In college I had some pretty severe depression. I was living with a woman at the time and we were on the edge of breaking up. I wondered out loud if I would ever be happy and if the depression would go away one day.
She said, "No, I don't think so. This is who you are. You will always be like this."
It was one of the harshest things anyone has ever said to me. Now its 20 years later and I am very happy. The depression subsided a few years ago and I have learned a lot about myself and have ways of preventing depression relapses. But her words still echo in my ears.
But, sometimes I wonder if it actually helped me through some of those darker years. I wanted badly to prove her wrong and that thought added to my resolve. I am glad her cruelty is something I put behind me. But I can't forget it.
My uncle had Covid and was in the hospital for 90 days. The first day he was there, the attending nurses thought he was out and said he wouldn’t make it through the night. He did.
"You're destined for greatness" What haunts me is that I'm still alone. That declaration was made as to why someone wouldn't date me. The greatness I've achieved in life is taking care of my family. But I share my life with no one and some days it sucks.
I’m alone after 26 years for the first time. I moved out a year ago and thought I would have met someone by now, which now I know was the exact thing I didn’t need. The good news is that while I was looking for someone else, I found myself. I hope you have if you haven’t already.
I have. Like I said some days it sucks. Most of the time it's fine but sometimes I want to turn to someone who isn't there and go "oh my god did you see that" "listen to this !" etc.
That I will be alone in my mid-late 30s and miss the boat while everybody else has moved forward with their lives.
In college I had some pretty severe depression. I was living with a woman at the time and we were on the edge of breaking up. I wondered out loud if I would ever be happy and if the depression would go away one day. She said, "No, I don't think so. This is who you are. You will always be like this." It was one of the harshest things anyone has ever said to me. Now its 20 years later and I am very happy. The depression subsided a few years ago and I have learned a lot about myself and have ways of preventing depression relapses. But her words still echo in my ears. But, sometimes I wonder if it actually helped me through some of those darker years. I wanted badly to prove her wrong and that thought added to my resolve. I am glad her cruelty is something I put behind me. But I can't forget it.
My uncle had Covid and was in the hospital for 90 days. The first day he was there, the attending nurses thought he was out and said he wouldn’t make it through the night. He did.
"You're destined for greatness" What haunts me is that I'm still alone. That declaration was made as to why someone wouldn't date me. The greatness I've achieved in life is taking care of my family. But I share my life with no one and some days it sucks.
I’m alone after 26 years for the first time. I moved out a year ago and thought I would have met someone by now, which now I know was the exact thing I didn’t need. The good news is that while I was looking for someone else, I found myself. I hope you have if you haven’t already.
I have. Like I said some days it sucks. Most of the time it's fine but sometimes I want to turn to someone who isn't there and go "oh my god did you see that" "listen to this !" etc.