Is it normal that when i get happy i worry that it is too good to be true?

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I've suffered from anxiety for about 3 years, and for most of the time I wasn't sure what it was. But now that I've learned so much more about it and how to control it, I find myself getting happier and more at ease. I'm 17 and currently not on any medication. I've always had a type of personality to overthink ever since I was young, but it wasn't bad where it would make me sad or prevent me from functioning, in fact I liked it. About 3 years ago I gained 40 lbs and made me very socially awkward as it was in a short time. Now I'm much better but I can't seem to believe this happiness. I'm so unused to it and excited I wonder if I come off as too enthused and annoying constantly. I also go through what I've said everyday and wonder how it could turn into mistake, trying to persuade myself that this is too good to be true. I'm also scared because I'm scared when I do get sad it'll be such a big fall because I've been so happy lately.

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  • GuessWho
    10 years ago

    Enjoy it while it lasts and make the most of it.
    There's no guarantee that anything will go wrong, but we all go through tough times and good times. That's part of life. If you go thought another bad time, you'll have some good memories to help you through it and motivate you to attain that happiness once again.
    And if nothing goes wrong and you stay happy, then isn't that just great?

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  • ProseAthlete
    10 years ago

    I rarely feel happy for long without nagging thoughts of how that happiness will end. I think it's just a by-product of any kind of anxiety issue. That sounds grim, but the flip side is that I never feel even the worst pain without knowing I'll eventually be happy again.

    You may not be able to stop the worry, but try to let it be fleeting. Acknowledge it, then make a conscious decision to get past it and love what you're doing in the moment.

    Congratulations, by the way, on having happiness! It's a great feeling, and even if it is tinged with worry sometimes, you deserve it. :)

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    • slightlystoopiid
      10 years ago

      Thank you (:

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  • kingofcarrotflowers
    10 years ago

    I'm always most cautios when I'm at my happiest, it turns out that the happiest time of my life actually was too good to be true so I just accept that If i'm happy it will go wrong at some point. It's an immature view I know but I can't seem to change it.

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    • handsomeshooter
      10 years ago

      I use tomato skins..by the way.

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  • peterr
    10 years ago

    DON'T WORRY: BE HAPPY!

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  • handsomeshooter
    10 years ago

    Happiness can only be ended by unhappiness, but that does not mean unhappiness has to come. To worry that 'a good thing don't last' is perfectly normal..and by the way you must have been having it pretty good to be spending time worried it will end. This means you are aware of what you have and to be fair people like us are never really, really unhappy because even in the blackest of times you will find a positive, believe me you will get by.Seeing people distraught can give the impression that it's inevitable but before you come to and end it is usually after a life of love and happiness.Even the most fuked' up think of good things at the end, people who appear to be living in misery can always think of someone to make them smile..can you? Will you ever really be unhappy?

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