Old thread, but still an interesting question
I would have to say my life is much worse than it was a year ago. A year ago friendships that existed were growing, new friendships were being built, and I was dead for less of the year. Last year was not great by any stretch of the imagination, but this year has been that much worse. To be honest, the last year+ has made me see things in a whole new light (or dark as it were). If I were to go back to when I was "happier" (only relatively, not absolutely) I would need to go back to 2004. Back then, I had the opportunity to work with the most genuinely happy person I have ever met. She was a great person and friend. She made work fun and she made me smile. Unfortunately for me, she moved away. Since then, I have not found the same level of happiness, at work or outside. That is not to say that it is her fault I am the way that I am now. She was around before the darkness engulfed me. Perhaps if she was around she could have helped me beat the darkness, who knows. All I do know is that if this year is any indication of what next year is going to be like, then I do not want to see any more years...