Do you ever feel...

[TheDarkness]

Tired of living?

[Dead_Ninja_000]

Only once did I feel that way, and that's when I wittnessed Haku's death....:sad:


Now I'm just plain scard of death.:sweat: It's scary knowing it's gonna happen eventually...

But hey, life goes on... Do you feel tired of living TheDarkness? Hard for me to tell with you...

[J. B. Warner]

Not really. If it ever does happen, though, I can just pop in an episode of MST3K and I know I'll feel a lot better.

[Harvey Two Face]

Never, because there is so much to live for, no matter what you say there is always opportunity out in the world.

[Ickis]

Nope, lifes too good of a gift, why waste it? Sure its hell at times but nuttin's perfect, just make the best out of it! :D

[Beguiled]

Never. Life is far too short to waste thinking such thoughts. Every minute is worth living, every breath worth gratitude. Appreciate even the smallest victories, enjoy the happy moments and remember that painful times make the good times seem even bright. Be crazy, laugh lots, have fun, make friends who will run down a busy street with you laughing like maniacs. Just enjoy. That's what I do. XD

[Dead_Ninja_000]

Never. Life is far too short to waste thinking such thoughts. Every minute is worth living, every breath worth gratitude. Appreciate even the smallest victories, enjoy the happy moments and remember that painful times make the good times seem even bright. Be crazy, laugh lots, have fun, make friends who will run down a busy street with you laughing like maniacs. Just enjoy. That's what I do. XD


Your post brought a tear to my eye. :sweat: <-----

[Frank Castle]

There are times when I get frustrated with life of course but I never get tired of living. I look at each day as a new opportunity to make my life or someone else's life better.

[fanatixs]

Never. Life is far too short to waste thinking such thoughts. Every minute is worth living, every breath worth gratitude. Appreciate even the smallest victories, enjoy the happy moments and remember that painful times make the good times seem even bright. Be crazy, laugh lots, have fun, make friends who will run down a busy street with you laughing like maniacs. Just enjoy. That's what I do. XD

Yeah! seemed like you really have a joyous life, that inspires me!

[veemonjosh]

Tired of living?

Did you make this thread because of all those comments I've made on AIM? :shrug:

Cause, honestly, I do feel tired of living sometimes.

Probably twice as many times as when I want to live.

[Ishtar]

Well there may be times where I hate what's going on in my life, but I never considered wanting to end my life. I have so many potential aspects of my life that I want to live long enough to experience. You have to take the good side of life along with the bad side of life.

[XOMiss_Samantha]

To answer your question, no I do not get tired of living. I love my life, given what ever good or bad is thrown into the mix.

[TheDarkness]

Well, I was actually gonna go kill myself last night. Luckily I broke myself out of it.:)

[Ishtar]

Well, I was actually gonna go kill myself last night. Luckily I broke myself out of it.:)
Good thing you thought it over. It would have been a waste, and it would have affected your family and friends in a negative way by leaving them.

[Kury Wagner]

Here's the thing-- life can throw a lot, and I mean a lot, of crap at you, and yeah, it get to be very hard to function, but there are things and people that make life so completely worth living for. You know, I've been through a ton of bs throughout my (pretty short) life, but it's not life that can suck. It's unfortunate experiences within life that screw you over. You just have to find those few things that will actually make you happy. Maybe it's something little like a new hobby, or maybe it's a new friend.

You can't undo actions like suicide. And to be completely honest, it's the stupidest thing in the world you can do. I've had friends and family members who've committed suicide, and I'm still angry at them. It's selfish and repulsive. It's not that I don't acknowledge people having problems, because believe me I have enough of my own. I just don't agree with suicide. Ever.

If you were serious about this thread, I really hope you get help. If you weren't serious... well, I figured posting my thoughts might help someone else, too. Take care.

[sarita]

Good post Kury.

While it's great that everyone's saying life is too nice to ever feel like ending it all, people still get depressed, no matter what is going on in their life. And it definitely doesn't help when you're feeling that way and people are all "but you have x, y, and z, so you shouldn't be sad" because then you just feel even worse for being depressed, plus you also feel you can't go to these people anymore to talk to them about how you feel, because you're scared they won't understand. So then you risk bottling up your feelings inside and making your situation even worse (I speak from experience).

I'm not trying to jump to conclusions about what you're going through, TheDarkness, but if you really are depressed (though chances are if you're truly feeling suicidal than you probably are), I hope you get the help you need. I can definitely say I've been where you are, but I got help, and I hope to never go back down that road again.

I think there's still something of a stigma about mental illness, but I also believe that it's lessening. I think people are more likely to talk openly about it these days, which can only be a good thing.

If you need to talk to someone about what you're going through, just PM me.

[Shawn Hopkins]

Life can be hard sometimes but it's better than the alternative.

Nothing if you're an atheist, torment for the mortal sin of suicide if you're religous.

I used to think about killing myself a lot, but it was kind of in a selfish "that'll show 'em," way. I eventually realized, that, no, it won't. Maybe they'll cry a little bit but eventually they'll go on with their lives and if they remember me, they'll remember me as this tragic little man who couldn't handle life and killed himself.

The only thing that'll "show em" is living well, being sucessful and working to find your own happiness.

Also, I realized that even if my job, my relationships, and everything else fell apart, there were still things I could do. Still family members I could depend on. It would be better to just sit around and read and play video games than to not exist.

[The Guitar Slayer]

Stephen Fry once said on a documentary about bipolar disorder (manic depression) -- "It's not that I want to kill myself; it's just that I wouldn't mind dying."

I feel that way sometimes. Very world weary. I wouldn't actually harm myself anymore, but it's just kind of like, "What if I die tomorrow.....ah well. Que sera sera." While I do have that same affliction in my genetic cards, I don't know if I actually have it -- I've never been diagnosed, nor have I been in an all-out psychotic state in either direction. My grandmother went down that road many years ago, so the only example of it that I've seen has been an extreme. She has been so medicated that she has lost her "self." That probably leads me to agree with Fry on the matter of whether I would sacrifice the highs in order not to experience the lows -- I wouldn't.

[Elven Moon]

Honestly? Yes. Every day can be torture, and feel pointless. Getting out of bed or feeling motivated to do ANYTHING can be quite difficult. "Sunshiny" people annoy the heck out of me. I just can't understand their "Isn't life GRAND?" approach, and I'm not sure I ever will. It's like they think I can simply pack all my troubles away and suddenly embrace everything with a pearly grin. Um, it's not that simple!

I have thought of killing myself sometimes, but not seriously. I've never planned something out. I'm too much of a coward. It's more of a "Would anybody care?" or "That'll show 'em" thing. And saying things like "You should feel lucky for what you have!" only makes me feel guilty, and that makes everything worse!

I'm only in my 20s, but I feel like a cynical, world weary 80 year old :sweat:

[Zach Logan]

Never, you have to appreciate life because you don't know what, if anything, will come after it. With such unknown variables you have to try and grasp every day and enjoy it as much as you can, no matter how hard it may be. :)

[Kagetsu]

"We would rather bear those ills we have than fly to others we know not of, thus conscience doth make cowards of us all" [/Hamlet]

I have once already been to the point of curling in a ball and wanting the future to stop. But my nature is more "to take up arms against a sea of troubles". Though I do see a time when my strength of will to oppose must fail, and there may be peace in going quietly into the night. But as yet I'm still kicking and screaming all the way. :shrug:

[StarScream64]

I wish I could offer encouraging words of wisdom, but, frankly, I'm with you; life sucks, and I don't see it ever not sucking anytime soon... as in ever.

Sure, I have friends and family, but sometimes I feel like I'm more here for their entertainment than my own. Yeah, so they get a little enjoyment in their lives from my presence, so what am I getting out of it?

I always figured I'd end up killing myself. My sister tried it, my mother tried it, I figure it's only a matter of time before I go for it.

[Czar Gato]

Yes; a lot, actually- though in my case it isn't so much depression as psychological malaise, a tiredness. I like how Guitar Slayer put it- world weary. It's a rather impersonal and foriegn feeling, and I can usually snap myself out of it fairly easily.

That's not to say that I don't know what severe depression is like. I used to get horrid suicidal thoughts as a kid, though thankfully those have passed as I've matured and gained more perspective. I think I'm just one of those people who naturally takes the whole "glass half-empty" view of life and has to constantly check him/herself whenever he/she realizes they're having those thoughts.

[Beguiled]

Oh you guys, lighten up! Watch cartoons you loved as a little kid! Listen to music you used to love and now feel slightly embarrassed for ever having listened to. Sing at the top of your lungs with friends on a busy street and if people look at you like you're insane, just give 'em a grin. If you go somewhere and there's funky music, do some interpretive dance, regardless of who's watching. Laugh while doing so. Run down the up escalator. Try on some utterly rediculous clothes and parade around. Howl at the moon, then laugh until you feel like you've cracked a rib. Do whatever insane thing you want. But have one hell of a time doing it. This is the kind of stuff I love. I've found that people are really drawn to outgoing, fun and crazy individuals. I'm drawn to people like that. If you're outgoing and fun, you automatically give everyone else the opportunity and confidence to do the same.

Just have fun.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

I'm not alive anyway. I'm a ghost posting on message boards throughout the net. Whooooooooo....:p

Anyway, I wouldn't recommend suicide. What if you screw up and instead end up crippled, or deformed? That would just make your present situation worse. :lol:

I did once entertain the idea of wandering into a mental facility pretending to have amnesia, like that British guy did a couple of months ago. And then having those cute nurses feel sorry for me and take care of me...oh yeah.:evil:

[Tay the Cat]

Here's the thing-- life can throw a lot, and I mean a lot, of crap at you, and yeah, it get to be very hard to function, but there are things and people that make life so completely worth living for. You know, I've been through a ton of bs throughout my (pretty short) life, but it's not life that can suck. It's unfortunate experiences within life that screw you over. You just have to find those few things that will actually make you happy. Maybe it's something little like a new hobby, or maybe it's a new friend.

You can't undo actions like suicide. And to be completely honest, it's the stupidest thing in the world you can do. I've had friends and family members who've committed suicide, and I'm still angry at them. It's selfish and repulsive. It's not that I don't acknowledge people having problems, because believe me I have enough of my own. I just don't agree with suicide. Ever.

If you were serious about this thread, I really hope you get help. If you weren't serious... well, I figured posting my thoughts might help someone else, too. Take care.
I agree with every word of this post.

As for myself, I've had bad thoughts and have been dealt a lot of stuff I don't deserve, but the thought of ending myself has never crossed my mind.

I mean... I've had my "emo" moments, but it's more that having witnessed certain events has scarred me for life, than anything else.