My doctor said that 15 years ago, when I first prepared to kill myself. They do, but there are more bad times that good ones, and it doesn't always seem worth it to wait for the good days.
Thanks.
rx_prn is right, but you are too kaywholed. I want to elaborate.
The bad times do pass by just like the good ones.
There's more bad things in life than good things, to give deep contrast so that the good parts of life are extremely enjoyable. I would rather go through severe ups and downs than to feel nothing at all.
On a philosophical level, if someone's life were mostly "good" and there were few (if any at all) "bad" things (unpleasant/traumatic/etc), it would be safe to say you can become so accustomed to your life that you take everything for granted.
I can safely say I would rather not take everything I have in life for granted, as I know that things don't have to be this way; they could in fact be a lot, lot worse than they actually are.
While you're in the middle of severe depression and suicidal ideation; you're right It doesn't seem worth it to wait for the good days ahead. It really doesn't. If someone were to have told me at age 16 that it was going to take nine years for me to get to the good days ahead, I don't think I would have lived. The first person I told this to told me to wait it out, and assured me things would get better. Things got worse before they got better for me, and that was OK.
I strongly believe everything happens for a reason. Furthermore, what you perceive as a bad thing may actually turn out to be a good thing as time goes on. You don't have to believe me or take my word for it, but this very thing has happened to me. If you want to know more (out of curiosity or disbelief of what I'm saying) feel free to PM me.
At this point in my life, looking back on the 9 years I suffered through, it is safe to say it
was worth it. I couldn't have imagined it being worth it at the time, because of how awful I felt all the time. It's important to account for your thoughts/feelings; you can tell yourself "ok I know I'm depressed and that is why I don't think living my life is worth it right now, even though I know it really is". I often had to ask myself "would I want to kill myself if I wasn't in this much pain?" every day a few years back when I broke both bones in my arm.
So to summarize, yes, it really is worth it.
while i am ecstatic to be a mom and i couldnt be happier with my son things with his father (my bf) are not going well.... He showed up drunk at the hospital twice and then two weeks later got a dui.... I have been staying at my parents house quite a bit.... and of course he doesnt want to leave us blah blah blah and he loves us soooo much blah blah blah but fuck that i deserve better!!! I realize I was 20x worse than him before i got preggo but i cleaned up and now that the baby is here i really dont want him around like this
I agree tacky. You
and your son deserve better.
Have you considered doing an intervention on him with his parents? Considering you are living with his parents, this is probably a great idea IMO.
It's fair to give him one last chance to clean his act up, seeing as he has an adorable newborn son as well as you in his life.