Is it normal i feel ungrateful but i don't know how to be grateful?

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I am able-bodied, young, mentally sound, have a good family and go to a good university. Yet I feel very unappreciative. Basically every day, I get up, grumble about how I dislike my early classes and walk to class. Go to class and whine internally about how my life is hard (even though I know it's really not).

I know I SHOULD be grateful. I realize I have many things to be thankful for, I know I'm very lucky... The other day I was reading a novel about a girl with severe cerebral palsy so she couldn't walk or talk. When I was done reading it, guess what, it didn't change my attitude.

I know this needs to change. But how do I become grateful? You know, I've tried telling myself, say, "You just walked past a blind guy. Be grateful for your sight." but it doesn't really work...I'm not even sure what "thankful" feels like.

Have other people experienced this?

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  • seekelp
    9 years ago

    Go on a >7 day backpacking trip into whatever large patch of wilderness is nearby.

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  • nopem8
    8 years ago

    Feeling crap happens.

    DW.

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  • RoseIsabella
    9 years ago

    Start keeping a gratitude list, write down everything for which you think you should be grateful. Even if you don't feel grateful, but you think you should feel grateful write it down anyway. Starting a gratitude journal will help you foster an attitude of gratitude. Trust me, it works. I know it works, because it's something I do and continue to do.

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  • WhoYouCallinPinhead
    9 years ago

    Being thankful is being happy for what you have.

    To be grateful, you just say thanks to others and let them know that you're happy for all they given you.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    I wonder if this is another manifestation of a sociopath? It would seem to go well with not having a conscience, wouldn't you think?
    It really does not sound normal, but if you can live comfortably with this, why change? I assume you do not generally broadcast your lack of thankfulness to others.

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