Why do people choose to live miserably their whole life?
156064
They want sympathy for having a crappy life, even if they did it to themselves.
495214
People learn what they live.  If they were raised in a loving environment, chances are they will be loving.  If they have been kicked around, told they were worthless, never given a kind or positive word, chances are they feel like they are worthless, and continue to hear the ringing in their heads that they will never amount to anything.  So they tend to be the angry sort.  They are afraid to get close to anyone for fear that they are not good enough, or that the person they get close to will not stick around.  Why should they expect them to, No one else did.
618711
i used to... but not anymore..because i found that there is still an opportunity for me to make things get better and here i am i get what i want..get what i deserve and what i wished for. its just a matter of time to get over it and do other things that's is much more better than hating your own life. people hate their life just because they did something wrong or something bad or horrible things had happened or something that made them felt useless or hopeless...that they regret of living.. but as time passes quickly..they will get over it soon... just try to find a way that makes you feel better then everything will be fine... :)
281041
i do wonder that myself sometimes. my father is a horrible man who takes advantage of vulnerable people and yet has managed to sail through life without any problems. my boyfriend is a wonderful man who puts everyone first, works damn hard for a living, and would spend his last penny on a stranger and yet he has problems with his family, has been hospitalised and beaten up in the last few years and until recently was facing redundancy. I guess that the good people in life are only good coz the bad things that happen to them make them stronger people. It's shit but at the end of the day you've got to keep picking yourself up and throwing yourself into it, though this forum has shown me there are many good people out there who are willing to help others so it isn't all bad! Keep smiling!
73068
I believe we are set on a certain path for this life, and that path remains hidden to us until we pass on.  For this reason, life is better taken in stride, letting it unfold before you as opposed to expecting this or that.  We don't control anything, but rather live under the illusion of control.
1125719
you need to settle down during times of frustration and consider a long view of life, you need to concentrate on the good things you have in life, you need to stop thinking that everything should go your way all the time\n\nlife is not like that, most people do not get their way even 50% of the time\n\nthink about this:\n\nyou are not a starving child in the deserts of africa, it could be a lot worse\n\nyou probably have a decent job, air conditioning, a vehicle that can take you anyplace you want to go, at the least some sort of family or friend emotional support system, and you live in a country that is very rich
1065972
Because nobody said life was easy. Without struggle you wouldn't become a better person. That's why you get so much obstacles in your way.
1084091
Life is to short to live it unhappy. You have to be true to yourself.
211924
maybe because we have lack of knowledge to encounter some hardships and trials. but not all the time a life goes like that. as it is said, life is full of instances, sometimes you're up...sometimes you're down. enjoy your life and valued every failure and success you may encounter
151904
People strive to get ahead to maintain their ability to do what is right for them or their family. For example, I go to school and go to work so that my fruitful efforts will pay off now and in the near future.  Survial is the key in this society and has been for centuries.
407162
Probably because they feel like they have everything life has to offer and it is still not enough to make them happy. They have probably forgotten how to enjoy the simple things.
724503
Life is cruel, and sometimes you just have to get through it. Great things cannot last forever. They, like all things, will die with time.
214357
O yes my friend. I'd like to live forever. As long as I'm not all banged up and can't walk. \n\nJust imagine how wise you'd be!\n\nI know losing everyone in your life would suck but just think. Your kids have grandkids and they could use a mentor on the ways of life. \n\nahh the story's you could tell.......\n\nI remember 230 yrs ago, just like it was yesterday....\n\nThats when they started yahoo answers......... \n\nman could you rack up some pts in those years!!!!
319591
Life is a evolutionary process. Hard times are to teach us to be better people. If you dont learn the lessons life offers, you end up thinking life sucks.
780527
Because the sin of suicide will keep you out of heaven.  If you decide to "play God" and take your own life you will find yourself in a literal burning hell for all eternity.  Sort of an "out of the frying pan into the fire" scenario if you will.  No matter how bad things get for you here on earth if you decide to check out on your own terms it will be SO MUCH worse for you on the other side.  Only God gets to decide when we go to heaven.
832982
They make poor choices because it is easier, and because poor choices usually provide instant gratification (and then backfire in the long run) while better choices require you to work harder in the moment, for a bigger payoff later.  For instance, if you are in a relationship and a hot guy is all over you, begging you to make out/hook up or whatever, it would  be easy to cave in to the whims of your hormones and not think of the consequences.  In order to make the RIGHT choice though, you'd have to have some self-restraint and think about someone OTHER than yourself.  A lot of people do not have that, and can't do that.  You'd also have to THINK about your desire to have a future with the person you are in a relationship with, and decide that a little fun with someone who is good-looking, but probably has nothing else to offer, is not worth throwing away your relationship for.  Many people are not capable of that either.\n\nIt is the same with people who sell drugs or whatever for a living - they are doing what is easiest for them, what they know, and what provides instant money, INSTEAD of taking a job that doesn't pay well (but is honest), living frugally for a good amount of time, working hard, and eventually moving up the ranks and finding success.
873142
The person is just very unhappy with their own life.  There is good and bad for every country.  Some people only see the good in everything and some people only see the bad - it just depends on the person and how their life is going.