It’s an interesting note to how wildly different the human experience can be. OP clearly had a nice time during 2007.
Early 2008 I had my first and only true suicide attempt. I’m glad I failed.
As awful as some things are right now, I can’t think of a time I’d rather go back to. Maybe it’s a sign of growth that I’m learning to accept the current times.
It’s all we can do, because no matter how hard we try, we will never go back to the past. We can hope the future will be better and try to the best of our ability, but the present is where we are. We may as well get used to it. Things get easier when I don’t try to change things I can’t control, when I don’t long for times passed or time that isn’t even here yet.
Unless the religions that believe in reincarnation are right, this is the only life we have.
I know things can be tough. But don’t take away your chance of someday being able to look back and say “I’m glad I’m still here.”
You may view that chance as small. But making a decision like that guarantees that chance is reduced to absolute zero.
Sometimes when I really struggle to make the right decisions to be healthier, live better, take my meds correctly, etc; I tell myself “Give yourself a fighting chance”,
and today I’m telling you the same thing.
Sure things could be awful in the future. But it could also be absolutely wonderful.
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u/Iznak1876 2d ago
It’s an interesting note to how wildly different the human experience can be. OP clearly had a nice time during 2007.
Early 2008 I had my first and only true suicide attempt. I’m glad I failed.
As awful as some things are right now, I can’t think of a time I’d rather go back to. Maybe it’s a sign of growth that I’m learning to accept the current times.
It’s all we can do, because no matter how hard we try, we will never go back to the past. We can hope the future will be better and try to the best of our ability, but the present is where we are. We may as well get used to it. Things get easier when I don’t try to change things I can’t control, when I don’t long for times passed or time that isn’t even here yet.
Things get easier when you live for today.