When was the last time you felt ‘content’ and ‘happy’ other than the intrusive thoughts and symptoms.
About 20 years ago. Lol.
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Well I do sometimes feel content until the voices and paranoia come
I am lonely too
I feel this way because my sister is visiting staying at parents house
She has lived far away for a long time and we grown apart she has two kids. I can’t wait till they go home so I can do my volunteer work
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I was really happy in high school.
I am not happy now, but still pretty content since I started CBT a month ago, because I can already see progress, my negative symptoms have started to subside slowly, and it can only get better in the future.
3 things are needed for a man to feel happy.
Something to love with all his/her heart.
Something to do with all his/her heart.
Something to look forward to, with all his/her heart.
I guess the “with al his/her heart” part is crucial.
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Were you born in the 60’s ?
I do not remember the last time. Something is off in my reasoning.
I think this is what happiness is. I think it is made of few simple joys every day which make for a content life.
Along with sacrifice, compromise, struggle, anhedonia, intrusive thoughts and delusions 
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I love my job and what I do for a living. I have not much to look forward to. I think a big part of the problem is the lifestyle. I have soooo much alone time which is triggering long never ending thoughts and analysis and memories.
I would get out and about
Not that long time ago, but my head is a big mess already. The “alien” connection really reduces my brain-health. The voices make promises they never keep. In the end.
my mom used to say all she expected out of us kids was for us to be happy. I always felt like a failure because happiness was ever elusive in a meaningful way. Now I just settle for those little moments of happiness like joking around with the kids or my hubby. I honestly think that’s all there is to happiness. I don’t strive for the overall big happiness anymore. For me it’s just not in the cards. I can’t have it when there’s so much suffering, it’s not fair.
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I don’t have much energy to volunteer or study something. I am almost 30. I go out for shopping, walking but it is like a village.
The best i can feel is just ‘okay’ with sz. I used to be a really happy person
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How can you be happy when your plagued by schiz
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I can’t believe you don’t remember even one happy time in your past. How about your first boyfriend? Or when you were a child? Not even then?!
There are some happy childhood memories
Such as how magical Christmas was
Or being read a bedside story
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Not much honestly. The only happy moments were the psychotic ones, lol. I mean it is so sad that it is funny.
I have a very dysfunctional family. They can not do much. My dad is now old and even weirder. I am sad for them and wish I can help them. I did not have any good experience with people growing up. My sister and brother helped me when I got ill. My older boyfriends were just young and I was young so it was just meaningless relationships.
And once/twice my current bf stayed with the hospital with me when I was psychotic. So that was a great help. I don’t think his family has taught him how to love/be in love and how to treat a woman. But he is nice and kind and compared to other men in my community (at least 15-20 different couples), he seems to be one of the best ones.
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I remember when I made an account here i was so happy 
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I’m almost always happy, it doesn’t have requirements. 
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I am happy for you.
I think I only resent myself the most which is why I am not happy or satisfied with anyone or anything. Could be a weird psychological problem. 
or something gifted from my parents
Why do you resent yourself?
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maybe for being human 