"And I've tried everything but suicide, but it's crossed my mind..."

We are in difficult times, job losses, families everywhere in trouble. How do you make it through? Did you think it would come to this 10 years ago? What helps you make it through a day?

Hatred gets me thru the day

I'm very lucky, I'm retired and my husband left me a good pension and insurance but I do watch my money..

this is the second terrible recession I lived through. The one in the 70/80's was bad too

you just get by dad to day

and my favorite saying, "there's only one way to eat an elephant. one bite at a time" however big it seems just take one bite at a time

lookin for the best in life

I wake up and look at a new sunrise every single day.......unless I'm hungover....

One day at a time with the sincere belief that it will be better. Because it will! A friend commited suicide a couple of weeks ago and I promise that is not the answer....leaves a lot of questions and pain for the people who cared about him to clean up!

Misery brings people together. That's the upside of the downside. You might not have all the money and toys, but you will learn to appreciate the people around you more.

knowing my son needs me, gets me through the day.

Ahhhh.....

i look through the eyes of my child and she see the world like no adult ever will. a child has no real fears is caring and trusting and out for a good time each day. live like a child don't look for the bad in the world live each day and enjoy life.

These are my sons in the pic.....they're all grown, but we still need each other!!

Personally, I've seen much tougher times than this and besides, my mantra has always been "I won't let the bastards get ME down!"

its even dark in the daytime
its not just good, its Great Depression

when i was lost i even found myself
looking in the guns direction

How would killing yourself make anything better? It may put YOU out of your misery, but think of the pain and sorrow you will leave to your love ones...I wouldn't want to wish THAT on anyone. IMO...THAT...and even the thought of suicide is VERY SELFISH!!!


You are still a baby, give life a chance. Sure times get tough from time to time, but you get through it...move forward.

Oi, this isn't a suicide note...I can't kill myself, I've lived through far too much to take my life. Just a general question, but thank you for the concern.

Many die too late, and some die too early. Yet strange soundeth the precept: "Die at the right time!"

Die at the right time: so teacheth Zarathustra.

To be sure, he who never liveth at the right time, how could he ever die at the right time? Would that he might never be born!--Thus do I advise the superfluous ones.

But even the superfluous ones make much ado about their death, and even the hollowest nut wanteth to be cracked.
Every one regardeth dying as a great matter: but as yet death is not a festival. Not yet have people learned to inaugurate the finest festivals.

The consummating death I show unto you, which becometh a stimulus and promise to the living.

His death, dieth the consummating one triumphantly, surrounded by hoping and promising ones.

Thus should one learn to die; and there should be no festival at which such a dying one doth not consecrate the oaths of the living!

-- Nietzsche

I am glad to hear this!

one of the most wise people said, and we've all heard it before......this too shall pass.


it takes time, but it really does. even us,...we too shall.....but i hope not for a while......

Melatonin helps me through my day