What keeps you going?

[DarkHorses]

For those of you who have a mental illness, what keeps you going when things get hard? When you feel like giving up on life all together, is there anything that you truly feel like you should keep living for?

Just wanted to post this because I think we could all use a reminder sometimes that there's always reasons to keep fighting. So, what are yours?

[Aspiringanonymous]

Life contains more potential than we'll ever know. I've seen glimpses of genuine sanctity before, and that's proof enough that I - that humanity - can be more than what our natural and artificial limitations dictate. Therefore it's worth a try to challenge them, since we've come to this life anyway. Succeed or die trying - it's the attitude that matters in the end, not so much the result, right?

One's final breath should not be spent in 'what if' and regret.

[Kaius]

The thing that keeps me going are the people close to me, the ones I've actually let in. I let people see what I want them to see, and although they know me, they don't really know me inside. Little things have big impacts on me, so I guess even the small things people do can help me in big ways. Thats usually what keeps me going.

[enjoying_my_insanity]

my boyfriend and best friend keep me going...i dont want to hurt either of them by leaving and my best friend already lost her 2 best friends to suicide so i dont want to add to that pain

[jamieallover]

For those of you who have a mental illness, what keeps you going when things get hard? When you feel like giving up on life all together, is there anything that you truly feel like you should keep living for?

Just wanted to post this because I think we could all use a reminder sometimes that there's always reasons to keep fighting. So, what are yours?

Hmm.. You know it's funny, I never really thought of what kept me going, I seem to always think about what keeps going wrong. I honestly would have to say that my family keeps me going, my baby sister, my friends. I also would have to say that the fact that I know I'm capable of so much and I have soo much to offer, keeps me going too. I don't know what my life is going to amount to and I wouldn't want to end it before I know what I can be.

[Kaius]

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