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dracomanm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Netherlands60 Posts
July 14 2012 18:46 GMT
#1
As someone that endured a lot of hardship in my life, I often wondered if it was all worth the struggle, I sometimes half-jokingly say that only my deeply rooted opposition to suicide kept me on the upside of the grass. And most of the time, the only thing that kept me going was my refusal to throw away my life and give up.

I could write a long-ass story about why life isn't fair and all, and maybe I will do so some other time or some other threat, but that's not what I want to talk about this time.

I want to hear from you what kept you going when life was hard on you, who or what was it that kept you going?

**
Zerg.Zilla
Profile Joined February 2012
Hungary5029 Posts
July 14 2012 18:50 GMT
#2
Hi...for me it's alcohol+shisha,but thats just me...and yeah life's a bitch...
(•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) ~Keep calm and inject Larva~
Flip9
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany151 Posts
July 14 2012 18:50 GMT
#3
Having the right mindset is what kept me going. Knowing that nothing is forever and the knowing that bad is equally as necessary as good, and that everything bad also has something good.
Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
July 14 2012 18:59 GMT
#4
Knowing happiness keeps me going.
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
July 14 2012 19:00 GMT
#5
Too afraid to die.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
ninazerg
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States7291 Posts
July 14 2012 19:01 GMT
#6
I think it's largely my ingrained survival instinct. Also, a steady intake of nutrition has been helpful.
"If two pregnant women get into a fist fight, it's like a mecha-battle between two unborn babies." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
EnE
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
417 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-14 19:09:50
July 14 2012 19:02 GMT
#7
"You say that life's not worth it. But it is, you gotta work it, nobody's life is perfect."
"Don't imagine a tragic end to the book when there's not. You've gotta try to rewrite, in spite of how crooked the plot."
"I am - I mean - I was, slipping away. But no matter what I am, I'm me, and I know me so I'm okay."

@Flip9: Actually, death is forever. It spans infinitely behind and in front of life. "Life is just a lie, with an 'f' in it, and death is definite.".

@Zergzilla: "Life's a bitch, and ima hold her tight"
I'm embarrased by my past actions and even more ashamed of my present thoughts and future endeavors to clear my name.
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
July 14 2012 19:06 GMT
#8
Food. food is tasty. Don't get me wrong, life sucks balls, and it always will. but nothingness isn't that much better. So far I'm still enjoying the small shit, like food, games, naps, and etc etc.
liftlift > tsm
Teoita
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Italy12247 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-14 19:17:02
July 14 2012 19:15 GMT
#9
Grabbing my guitar and playing. Every time i feel like shit, if i'm playing all the pain just goes away. Music is a huge part of my life, it's just something that's always there to help me when im in trouble.
ModeratorProtoss all-ins are like a wok. You can throw whatever you want in there and it will turn out alright.
Rice
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1332 Posts
July 14 2012 19:15 GMT
#10
honestly id say curiosity keeps me going. Dying would leave so many "what ifs" unanswered.
Freedom will be defended at the cost of civil liberties.
Flip9
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany151 Posts
July 14 2012 19:19 GMT
#11
@EnE
no one knows if death is forever or not. life is coming and going all the time.
anyways, everyone believes what he wants, and it's mostly pointless to try to convice others.
From my experience its more benefical to not think much about this stuff, or the future or past - but instead accept the present moment and live now.
EnE
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
417 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-14 19:37:22
July 14 2012 19:22 GMT
#12
On July 15 2012 04:19 Flip9 wrote:
@EnE
no one knows if death is forever or not. life is coming and going all the time.
anyways, everyone believes what he wants, and it's mostly pointless to try to convice others.
From my experience its more benefical to not think much about this stuff, or the future or past - but instead accept the present moment and live now.


Actually, nobody who exercises the smallest amount of critical intelligence on the subjects believes what they want. There's a word for beleiving what you want and it's called religion.

Others believe what they have to and live with the soul-crushing weight as they distract their ways through their lives. Maybe for a day, or a week they're really happy and if they're lucky that's enough to live for and to hope for.

And, yeah, you weren't alive before you were born, so it follows you won't be alive after you're dead. Therefore, death is the constant rule and life is the lie that deludes you through your brief spark of consciousness.

As long as I live an otherwise relatively comfortable life, I'm okay with that in as much as I can be, as I don't expect any existence more fulfilling.

Hardships, where they do come, distract you from the greater, purely emotionally destructive reality.





I've felt really fuckin' bad lately.
I'm embarrased by my past actions and even more ashamed of my present thoughts and future endeavors to clear my name.
MoonfireSpam
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1153 Posts
July 14 2012 19:40 GMT
#13
For normal days its the thought of going home and cooking something kick ass to eat. Also looking forwards to going skiing again (fucking crappy UK lack of snow and mountains or anything really fun outdoors).
Flip9
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany151 Posts
July 14 2012 19:41 GMT
#14
And, yeah, you weren't alive before you were born

No one can proof that. You believe it because it sonds logically to you.
I respect your believe, but I still have my own belive.
Trying to convince me that what you belive is right is about as pointless as me trying to convice you of what I belive is right.
Maybe its best to end our discussion here, since its offtopic and we also don't really get much out of it.
dracomanm
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Netherlands60 Posts
July 14 2012 19:44 GMT
#15
Please refrain from discussing your personal definitions of death, it is a little too good in derailing treads and starting flamewars. Try keeping to how you yourself deal with stuff.
EnE
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
417 Posts
July 14 2012 19:46 GMT
#16
On July 15 2012 04:41 Flip9 wrote:
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And, yeah, you weren't alive before you were born

No one can proof that. You believe it because it sonds logically to you.
I respect your believe, but I still have my own belive.
Trying to convince me that what you belive is right is about as pointless as me trying to convice you of what I belive is right.
Maybe its best to end our discussion here, since its offtopic and we also don't really get much out of it.


That's.... no offence is intended, but that's just... so dumb. I was operating under the impression that you consider life what you are living. I don't believe it because it "sounds" logical. I believe it because its pure fucking logic. Like... I don't even know what to say. You're just wrong by absolute definition. We can observe your brain develop as a fetus and you can remember times when you were alive, and you've also felt yourself develop mentally, emotionally, over time. Obviously, nobody has been alive before they were born ( as history shows...) unless you think that you're the only real consciousness on this earth, which I can just assure you myself, you're not.
I'm embarrased by my past actions and even more ashamed of my present thoughts and future endeavors to clear my name.
Flip9
Profile Joined June 2012
Germany151 Posts
July 14 2012 19:49 GMT
#17
On July 15 2012 04:44 dracomanm wrote:
Please refrain from discussing your personal definitions of death, it is a little too good in derailing treads and starting flamewars. Try keeping to how you yourself deal with stuff.

Thank you.

From what I can see so far in this thread is that what keeps people going is hope.
Positive experiences are also important.
And I'd say having a really good friend and doing things you love are positive as well.
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
July 14 2012 19:58 GMT
#18
knowing that I had "outs" if things became truly unbearable.
CaM27
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Belgium392 Posts
July 14 2012 20:24 GMT
#19
My 6day7 sport routine to be exhausted every night. Purpose more fatigue at night = less emotional thinking at night
capu
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Finland224 Posts
July 14 2012 20:44 GMT
#20
I read A song of Ice and Fire and there is this girl Arya Stark who says every night before falling asleep all her enemies as a prayer. It's a kind of death wish list. I've made up similar kind of list where I say my important goals everytime before going to bed and it helps me stay focused on whats important and keep me going.
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