when you were at your very lowest.. (1 Viewer)

[kodoku]

.. you know, as in seriously wanting to give up and all that.. who was the person to pull you back up, or what was the thing that made you get up and try once again?

Spoiler: me

for me, there was no one there but me, so I had to depend on myself. Besides anime and music, the main thing that kept me going was probably not wanting anyone to feel the way I did. I just couldn't do that and I knew giving up was not right hehe

 

[Marianthi]

Well probably after my dad's death. I was depressed and my self preservation mechanisms just weren't working tbh. I pretty much gained about 30 kilos after his death. I became extremely antisocial (still dealing with it tbh) and I pretty much forgot how to make friends and chit chat. I asked for help from a life coach 1,5 years after his death. Still dealing with the whole effects tbh (it's been 4 years since his death) but I'm way better

 

[bulletproof]

Well it depends. I like to talk with my closest friends about things bothering me, but in the end I need to be strong and go over that problem. But I need moral support indeed. Probably my best friend can raise my moral faster. Because you know? We are not usually cheese or anything, but when we support each other you can really know we are 100% serious

 

[la_mort_pour_vous]

@Skinnny & @igloo, my two precious stars.
Also, along with that I tried to cut off everything by completely focusing on my passions - art, singing, reading, & drinking raspberry iced tea.

 

[kodoku]

Well probably after my dad's death. I was depressed and my self preservation mechanisms just weren't working tbh. I pretty much gained about 30 kilos after his death. I became extremely antisocial (still dealing with it tbh) and I pretty much forgot how to make friends and chit chat. I asked for help from a life coach 1,5 years after his death. Still dealing with the whole effects tbh (it's been 4 years since his death) but I'm way better

I'm so sorry for your loss, you are amazing for being so strong and pulling yourself together after such a loss tbh <3

 

[yeji]

well alot of shit happened in my family last year and who really always was able to cheer me up is my brother and my godchild.

 

[Marianthi]

I'm so sorry for your loss, you are amazing for being so strong and pulling yourself together after such a loss tbh <3

Thank you hun. Honestly, there are only 2 options in cases like that: either try and survive or give up. The easiest is to give up (and I'm ashamed to admit it but I have thought of it quite a few times in my life). Survival is by far the hardest thing in life imo but once you achieve it even for a bit then everything becomes easier, whether that's trying for a dream or just laughing and actually feeling it

 

[kodoku]

Thank you hun. Honestly, there are only 2 options in cases like that: either try and survive or give up. The easiest is to give up (and I'm ashamed to admit it but I have thought of it quite a few times in my life). Survival is by far the hardest thing in life imo but once you achieve it even for a bit then everything becomes easier, whether that's trying for a dream or just laughing and actually feeling it

so true, and there's nothing to be ashamed of, really. You're just a human being, and a super strong one actually <3

 

[Marianthi]

so true, and there's nothing to be ashamed of, really. You're just a human being, and a super strong one actually <3

You know words like those are things that help a lot when you're going through a bad phase (or bad years in my case). You can't imagine how much they help!! Thank you hun

 

[kodoku]

The characters I wrote about in my unfinished novel, because there was no one else at the time.. so basically me. (this sounds so pathetic TT)

I think it sounds beautiful and hey I was kept alive by anime characters so yea xD

 

[Ahsoka]

I never really had someone tbh, the only reason I've managed to get this far is that I felt too guilty to try anything most of the time, which added another level to my self hatred

 

[honeyfornomoney]

My crush <333 she was super busy with studying, exams and life but was always there for me when I was ready to end it all and never left me. She always heard me out and listened to my constant rants and dealt with my mood swings. I'm tearing up as I type this, I just love her so much and I'm so grateful I met her.

Also, I have great respect for you and the rest who managed to make it without anyone else's help. So strong, wow. May things be good for all of you from now on <3

 

[Mayday]

All of you are so strong ❤

 

[Bopper]

Sheer stubbornness and spite was what kept me at uni. I’d had surgery not long before third year started and I was really ill the whole of the year (I still am because it’s long term, but managable)

I think the only time I spoke to my tutors was to ask to sign extension forms (my tutors even fucked up my graduation) My only real saving grace was my shorthand tutor, who actually cared about my wellbeing more than league tables.

 

[potato]

Spoiler

Wow, I guess we really are similar. It was anime and music for me too.

They were the only reason I could keep going without feeling despair. I had people to talk to but I was scared. So so scared. I would cry myself to sleep so I watched anime and kdramas so I didn't cry. I would feel less empty inside when I was watching something and, even though the feeling was temporary, it helped a lot. I engaged in music to get my mind off things as well.

I guess I also realised what it was like to be in a situation that I was in. What kept me going was that it would one day be over and there would a light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Mew]

No one but myself well rather my logic in general.

 

[Wingfrost]

I didn't really have someone to help me, I just sort of made myself realize that I needed to push myself through my hardships.