Happiest? Saddest?

i dunno, that's pretty personal..

right now!

BGW,
You mean right now is simultaneously the happiest and saddest moment of your life?

Cool! This should start a whole new dualism thread.

BoGoWo has a very steady temperament, so all time is the same, which makes this possible.

i have a problem with extreme claims, and hypothetical questions;
but generally, the realization that you are here participating in the universe, should create quite a 'high'; while consideration of the intense potential for misery held by six odd billion people could be a bit of a 'downer'!

Ever since the Prozac and shock therapy, I'm not quite sure.

Okay, I can see none of the geniuses on here are actually going to answer this ridiculous question. And that makes me extremely sad.

And I was trying to do a scientific study on the commonalities of what makes people extremely happy/sad.

Getting a fix on the sad seems almost easier than the happy. Loss of love, loss of a loved one seems to rank really high there.

But for happiness, I don't know, maybe there are more various answers.

Assuming one hasn't reached BoGoWo's state yet.

Actually, the fact that no one wants to give an straight answer is an interesting theme in itself. Its not something we want to discuss straight up. Interesting.

ah, come on bogowo...you know you don't believe all that jazz.

the ultimate 'altered state' mainlining depressants while receiving 10,000 volts!

ok, extra medium, ill give you a straight answer.

i feel happiest sleeping with a girl i love. my saddest moment was when my first best friend moved away (even though he molested me once). oh yeah and that would be the most confusing experience.

The things that make me happiest are not losing love/ losing a loved one.

Sleep has been known to make me happy or sad. If the dreams really good I sometimes scream when I wake up... I scream "No!... No!... I hate you! I hate all of you!"

Hate who, the people who woke you up? Or the people in the dreams?

I don't know, I'm kind of half asleep when it happens. My wife says it kind of disturbing, but I grew up with it so it seems normal to me.

I do the same thing when I pour too little milk in my cereal, and by the time I realize I need more the gallon is already back in the fridge in the other room. "I hate you!"

Agreed.

Hmmm... just a side point--Women on here: Do you feel the same about sleeping with a man you love? Makes you happier than anything else?

The other one you hear a lot (more from women than men?), is "the day my children were born."

Or "the day the Prozac kicked in." You know, it takes a couple weeks. Right, Cav?

Jeez, maybe you better hang around BoGoWo more to curb your highs and lows.

Now that you got me think'n of it, that cereal thing ranks pretty high on the list.

I have a two way tie for the happiest moments of my life:

The first was when I gave birth to my son and the nurse put him in my arms and I saw his face and touched him for the first time. I felt an incredible wave of love and awe.

The second happiest moment was the first time I experienced an orgasm at the age of 20. I had no idea my body was capable of feeling such overwhelming and incredible sensations.

The saddest moments were when I watched my mom as she slowly passed away and again when, at the funeral home when I said goodbye to her before the casket was closed for the final time. I felt incredibly lonely and a sadness so deep that my heart actually hurt.

I have had several sad moments/times in my life, (love life related) but, bad as they were, don't compare to the sadness I felt when my Mom died.