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To think most people don’t seem happy these days

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Babyitaintovertilitsover · 28/04/2024 21:37

Just genuinely happy, like lots used to be

I feel like most people I know are not truly happy, they can laugh or smile at times, but something just isn’t right…am I imagining this? I don’t remember it being like that pre covid

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SummerVibes03 · 28/04/2024 22:13

I agree. Brexit was a start of a real decline that just became much faster since the pandemic. Lot less hope and a general sense of doom.

DelilahBucket · 28/04/2024 22:08

I agree with you. Post Covid has been awful. There's only so much stress people can cope with.

eurochick · 28/04/2024 22:08

I agree. Like the poster above I remember the positivity of 2012 and it seems a world away. Life seems tough at the moment. Brexit is shit. The cost of living is biting. The threat of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza spreading is lurking in the background. Work is stressful. There is so much pressure on our kids. Everything seems like an exhausting grind.

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Babyitaintovertilitsover · 28/04/2024 22:07

For me, it’s definitely since covid. Yes, things were hard before then and I remember some v scary times with terrorists etc, but the general feeling was still much better.
I also agree that people are angrier and more out for themselves.
I am still a positive person and feel happy when with my dc and family and friends, but something seems lost deep down, a lightheartedness hasn’t been there the last four years

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Sweetcheesecake · 28/04/2024 22:02

I agree with you.
I think everyone has been through so much since covid, cost of living, wars in other countries, threats of WW3, terrorism, social media, cancel culture, then personal problems on top. Everything just seems overwhelming sometimes. A lot of people I know are not recognisable anymore in terms of their mood and attitude.

BringMeSunshineAllDayLong · 28/04/2024 22:00

I think remember back to 2012 and the Olympics and it felt positive and then Brexit and the fucking nasty rhetoric since then battered us down. The pandemic was shite but the cost of living crisis and the endless populist division that the conservatives have shoved down our throats has been awful.
We as a family are so so much worse off thanks to Brexit and Liz Trust trashing the economy. P
So many people have just accepted it as " the pandemic" but that isn't the case. They just have believed the media.
I however refuse to be depressed. My life has been tough in many ways for decades and I refuse to be beaten down by anything (and I've had it all!)

UnionsFailingWomen · 28/04/2024 21:53

For me what is most noticeable is how children and teens are really suffering from anxiety and depression.

Ive also noticed people seem angrier and less tolerant towards each other.

I find it sad and have to really focus on finding the little bits of joy and lightness in the world.

JamSandle · 28/04/2024 21:50

Yanbu. Most people I know, once you get talking for a while, are quite depressed and anxious.

SpoonyGoldBiscuit · 28/04/2024 21:49

Yanbu. Everything just feels like a challenge.

FloatyBoaty · 28/04/2024 21:46

I know exactly what you mean, OP. I think Covid is part of it, but I think there’s more to it.

I’ve been saying for a couple of years I feel like in years to come, we’ll look back on this time as “The Age of Anxiety”- and then I actually saw a sociologist or somesuch use exactly that phrase in an article the other day.

Day to day of course I have moments of joy, and am very happy when I’m with my DS. But generally I’ve found the last 5 years or so very hard going mentally, and I know from chatting with friends I’m far from alone.

Bubblegum922 · 28/04/2024 21:43

No, haven’t noticed that.

Allfur · 28/04/2024 21:43

Me neither, there's alot to be happy about

HisHandsAreInMyHair · 28/04/2024 21:39

I haven’t noticed any change with my friends and family.

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