Content and happy?

[Sam_Boss260]

Having read the Depression / Anxiety thread on here, as well as What made you feel good thread, it got me thinking..... What makes you happy, and in fact are you happy and content in life right now?

I guess, this might be a bit of a place where we can get all deep and talk about our feelings and how happy and content we really are?

Lately I've been feeling a sense of unhappiness and discontentment. Work is quite full on and stressful and home life, which is normally my sanctuary doesn't feel like home at all anymore as we know have my mother in law living us full time. So I feel like a stranger in my own home at times. There isn't much we can do about this, she not able to live alone since the father in law passed away last year but she is too well for independent living / retirement village. My wife's brother isn't supportive and that puts more stress and strain on us. My wife is doing the best she can, and I guess is feeling the same way.

I love my wife to bits, but all this strain cannot not take a toll on us. She is always tired and stressed with her mum - she has mild dementia, high diabetes and has at least 2 -3 doctors or specialist appointments a week for one thing or another, so my wife is always running around with her.

I'm finally making very good money at work, but just don't seem content in myself. I love my motorbikes and taking it out for a blast on the weekends but sometimes I just couldn't be stuffed.

Sorry about the verbal diarrhoea, but I thought that there may be other going through similar things and might be good to share.