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What is the distance between sadness and happiness?

How long does it take us to reach the state of happiness from the current sadness state?

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For me it feels like a lifetime..
u never know when ur life got screwed up or u r on top of the world.it just happens.u should have the guts to face either of them and be self satisfied
you didn't mention "the unit" you expect the answer
Its instantaneous. If the question were to be answered you would have to assume that 'happiness' and 'sadness' were the only two achievable mind states. Otherwise it would be possible for someone to leave a state of sadness and never reach happiness, but be stuck forever in content. So assuming that sadness and happiness are exclusive and opposite, if your not one then your the other. So if I am sad, and something happens that makes me no longer sad but happy, and there is no 'transition' then the time it would take for me to reach a state of happiness from a state of sadness would be an instant.
Not a light year... You make take this as an answer to either question.
there's this new philosopher (i forget his name) who wrote an article about emotions (the art of eradicating emotions i think it's called - something to that effect). anyway he mentioned in that article that all emotions belong in one spectrum. so happiness and loneliness are actually one and the same, to have one is to have the other as well. it's all a matter of choice.. acknowledging what you're feeling and finding out what you could do about it. :)
The speed of light is 186,282 feet per second, If that is true, What is the speed of Dark?? Being Sad or Happy is is all in your mind, there is no distance, Just think about something that makes you happy and you will be!
its like a click, a moment u can be sad and the next happy, it is all up 2 u , u can decide 2 make urself happy or not
...just long enough to bang my big toe on the piece of furniture in the room...
Your state changes the instant you change any of the following: 1. Your phisilogy: breathing, posture, facial expressions. 2. Your focus: Beliefs, story. 3. Your language: Questions you ask yourself, metaphors, words, etc. It's impossible to be sad, yet look up at the ceiling, and SMILE for 5 minutes. This has been researched by psychologist by taking a group of clinically depressed people, and having them do this 5 minutes a day, and their depression was cured. The moment you ask, "What am I happy about right now?" This question forces you to focus on what you were previously forgeting - something that makes you happy. I ask this question every day, and because of this question I feel happy, rather than sad. So depending on how deep you are into sadness it may take several minutes to interrupt the pattern of sadness. If your deep into it, then you may need to shake your body out of that negative state. Try this: 1. Jump up and down. 2. Just shake your body. 3. Act like an animal. 4. Anything that makes you feel confused. When you're in a state of confusion, your brain will accept a new state like happiness. But if you try to go from sadness to happiness without first RADICALLY INTERRUPTING your sadness state, then chances are it won't work, and you'll be stuck in sadness for a long time. The best test of proof is to just try what I am saying here.
One heart beat.
The distance is a heartbeat. A mother maybe cursing the sadness and pain of childbirth labor, but in the next instant, is blissful of what this brought about, her baby that means the world to her.
No later than the mind is willing for the change... it is all in the mind!!
It is the distance between ear and mouth!
You will not believe it, it take one second of decision making, it is up to you. The same energy that you put in, in being sad can be generated positively to decide to feel happy. Remember inside all people there are two dogs, one being black (sad) and the other white (happiness) the one that you feed, will grow. If it is at all profitable, let us decide to all be sad <smile> but, is it profitable? The answer is no, so let us choose today that there is another side to the coin (sadness) which is called happiness which is profitable and contagious. Smile and the whole world smile with you, cry and you cry alone. So .... it is up to you, make up your mind and kick sadness' but. Take care and enjoy the long week-end
Sometimes just an e-mail which you were waiting for can change the mood instantaneously....
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dark chocolate.
It has been said the these are the two sides of the same coin.So you can find out for yourself the distance.