I hate to look forward to things. i don't like to get excited?

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Like if I'm at school at a friday and suddenly the thought of weekend and pizza hits me. (I usually get pizza at fridays) and I just get frustrated and think about something else. I mean, weekends and pizza are good things. I like it... But I hate looking forward to it. Not because I can't wait for it, but just because I feel stupid being happy for no real reason.

If someone goes "Bet you can't wait to get that new computer" or something, I just go "Shut up..."

Maybe it's because that I'm afraid that the things I am looking forward to won't be as good as expected, but I think it's more than that.

So generally; If I plan to do something I really want to do and I get excited about it, I feel stupid and switch my mind off or think about something else. I don't know why, it's not normal to hate being happy is it?

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  • RoseIsabella
    11 years ago

    It's normal for me as I do the same thing a lot too. I'm not a school kid though but I don't like looking forward to things too much because I get afraid something bad will happen or the thing I'm excited about won't happen or I'll be disappointed. I guess it all boils down to anxiety and also a fear of abandonment. Also I think there's an obsessive restless element to all of it so I just try to forget about stuff or put it on the back burner. Also when I was a kid I used to daydream a lot and really look forward to things and even concoct scenarios in my head only to be disappointed later. As a young adult I tried to avoid looking forward to things and now I just try to not put any expectations on upcoming events. I love pizza too especially mushroom!

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  • spark007
    11 years ago

    I think you're used to the good things that's happening to you, and you're so used to it that when it keeps happening over and over you're done being excited for it and treating it like a daily thing for you because it's happening so many times.

    Okay, long sentence here:

    That happened to me when I was about 15 when I was addicted to video games and such, and I kept getting them...buying them with my own money, getting them on birthdays, making my grandparents buy some games for me when they came to visit, getting them on holidays from relatives, I guess I had grown used to all the video games I was getting. I was really excited at age 7, then I kept getting them more and more and kept piling up in my room and I was like "Great, another video game from Aunt Lauren. Great, another one from Grandpa." And my enthusiasm grew weaker, I guess (but I still enjoyed the games, of course).

    So...whew...I'm guessing it's the same with you about the pizza. You have it so often that you have no point in getting excited for it. It's normal :)

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    • Emony
      11 years ago

      But I actually get annoyed when I think about things that should make me happy. It's not like "Pizza... Meh" It's more like "Pizza in 5 hours. Damn... Think about something else" but when I eat pizza it's like "Pizza. Omnomnom"
      And Pizza is only an example.

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      • spark007
        11 years ago

        Hmm...are you like annoyed like irritated or annoyed like just really bored at the moment?

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  • Bandaid419
    11 years ago

    You need to realize that disappointment is okay and learn how to handle that first. Once you do that you should find it easier to get excited or be happy with things because you don't have the fear of your expectations being too high.
    It's okay to be excited about everything, big or small. People often find that a very attractive and desirable trait in others. It's nothing to be embarrassed about. I love to see people get excited about stuff, it makes me get excited and smile.
    Embrace it honey, it feels awesome.

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  • Coolieo
    11 years ago

    Well technically if you are in school and are looking forward to the weekend then it could *possibly* mean that you think that the reason just because you look forward to the weekend, it also means that your mind also triggers that thought that that should still mean just because you're looking forward to it, doesn't mean you hate school. Why not look forward to weekdays instead huh? (:

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