Seahorse
Happiness is a choice. You have to make up your mind that you will be happy and work at it. There are many things that we do that can make us unhappy and those are the things that we need to stop doing.
It could be poor diet and not doing enough exercise which make us feel unhealthy and lethargic as well as make us look fat and bad skin that is causing the unhappiness.
It could be negative thinking. Many people today are pessimistic and cynical as well as (self) critical and this type of thinking really destroys happiness.
It could actually be a medical problem that is causing the unhappiness like bipolar or some other mental condition.
Another thing causing it can be a feeling of not accomplishing. Get busy and do positive stuff if you want to feel happy.
So to sum it up I would say, adopt a better attitude, cut out the negativity, take care of yourself and be busy doing things that are positive. A person needs to accomplish to feel good about themselves. It doesn’t have to be huge accomplishments but whatever is an accomplishment for you based on your abilities. Additionally, contribute to the world and help others at every opportunity. Giving is proven to make you happy. Its weird how that works but it works. The giver usually feels much better than the receiver. I can speak from personal experience that whenever I do a chessed, even something small like giving directions or whatever, I always feel happy afterwards.
Another important thing for happiness is to spend time with positive upbeat people. Negative cranky people for company will make you very unhappy. But always remember, you are responsible for your own happiness. You can’t buy it in Macy’s or toys r us and its not in a cigarette, or whisky bottle either. Happiness comes from a feeling of living a good life.