My girlfriend asked me the other day if I would ever be happy in life. It got me to wondering, "Well, would I?" I seem constitutionally incapable of finding happiness. I'm not sure if this is a character flaw, or if my illness makes this more difficult than normal.
Sure, I have happy days. I have happy hours, moments, and occasions. But overall I seem to be always searching for something else, something better, something that will feel, well, RIGHT. And I guess I've convinced myself that this right place is happiness.
I find that I am unable to tolerate the negative things in life as easily as other people. Things set me off.
Here are my questions: Do other people have this challenge in their life? Do you think that this is exacerbated by the bipolar, or is something that therapy can change with lots of hard work? I want to be HAPPY!