I see questions all ovewr the internet asking why life sucks so bad. And I want to know the same thing. So I look around the internet, and everywhere I turn, there is a stupid answer from someone who has no idea what it is like to be miserable, often times saying "Life doesn't suck" or "Life is what you make it, so make it good" or some other bullcrap. I'm just wondering why life has to suck, and why all the non-miserable people keep giving us a hard time with their constant snnoyance using the afforementioned stupid answers.
2006-07-27 02:55:45 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Cause if it were the other way around even your name (Melissa) would have sounded like an "Asylum". Yes, life sucks (and sometimes exponentially so), but rest assured my friend, someone, somewhere, somehow has always got it worse. Okay, so that's NOT a big consolation, but at least you can take comfort in the fact that your revenge will eventually be at hand when it'll all be "sucked" into that monstrous mother of all suction cups - the black hole in the center of our galaxy - which will, in turn, evaporate into Nothingness. So don't let it all suck the life out of you before the real suckin' begins! BTW, here is a little anti-suckin' trick I’ve learned: Try to truly step outside of yourself, your comfort zone, your suckin’ experiences, your perceived limitations and see where that'll take you. Remember, it's all one big quest for MEANING, but it doesn't have to suck so much if you don't limit yourself to the self-imposed prison of your mind. Step outside your inherited genes, your superficial destiny and the quicksand of your consciousness – take pleasure in that which is hard, courageous, openhanded, compassionate, and openly uncomfortable. Try to diminish life’s suck-factor for people around you, and maybe (just maybe) you might be able to mitigate your own in the process too. Let’s face it; what do you have to lose?
2006-07-27 04:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by lowonbrain 2 · 3⤊ 5⤋
It is your life only you can answer that. When my life really sucked i looked at why and fixed it. I took too weeks off went to the top of a mountain screamed my lungs out. Then i went back and fixed my life. The two weeks made my problems worse in the short term but i was able to clear my head enough to deal with them and fix them.
On a side note, the military does not look kindly upon you taking two weeks off without telling them. In-fact they get kind of pissed I barley talked my way out of going to the brig.
A lot of times when i think things are crap i look at it this way "At least I'm not on fire". That works most the time. When I was on fire I just though run away run away roll. Hey I'm not hurt that bad. then about 5 min later the shock wore off and I went the hospital in so much pain i could not stop shaking.
Why does life suck is a very important question. The problem is for everyone whose life sucks it is a different reason. Until you can answer that for yourself you can't make your life not suck. I figured out when my life sucked it was because of my job and lack of sunshine. So I found a way to get my job changed and went outside more.
I know when you cry yourself to sleep for a few months it seems like there is now way out and life just sucks. I know from experience. The truth is all you have to do if figure out why it sucks and then you can fix it. Shrinks will give you all this mumbo jumbo and talk about issues and want to give you medicine. The truth is you probably know why you are unhappy and your life sucks you are just don't want to face up to it and deal with it.
Sunlight and exercise never hurts also.
2006-07-27 10:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by thatoneguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life can only suck if you expect it to be different than it is. What if all those joyous answers were from people in exactly the same conditions you are in, but see it differently than you do?
Life sucks in Lebanon right now because bombs are falling, but I bet you I can find an optimist there that says "a bomb didn't fall on me today, everything is cool". If you are pre loaded as a pessimist, than everything will "suck". Unfortunately when you cannot see what is good in your life, you will eventually become clinically depressed and in extreme cases, suicidal. So you have two sides of the coin,optimists and pessimists. Pessimists like you create their own pain and agony, but are necessary to balance things out. Try imagining a world of no-one but optimistic smiling people, who think everything is great. The advancements of the world would come to a screeching halt. Just be yourself, and look for the life ring.
2006-07-27 10:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hey Melissa C,
Life has to suck for some, so it does not for others. I never got out of life the things I wanted when I was young. All the old people had all the money, jobs, experience, education, and I was struggling.
When you put things like war and prejudice on top to that, life apparently sucks. If you see life sucking, it does. In my 30s, I decided to change the way I looked at things. I think the things that suck are tests of your metal.
Quit being so serious, and go have some fun!
2006-07-27 10:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Life sucks when it doesn't turn out for you the way you would hope it to do. Life sucks when there is a lack of reason to appreciate the present condition of the life in question. Life sucks when people who share the same opinion, concerning life sucking, can't get a conversation going about life sucking because they think life sucks more for them than the other.
2006-07-27 11:09:39 · answer #5 · answered by bond_adambond 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it depends on the person..U should try to look within and ask yourself what is bothering you so much that you would think life sucks for you. Then try to work from there. It may be a cheesy response but it's better than "It doesn't suck" cuz everyone feels different and unless someone is you and goes through what your going through..they'll never know
2006-07-27 10:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by blacktinkerbellstars 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, just maybe, those non-miserable people are on to something. It's more than just blind luck that some people are able to deal with life's setbacks better than others.
Happiness is 100% internal. That means you, and only you, are ultimately responsible for your own happiness. Don't think that non-miserable people don't have any troubles of their own to deal with, we all do. The key is just in how you choose to view and deal with the crap that life throws at you.
As the cliche goes, don't sweat the small stuff, and remember, everything's small stuff.
2006-07-27 10:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, life sucks whenever things don't turn out the way we wanted. Some people tend to face more problems in life and they have difficulty solving them. In life, it is nvr fair as everyone is born different. Therefore, u will always have someone feeling frustrated in life and airing their grievances
2006-07-27 10:04:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mantra for an unsuckable life - If you want something then go for it. You need to focus on that thing and weed out other thoughts. Think about it day and night, be proactive, its just the first step you need to take, the others follow automatically. Soon you will get what you want. Someday all of us will die, so remember - Its just one life, your life. So take charge of it and get going. Things that you need to learn for an unsuckable life-
1) Gratitude
2) Contentment
3) Giving.
2006-07-27 10:14:56 · answer #9 · answered by ash_m_79 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Life sucks for you because you are looking for somebody to powder your *** and agree with you that life sucks. Where is that going to get you? Start by being a little more optimistic. By the way life is what you make it.
2006-07-27 10:04:50 · answer #10 · answered by Ken 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋