2007-12-20 05:34:06 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-12-20 05:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Since happiness is a state of mind, I don't see any difference between thinking you're happy and actually being happy.
Now I can see a difference between being happy for good, productive reasons and being happy for the wrong reasons. Maybe that's too subtle of a distinction and I should just put a sock in it!
2007-12-20 05:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing really. If you "think" you are happy then you are happy. I've been the opposite, and I could think all I wanted about "happy" to no avail.
Thinking you're happy is like a positive affirmation, though it can only do so much, if you are sad you can't lie to yourself and turn the corner. I believe in positive affirmations, but they have limits.
Much has been made about positive mental attitude and how it can better your life (a few decades ago and currently with 'the secret'). Though I do not give them as much credit as they give themselves.
To me they are one and the same. I believe happiness not a destination but a path.
2007-12-23 16:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by ERICSPEEd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happiness is a state of mind. If you think you're happy, then you are.
I used to have bad days. I decided I was going to renew my mind. Now, I only have good days. Bad moments, but good days. It started simple with being happy that I'm alive, then it rolled into something grander where I'm just happy. I've been through some hellish stuff, but choosing to focus on the bad is what kept me down, but focusing on the good in life has helped me keep in good spirits.
2007-12-20 05:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by xenoranger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great question.
If you're really happy, you can support your claim to be happy with evidence. It is observable, it is demonstrated, and the consensus among others would be that you are, in fact, happy.
You can *think* whatever you want, but others may not agree with it because that's just your subjective view of reality.
2007-12-20 05:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by Godless AM™ VT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The difference is that in one you are happy and in the other you think you are happy.
2007-12-20 05:36:56 · answer #6 · answered by I Speak the Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being happy is the opposite of being sad.
Thinking you are happy can be caused by Saint John's Word an SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibiter), causing an ignorant bliss.
2007-12-20 05:39:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can be happy and not think you are because you always find the negative side of everything when really you are happy, you just have to think about it.
2007-12-20 06:45:30 · answer #8 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thinking you're happy can changed quickly.
Being happy won't.
2007-12-20 06:14:45 · answer #9 · answered by S K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting on a happy face. We can think we are happy but we know inside there's something missing.
2007-12-20 05:43:42 · answer #10 · answered by SuperSkinny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Attitude, I guess. If you want to be happy, you are happy. That's a lot like just thinking you're happy.
Ignoring obvious signs that you are unhappy, however, is unique to thinking you are happy.
2007-12-20 05:38:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋