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itsallthesamejames t1_jd91l6j wrote

Something I learned to tell myself much too young:

“I’ve survived everything in my life so far. Even the things I was certain I wouldn’t. I will continue to survive.”

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dranaei t1_jd9ffkp wrote

I almost didn't reach the egg. Woohoooo!

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garry4321 t1_jd9m00f wrote

Except for all the stuff you ignored and didnt handle.

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HappyHighwayman t1_jd9mkt3 wrote

Objectively untrue. There are tons of terrible, weak, non-bad-ass people out there.

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justingod99 t1_jd9zgr7 wrote

I tend to speak to myself with the more better grammar.

I also like to cite other people’s work and not pass it off as my own.

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lingenfr t1_jda279e wrote

Please don't upvote this idiocy

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bulletpyton t1_jda8zc2 wrote

Now imagine how much fucking stronger you would be if you didn't have to deal with any of that bullshit, get mad about it and go make your even better.

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TransientMovement t1_jdafbh5 wrote

I've handled the stuff I've handled, but I still just want a hug.

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Substantial_Motor_87 t1_jdaod29 wrote

I prefer the quote “you have survived all of your worst days so far. Keep going.” - someone or something

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Herkfixer t1_jdaot83 wrote

Getting passed it in time is definitely not the same thing as "handling" it.

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Smaugulous t1_jdaxcir wrote

This sounds like it was written by an angsty 12-year-old. Yikes. Cringe.

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fernatic19 t1_jdb5pks wrote

There's tons of stuff I've made worse by freaking out or having anxiety attacks over. I wouldn't say that I 'fucking handled' them. I did do them but probably the worst possible way.

So better might be: everything you've done in life you have done. Things you completed you saw through to the end. Things you quit you saw were not worth doing.

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ecto1ghost t1_jdbcezy wrote

Thanks, definitely needed that message

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KenjiBenji18 t1_jdbeqvo wrote

Thanks, and yet when I make even the slightest suggestion that yes, I'm a badass, I get hated on. 🤷‍♀️

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dankest_of_danks t1_jdbxqha wrote

Reading this in a “burly gym bro” voice makes it 1.000.000 times more effective

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VG88 t1_jdc08zj wrote

People in the comments are being dicks.

I just want to say that I really needed this and I thank you for posting it. Much love from Seattle.

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Proper_Mortgage_1538 t1_jdc214c wrote

YEAH! we can achieve everything by doing some good stuff in ourlives good habits will lead to good results and that shit is proven and tested

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ctbasie t1_jdd747t wrote

Pretty sure I'm just waiting to die

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justingod99 t1_jddlb9g wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,320,027)

Wow…I was just gonna say “more better grammar” and I thought that’d be enough for people to get the joke. Apparently not.

Additionally, if you are going to try (and I do mean try) to correct someone’s grammar, it would behoove you to use proper punctuation. 🤣

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MeetInPotatoes t1_jddumfi wrote

Replying to Smaugulous (#2,312,109)

And yet they're right. I've never met a single person that had it easy and yet people don't give themselves enough credit for surviving. A lot of people think they're weak who haven't bothered to look back at all they've been through.

Challenging people to take stock of how strong they are is noble and important at any age. Whether or not something makes you cringe is the least important thing in the world, and the type of person who says "cringe" to this is a helluva lot less mature than the angsty 12 year old. Nice self own though, grow up.

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MeetInPotatoes t1_jddv8yn wrote

Replying to Herkfixer (#2,311,402)

Then you handled the fallout from not handling it. I didn't do my taxes for the longest time in my twenties, government just kept my refunds and chased after me one year when they thought I made more money than I did. So not handling it caught up with me, and then I had to handle that. You learn that putting things off can make them worse, and then you handle that life lesson.

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Shrek_n_donkeh t1_jddvlvh wrote

So glad I read this, I thought I was gonna actually have to deal with everything I was avoiding 😅

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MeetInPotatoes t1_jddvqbt wrote

Thanks for this, saw that someone went and downvoted everyone who just appreciated the post. Whoever that person is..you've got some problems and genuinely need therapy.

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MeetInPotatoes t1_jddxp51 wrote

Replying to HappyHighwayman (#2,321,478)

No, but I'm noticing how you chose to mischaracterize the position as if it were an extreme absolute as your first step in arguing. It means you have a weak point to make. Not really interested in wherever you were going there cause you're starting off by signaling that you will be making cheap, low quality arguments.

People have strong tendencies to not give to give themselves credit for all they've been through. That's all this is getting at. Slap yourself upside the head and tell yourself that things don't have to be 100% literally true in every single case to have value as advice. I've worked with a lot of people who struggle with being too literal about everything, so I assume that's all that's happening here for you.

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ArtisticBid127 t1_jdelq3o wrote

Replying to HappyHighwayman (#2,308,589)

Preach. I am one of those people, actually. And we have the right to exist. I am totally fine with being weak and I actually enjoy in a twisted way feeling miserable. Sometimes I make bad decisions on purpose just to feel that pleasure.

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ArtisticBid127 t1_jden8wr wrote

I've never will understand. I don't even want to be strong, like it's not something I value. And also, there are many weak people.

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SpiritStriver90 t1_jdenbct wrote

Replying to ArtisticBid127 (#2,324,439)

Perhaps, but that's not the same as "weak", either. Also, when it's that extreme it absolutely needs a competent mental health professional handling it, not a layperson or moralizer (punisher, like in a jail, where they deliberately deny people treatment as a way to exact "society's just retribution" upon them, something I'd rather undermine.).

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DwnStairsIsQuitePosh t1_jdeyjz9 wrote

Unpopular opinion: I’m tired of being called strong and being strong.

Sometimes I wish the world would just be nicer so I wouldn’t have to be so strong

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[deleted] t1_jdfftz1 wrote

Yes, I have gone through a lot, now I feel like I can handle any kind of hell. 🙂🙂

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MeetInPotatoes t1_jdl237j wrote

Replying to HappyHighwayman (#2,322,173)

I specifically didn't argue that. Would you spurn wisdom because it might not apply to some people who read it? Your call, but I wouldn't understand it. Would it be easier if we just put out a browser extension that stamped "I don't know who needs to hear this, but..." in front of every piece of advice? Couldn't you just imagine it being there instead?..so you don't miss out on what might apply to you by wasting your time thinking about who it doesn't apply to?

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