I believe it is. If my life was full I think I'd feel happier, but then depression can strike for no reason at all so maybe it isn't. Eh you just blew my head up, I'm going to have to reflect on it : )

huh....my sleep deprived and headache riddled brain can't come up with an answer...I will think on it and get back to you after I get some sleep....soon hopefully!

ermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm both?

Sure - you're life can be Full of Unhappy things - happens to many people. I'm settling for a not so full life with not so many unhappy things in it.

I've thought about it, no it's not an oxymoron. If we had a full life surely that means happiness is in there somewhere so if happiness is missing then it can't be a full life? Woah just blew my own head up there lol

I guess it really depends what you define "full" as..I define full as being successfully productive where success is defined as 'getting what you want'. This is different from happiness which I define as 'liking what you get'..many times in life you get what you don't set out to obtain but you learn to be happy with it anyway...

I'll go with 66's reply there.

If you mean "full" in the sense of having all the money and material possessions one could possibly want, well, there are plenty of rich, miserable people around.

If you mean "full" in the sense of being creatively productive AND making plenty of dough, as well as enjoying loving, harmonious relationships, no, I think once all that is fulfilled, one is very happy. It then becomes a matter of continuing to work to maintain it.

lol eff you keep proving that it is an oxymoron instead of that it is possible! I think that it is possible to live a full life but have the majority of it be unhappy. Although I do think that even in the most darkest of lives if they ever achieve anything like a full life there are moments of unbridled joy and happiness. I think it is just about the proportions.

yep, I confused myself on this post a few times mich lol

jeez is it just me or does DS seem to be messing up more and more on the order that posts are displayed on a thread?

yeah!!!

I think that people can live a life that is full of filling and worthwhile things like career, marriage, children and interests, all the things that many people consider to make life full and rich, but still feel unhappy.

Happiness is subjective, it is not based on having our days filled with things to do.

I don't think it's possible.

Unhappy is unhappy. I don't think full can be realized if you're unhappy.

I also don't think it's possible to lump together all three words for something that's even real. Our lives are so long. There are so many moments with so many different emotions. It doesn't seem accurate to say a full unhappy life. Your life isn't over so you can fill it with more that you love, more that you need, more that makes not unhappy.

I also think happy is a relative word when you speak about life. Some people are happy living with just what they need. Others are truly happy always striving to fill their wants.

I'm completely rambling with this entire post, but...

I feel life is what we make it. If we're not fulfilled, then there has to be unhappiness somewhere. If we're not happy, then we are unfulfilled somewhere. We can all decide what tomorrow will be. Don't let words, other people, or your own sabotaging feelings put you somewhere that's unhappy.

I've let all three of those do it for TOO LONG. I've wasted SO MUCH time just worrying, being shy, and wondering what people think about me. It has to stop. I have too much to do. Too much to see. Too many places to experience. It has to stop... for all of us. Fight the thoughts. It's so exhausting some days, but fight those thoughts, the self-defeating words, the people who push you down. Fight it all.

I'd think it's as possible as a full happy life, course the definition of full is the OP's alone. The difference between a full happy life and a full unhappy life is perspective. A happy person has certainly not had absolutely everything go their way,, but they see dark, sad times differently for some reason. I think we all have a balance, there ARE good things among the bad and may even be one in the same depending on a person's view of it.

Well here's my take on it....

If that's what you consider it to be, then yes it is possible.

A great deal of life is what you make of it, right? We all have different perceptions of what Life is, and what gives it purpose - makes it meaningful to each of us.