Sometimes, it almost seems like I am truly happy only when I "escape" or "triumph" over something that almost "ate me up": my husband's household, the Department that I had gone to for a PhD thesis... the genuinely nice psychiatrist who soothes my Mother's fears... Like "I am happy when I have proved that I haven't changed, because change is corruption".
I'd say that's a relief from a precarious situation, which does provide happiness, but is only temporary and not sustainable.
However, contentment (or a relaxed s... (read more)
I'd say that's a relief from a precarious situation, which does provide happiness, but is only temporary and not sustainable.
However, contentment (or a relaxed s... (read more)