[NF] NF's, would you call yourself happy?

[SuperFob]

NF's, would you call yourself happy?

 

[phthalocyanine]

happy, yes, but happiness is a transient feeling.

satisfied/fulfilled? rarely. NF idealism tends to inhibit a sense of long-term satisfaction.. we're always striving for more.

so long as the striving and idealizing produces some contentment or happiness, i don't see this as particularly problematic.

 

[Queen Kat]

My life is okay. It's good, but it has a few flaws. It's sad, but I don't mind. I just hope things will get better eventually (and I think they will).

 

[runvardh]

define happy...

 

[Polaris]

No, and I wouldn't call myself happy even if I were. Happiness is a closed book, a finished journey. You experience it when you've accomplished something and have nothing to accomplish. Happiness is an empty stomach that feels full. Of course, I want to be happy--who doesn't?--but I'll never be.

 

[Little Linguist]

I call myself Carolyn, but yes, most of the time I'm happy. And when I'm not I'm pissed or sad.

 

[BlackCat]

No, but I most definitely wouldn't call myself unhappy or depressed.

 

[Lauren Ashley]

happy, yes, but happiness is a transient feeling.

satisfied/fulfilled? rarely. NF idealism tends to inhibit a sense of long-term satisfaction.. we're always striving for more.

so long as the striving and idealizing produces some contentment or happiness, i don't see this as particularly problematic.

This.

 

[Lux]

I would say that I'm happy. I think being happy helps me jump out of my comfort zone and continue to grow. In order to remain happy I need to grow.

 

[Not_Me]

define happy...

If you could hit the reset switch for another roll of the dice, you wouldn't.

 

[cafe]

Happier than I dared hope. Of course, I am a pessimist.

 

[MrRandom]

If you could hit the reset switch for another roll of the dice, you wouldn't.

Wonderfully put

However, I'm not sure I agree with it. I'm living pretty much an unhappy life, but I'm happy about myself as a person. I'm just in a bad life situation, bad environment. If I could reset all of these external issues without reseting myself, I just might.

One might think, however, that I have caused all of these "external issues" myself... so I'm wondering whether there's really any rational thought in being happy about myself after all.

 

[Litvyak]

If you could hit the reset switch for another roll of the dice, you wouldn't.

My favorite post EVER

 

[BlackCat]

If you could hit the reset switch for another roll of the dice, you wouldn't.

Great post... in that case I am happy.

 

[BlueScreen]

NF's, would you call yourself happy?

I'm ENFP, and I'd say happy, but with a feeling of being dissatisfied and driving for more. That doesn't mean I regret what I've done and am dissatisfied with the past or would change it, just that I'm progressive and I can't do everything I want to do in one lifetime.

 

[rainoneventide]

I'm not happy because I don't let myself be happy, don't ask why. But I'm working on it.
Lol, if only I could switch my I to E. *looked at poll results*

 

[Nonsensical]

I'm not an extremely optimistic person, and I don't like self-pity.

Grief is fine for a while, it's necessary for introspection to occur, but all things pass.

I am in general a very happy person, though it may not be prevalent at some times.

 

[statuesquechica]

If you could hit the reset switch for another roll of the dice, you wouldn't.

Interesting thought--then I guess I would define myself as "happy" simply because I wouldn't live my life in a different way. Each journey I have taken has resulted in new awareness about myself and others. If I couldn't grow, or take risks then I would not be "happy." If I couldn't strive for change, then I wouldn't be "happy."

 

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

i call it feeling content, more than feeling happy. but, yes, very.

 

[kyuuei]

(Cartwheel!!)