very happy while playing, fairly happy while painting, indifferent most other times

Obnoxiously happy at time, purely angsty at times, and obscenely apathetic at times. Does that mean I'm normal?

_Tim?

Usual level of happiness - ...Nonexistent

I'm generally a pretty happy fellow, but I put indifferent/apathetic because in the grand scheme of things, I'm really not all that happy. I have a lot of things stacked against me in terms of my desired future, and I often feel fairly lonely (even in a room full of people i know).

chaos0xomega wrote: I have a lot of things stacked against me in terms of my desired future...

I have the same feeling. It's frickin' hard to become a demigod these days. That or an astronaut.

Uh, where does peeved off, but generally positive about things ina stonerish type of way come on that table? The majority of my posts on another forum seem to be in the "what made you frown today" thread, but I think that's just because I'm a moany Scotsman. Fairly chuffed I guess, with a front of moans coming in from the west.^^

In general, i am happiest when at least one of the following is in place:
I am engaged in making children happy.
I am prepping to play DnD/40k/Belegarth
I am Playing DnD/40k/Belagarth

otherwise, i am almost emotionless unless angered.

Im happy, got a job, great GF, friends and a roof over my head, what more can you want.

I would be happier if I was not overseas, but still happy that I can at least apptempt to paint me some minis.

Fairly happy. I generally feel good but I can't find a job and I'm beginning to get desperate, what with paying the rent and such. I still have a few months worth of rent-money saved up so it's not a total crisis. Yet. Other than that I don't have a lot to complain about. I have a nice apartment, a wonderful girlfriend, good friends and an incredible rewarding hobby in painting orks. I imagine that I make them happy by painting them and it makes me feel even better ^^

it helps that i have a wife that lets me enjoy the hobby. my daughter is nine, thinking of getting her started. just dont know what army to start her with. maybe pink space marines or tau.

Why would we be depressed? Who gets depressed by killing stuff?

Would be happy if GW would stop raising prices

Usually happy. But right now as i realize i drove 15 miles to the hobby store to get paint but forgot more glue, base filler, and a new detail brush, in the rain, with a flat, and nearly getting crushed by an 18 wheeler i am ready to start breaking peoples skulls with my bare hands.

Peaceful, Not much, but it ain't bad. Alot of good, but I could be happier thats for sure.

yeah, I'm clinically depressed but that's from another source entirely.

Diagnosed with bipolar 2, and slightly schizophrenic
If i take me meds i am happy, no meds not.

Wargaming is actually a helpful thing.

I am very happy. I have a job, a dog, a wife, my miniatures... and I am starting my own business with my best friend. I spend my day working, then I go home and do physical exercise, and then I paint minis or glue them or what ever while I conduct my "almost business-business."

I don't think it is possible to be happier. The only hiccup in my whole life is the fact my Doctor wants me to start doing cardio on some days instead of just lifting weights because he thinks it could affect my heart if I don't. No biggie. I just do extra cardio.

Best life ever

If I've got some minis to paint or some fluff to write/read, heck, I'm as happy as Larry.
I love study leave.

Rather happy really! Sometimes things can get on your nerves but still there are more people in this world with much bigger crosses to bear! Although the proposed GW price increases certainly won't help peoples mood!

I'm good, because I really don't care about winning, just having a laugh and a close game with mates.

People should try it sometimes.

I am very happy: Socially I have lots and lots of great but still very different friends (for drinking, music, football, pc gaming and wargaming), really nice coworkers, caring, but strict parents, and a great loving family overall.

I have a great job, a gakload of money, a nice car, and I just got a great new apartment I soon will be moving to.

I just finished school (the danish gymnasium - high school + first year of college) last year with very good grades and completed the military basic training with a decent statement too this year.
I am also certain of being accepted at a new and attractive business school this summer, so things are looking even brighter for me in the future.
I am even living in the scientifically proven happiest country in the world!

Now I just need to find a hot girlfriend and make a great WIP thread on my FW Stormblade and everything would be fething perfect.
The only thing that annoys me right now is that I don't have had quite enough time yet to get my new 40K Ork army going properly.

For me it's a side thing. I often find it as the only stable thing in my life at this point so when things n the other aspects of my life are going south I focus on wargaming to try to avoiid dealing with them. When things outside of wargaming in my life are going well the less I focus on wargaming and he more my hobby suffers.

I'm depressed. My brother who I'm very close to is going away for awhile. My mouth has a new orthodontic appliance that renders eating almost impossible. My friends have forgotten about me. My zoloft isn't helping me anymore, probably due to accumulating a tolerance (I've been using it for over three years now).

I'm genrally always happy, but sometimes not so much

As long as my mind is occupied I am quite content. Intellectual stimulation saves kittens... from me!

MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I voted "other". I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in my mid-teens.

0Corpse_Eater0 wrote: I voted "other". I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in my mid-teens, but I've been miserable for most of my life. It's been so long, I'm not sure I even remember why. I've been on and off various types of medication for the last five years, some of which had terrible side effects, and even (in one case) horrible withdrawal symptoms.
After battling with the pills, I wound up battling even harder with my unmedicated self, and found that I was even more abject without pills, in spite of the side effects and possibility of developing neurological damage (tardive dyskinesia). I'm back on meds now (again) and these one's are working well enough, but all the pills in the world can't make you happy, they can only make you numb to the sickness that's eating you.
Most of the time, I hate myself. I feel like I haven't got control of my mind, and I fantasize about killing myself often. I hate myself more because I'm too afraid to do it. I often wonder if anything happens when we die. I guess it's possible that by the time I'm done, I'll be too tired to care. That's how I feel.

Dude, you're going to have to change yourself. Your life won't change if you don't.
Back in high school, I was depressed and sad all the time too. I hated school and it made me miserable.

Then I met good teachers, and through them, good friends. They showed me a different life style and it brought me out of miserable adolescence to motivated young adult.

I am in my second year of college, with the woman I love, and a happy life...well, half happy. I still hate my dad and am constantly annoyed at my mom. But the thing is, I'm passing my classes, have a job, and in my free time, I get to blast the faces of those arrogant self-absorbed space elves with a bolter. Whats to complain about

Oh by the way, has it ever occured to you that if you're afraid to die, that theres still something to live for? Perhaps something you still didn't do yet? If there isn't, there wouldn't be a reason to be afraid of death

Hey, life is sweet, overall.

Life is good, not much more to say really

Well, my girlfriend left me after 6+ years of dating just over a month ago...So, I'm still kinda in a rough patch.

Luckily, my friends/family have been helping me a lot and I'm going pretty good...I still have my rough days though.

I'm peaceful.

I consider myself fairly happy. I have pretty much a dream job currently working for a contracting company called ASRC Management Group on a contract for the FAA as a Computer Scientist. I have several hobbies that I enjoy, plenty of money for myself and currently saving for 20 - 30% down on a house between the $150,000 to $100,000 range, and other small things happening that keeps me occupied.

I am currently missing a significant other and while that does bring down the happiness, I am sure others would say that is a godsent, I believe after several more years that I will end up finding someone. Sometimes I feel like one of the lucky ones.

Clinically depressed. Not going into reasons why.

I used to be apathetic, but now-a-days, I just can't be bothered . . .



The old jokes are the best

Well, I have depression about so many years but I don`t fell misserable, I think that deppend how you take your illnes.
I love my wife, I love my dog, I love my time with my family, I like my time with my minis, maybe the only black spot is my job... Don`t have one for the moment.
Betwen 1 to 7 (in Chile the notes go from one to seven, no from one to ten like others countries), a 5 is a descent note for me.

Im alright its just what happens during a day is what make my mood

Also if im paying a noob at GW that boasts when he beats me, I wants to leave the store.

Overall I feel pretty good. Some things throw me off track every now and then, but generally I seem to be pretty chuffed with my lot in life.

I do ''stuff'', makes my life interesting. I used to be in big trouble with drugs, got into a loop of depression and getting high to escape it, lasted probably 4 or 5 months. I quit touching anything for about a month, but started smoking again, now I only have a midnight bowl, to help with sleep, and maybe have a few when Im out.

TBH I've never really been happier. I have a steady well paid job where I only work twice a week and get paid 275 euro for it. I'm going back to college in September. Alot of mates are going to the same course, its right next door to a tesco (In fact I think its the same building, my college is awesome.)

Physically and mentally, I feel better than ever.

I'm doin better than very happy, I'm awesome, almost rainbow-like ya know it could be all the Tau and Nids I've been killing recently but anyways thanks for asking

Well If anything if you need cheering up. Nevermind. Just ask me for a funny video I will provide
Anyway. My level of happyness has fluclated quite recently as I asked a girl out but i failed though now she feels apologetic and told me we still can hang out as two good friends >.> bloody friend zones.

I experience very few "happy" opponents. Generally rage/hate. Like if they lose, they go hungry. It's really strange. I've been trying to find a gaming group(not associated with a store) that just likes to game. No luck...

i am very fluctuating

voted fairly happy if not conflicted and confused

I'm generally okay. I haven't been depressed in quite a while. I've been in crappy health most of this year (2 nasty infections, 2 full on panic attacks, and just being generally ill in the allergies department) but I did get married this spring and honeymooned in Hawaii which was awesome. I've won plenty of games this year. I'm due for a promotion at work in the next week or two. I'm getting in shape. My wife is awesome and cooks like a beast (among other things).
And yesterday my wife asked me a ton of questions about 40k out of nowhere. I ended up explaining all about force organization and dedicated transports and why elites are awesome and how saves work and so on and so forth. This all ended with her deciding to buy a Dark Eldar battleforce because she wants to paint something. This is awesome. I look forward to sharing the hobby with her because it really does take up most of my free time. If all she wants to do is paint that's cool. I'll be more than happy to run DE my wife painted.
And wreck face.
So I voted fairly happy.

I posted fairly happy. Cant change many things.

I my lost good paying job due to budget cuts. Having to work jobs that pay so low that I get worried if i can feed myself or pay for gas. Also Ive been in 6 different jobs this year.

Not to add in the student loans looking me down. Car broke down tranny issue. My motorcycle has pitted forks right now and waiting on oil pan i ordered off internet that was listed to get here 2 weeks ago.

Discharged from college in my 6 term due to failing my math course for the second time. Discharged with a 3.66! (transfering colleges when I can.)

Moms a diagnosed schizophrenic. Sister did the 18 year old "i do what I want" thing got knocked up by thug-life boy friend.He now lives with us and steals my stuff cause he in fact doesn't have a job also .(me and my sister live together but I dont know for how long) I just happen to have a few nice things before I lost my job. Brother doing Corporate Grind. See him like once every three years.(but he happy which is good ) Father has congested heart failure and a enlarged heart.

Girlfriend of 3 years leaves me because it is so crazy in my life.

So recap: No Car. No Job. No School. No motorcycle. Family problems(who doesnt in some way now-a-days just some worse then others.) Girlfriend left me.

But besides all that nonsense I am okay. I have a few things to keep myself happy. Just having one of those years I quess. Just hoping I get Picked up for a police department soon after school. So looking forward to that. I enjoy DakkaDakka also I might not post alot. But man I do Lurk alot. Pfff If it wasnt for Dakka I would have saved more money instead of doing more conversions and such.....

But I live in america. It not to bad would like to move out of country. But I have alot of things available most dont in other parts of this crazy blue planet.

So be happy. Sorry for sad rattle. But I feels good to get off my chest.

Thanks DakkaDakka For reading...Really thanks.

-MORA

i spent ten years in war zones and i rather enjoyed it..

As a result im always in a great mood now i have seen how many of the worlds people live!

Yorkshire is bloody lovely, I work a 27 hour week, my misses is mint and far younger than me, im financially sound, physically fit, sleep great and i can get leathered 3 days a week.

And im essence of man!

Basically you should all want to be me. :-D

New girlfriend, so I voted Very Happy, but that'll change eventually I'm sure.

I mean nobody stays the same level of happy for the most part, so this poll can only capture the now. You can probably post this same poll 6 months later and get very different results. It's just the natural course of things.

typically I am fairly happy especially when I get a start a new army, because then i get to study a new army book put new models together yey.............unless when i get the new army and start reading the army book and look on GW because i decided that there might be something else i need for the army go to pull it up and GW has pulled it along with almost everything else so they can redo the army in a month or two, then fairly happy turns to fairly angry. This happened with the last two armies I have tried to start as soon as i get the army books and models the pull everything I am convinced GW is watching me and doing it all on purpose, I am thinking of doing an experiment I need somebody else to tell me what army to start 40k or fantasy it doesnt matter it has happened with both (Necrons, and Vampire Counts), and well see if as soon as I have money and buy everything if GW pulls everything.

Im REALLY happy now. School is annoying but I can take care of it.

Bipolar

Overall, I'm very happy, fortunately. Being in love'll do that for ya

Super happy but a bit paranoid

Im a pretty happy man most of the time I'd say.

Extremely happy when I can get on with my hobby, but real life sucks, throw in a dose of teenage angst and you've got me! (most of the unhappiness is just angst)

Other

I have Bi-Polar disorder so it depends on how leveled out I am at the time. Rite now I'm a little on the manic side so I'm energetic and super happy.

Threadcromancy!

Mongol General: What is best in life?
Mongol: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

'nuff said.

This is a crazy poll but I'm fairly happy and use painting miniatures as a method of relaxation and therapy if I've had a crappy day

I have to say that I don't like dealing with stupid people, and I deal with a lot of them every day, so I'm pretty unhappy. I also just moved and left all my friends so that contributes too.

Clinically depressed for going on 6 years now, with numerous failed 'incidences', and even a 4 month stay in a mental hospital.

EDIT: Now that I see it, Threadcromancy!

Yeah.