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Old 03-03-2006, 12:28 AM  
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VERY GOOD point. People, on the whole, tend to remember PAIN better than PLEASURE. I know that's true for me.

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Originally Posted by c-lo
I think the reason behind people assuming that "happy=crap" is because, for the most part, memories that bring about feelings of gloom or sadness tend to affect us longer than do moments of happiness & glee.

Winning a million dollars in the lottery will make you happy, but the feeling will not affect you as long, or as strongly, as the memory of a loved one passing.

I believe that feelings of depression are connected to a larger part of our mental functionality than happiness is...but I'm not gonna really get into it because it's 1:30 and I need sleep.

Anyway, you'd have to take into effect our surroundings, chemistry, etc to get a real answer to this question. Actually that'd give you the REASON for the answer...but ehh whatever...


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c-lo

P.S. Enjoyed the post, SilentKnight!
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