Are you happy for other people?

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ashley07

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When someone has good news for themselves, do you care? When someone has something good happen to them, are you excited?
 
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ImNotMyIllness

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I don't know about being excited but I am usually happy for them. Although, sometimes it makes me think about my own shortcomings.
 
MikeyC

MikeyC

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I am envious of others achieving things, especially since I regularly don't, but yes, despite my jealousy, I am happy for them.

This depends on other factors, too, like how I'm feeling at the time they deliver the good news, or if I like the person at all. I'm always happy for my friends, though, no matter how much envy I carry.
 
theoutsider

theoutsider

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I am usually almost as excited for them as I would be for myself. For instance, my friend just bought a new car. I'm a car guy and was more into the whole process than he was.
 
Phoenixx

Phoenixx

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MikeyC said:
I am envious of others achieving things, especially since I regularly don't, but yes, despite my jealousy, I am happy for them.

This depends on other factors, too, like how I'm feeling at the time they deliver the good news, or if I like the person at all. I'm always happy for my friends, though, no matter how much envy I carry.
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^ Basically this for me too.
 
Odo

Odo

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It usually depends on how I feel about that person, and what happened.
I can't just automatically feel happy for someone I don't even know, like or respect.

Most of the time I'm indifferent.
 
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jaim38

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I feel jealousy and envy - can't help it because it's instinct, maybe - but I try not to act on these feelings. I also feel a bit of happiness - which I try to go by.
 
Richey

Richey

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People tend to emphasise success in a big way that excludes people who simply try and aren't successful to the point where I try to ignore it. I am happy for them, but the fact that its announced as some amazing achievement that makes them special and paints them as super talented. I dunno. I tend to think "Whatever". "What's really going on here".

If you are truly happy doing something then the end result isn't that important, its the process of doing it that is important to you personally and what you learnt or created etc.

Some people actually live their life with high achievement being apart of their identity, but I wonder what psychological reasoning is behind people like that. Is it the showing off or is it the actual wanting to partake in something that is more important. Is the person who participated in the same course or event who didn't complete it that worse off? Maybe the person who failed got more out of it.

But yeah I am happy for them.

Next time I don't pass something or fail in someone else's eyes, I may actually have enjoyed the process of learning anyway, in which case I should be able to brag how I failed but learnt a lot anyway...so who is the real winner?
 
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Intrama

Intrama

Member
OP: Honestly, no. I often think it would be nice, but in reality, I don't have an emotional response. I see ppl interact everyday and realize most at least seem to feign interest.
 
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SmileMore

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It depends if i think they deserve it. Some people seem to have good things happen all the time and aren't very nice people.
 
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