I think I lost my happy...:(

Shiekahn_boy

I did, I have so many good things going for me adn i can't be happy. It's like I keep a straight face throughout the entire time. I'm on autopilot or something. I got so many things going for me like a florida trip, and a convention trip this summer, but I'm not in a very "peppy" mood. Here's just a list of things.
1. Brother is finally off his 6 month ship deployment this Tuesday. He'll be in for awhile in San Diego so I might get a chance to talk with him more.
2. The Florida trip for Beta Nationals where I have to dress up as batman and dance in front of 6k plus peeps and hang out on the beach.
3. I got this really awesome girl that is interested in me. She shares the same gaming hobby as i do, (pokemon, zelda, street fighter) And i suck at dates 'cause i never really HAD a girlfriend.

Those are the top three things that should be making me run around all giddy like a schoolgirl and for some reason I'm all lamed out. Maybe I need to do something crazy or something to get my blood flowing. I need to start exercising too. I dunno if it's depression or what, but it's ruining me. I feel... nothing i guess. Empty? Tired? Bored? I'm not sure. Maybe I'm overreacting and this is just part of my 17 year old life and it will pass.

I'm going to sleep on it. I had a crappy day today. Losing things, Losing friends, Losing the zest for life.

Esh

Yes, it's because you're an angsty 17 year old. You'll get over it.

devoir

You're 17. Feelings like this will come and go, naturally. Dwelling on them will make them worse, being active and understanding that (for the most part) they are natural will help.

Talk to a friend, family member. Most will understand, generally moreso if they are older with this particular life experience under their belt.

defreak

What you are feeling is not uncommon, and like devoir said, dwelling on them will just make them worse.

I suggest picking up an activity, it doesn't have to be something crazy, just something that takes your attention away from those negative feelings.

Exercising is a great choice, try to learn a new sport, in the process you'll probably even make new friends.

Leaning a new sport or any other activity is great because usually you have goals to work towards. Set goals for things you do already too to make it more interesting.

The LandoStander

Yeah, teenagers are never happy all the time. Except for the really crazy ones, but often times they're dead on the inside.

Just make sure you're getting your 6-8 hours of sleep, eating properly and not doing drugs. Emotions work sort of by comparison, if you were never sad, you wouldn't even know how happy you really were. Just spend time with the friends you have, play video games with the girl that's interested with you and hang out with your brother. Don't worry about friends you may have lost, that's also how things work at that age. You hate people then you like them then you hate each other again and it's usually because of surprisingly silly things (you'll realize that they're silly later on in life and probably laugh a bit) so don't fret about the latest falling out between you and whomever else.

Don't worry about whatever costume thing you're doing. Its a well established fact that most people fear public speaking/performance more than they fear death. The old, I'd rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy. Fears and anxieties can be slightly amusing sometimes.

You'll look back at this in 10 years and probably smirk a little bit or something like that.

Cyvros

I don't really have anything to add to what other people have said, but I thought I'd put something in briefly about sleep. At 17, you should try to get 8 to 10 hours of sleep. If you sleep well and you sleep as much as your body needs you to, you most likely won't spend your time feeling drained and listless. It works, too - it has for me over the past few months.

And if you've got a bit of spare time, there's some information on teenagers and sleep here, and depression and sleep here. The first one's definitely worth a read.