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thenewgreen  ·  3295 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Starting a new life

    Here's the plan: unless in three years time - by January 1st, 2019 - I accomplish anything worthy with my life, I'll kill myself.
if I had made the same declaration at your age, and if I had followed through with it, I would now be dead.

You're not supposed to accomplish anything at this point. It's a hard, hard time for many people in their life, but it does get better.

If I had made such a declaration and stuck to it, I wouldn't have the friends I now have, I wouldn't have my wife and kids, I wouldn't have been a part of Hubski or decided to write and record music. All of these things happened after I was 27.

There's no time line. Nobody is keeping score. Just do your best to enjoy moments. Whatever does bring you joy, or makes you even just a little bit happy, do that. Like a lot.

    This post isn't meant as either a suicide note or a sympathy inducer, for I seek neither at the moment.

It seems you're asking for help. That's a good thing. You've recognized that you're not satisfied and that you need speak to someone. Great job! Seriously, you should feel very encouraged by the fact that you have the emotional maturity to seek help.

Now, take the next step. Seek help IRL from a qualified therapist. No shame in that. None at all. There are times in my life when I was helped greatly by a therapist.

All my best! You can do this