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I don't usually go into detail about the night I tried to end things

But I'll talk about it if I feel the need to. I don't hide it like I used to.

One thing I'll say is I remember telling myself not to second guess it. When you second guess things, you stop yourself. That made it easy to drive into that wall the way I did.

Another thing I remember is how at the last second as I was about to hit that concrete wall, I turned the wheel. Out of fear of the impact maybe. Or maybe that was the part of me that didn't wanna give in. Either way, it was too late. Everything went black before I woke up in that car. I shouldn't have even woke up. If you saw my car you'd ask how all I got was my forehead scar.

Even the scar sucked though. Because it's like a reminder on my face of what I did. It took a while but I had to come to terms with what I did.. at first I even lied to myself about it. I told everyone I fell asleep & I lied so well even I believed it myself.

The night the memories hit me again I burst into tears because of one simple fact that I finally said out loud, "I still don't want to be here".
Idk why I decided to change everything after that. I thought about that night I should've died & the way I did it because I told myself not to second guess it.
At that moment I told myself to treat life that way.. but in a better way. If I wanna do something, do it. If I wanna try something, try it. Don't second guess it.

That's resulted in some crazy ass times but also some really good times as well. It's only been a year & half since that decision & I'm still not where I want to be. But I'm not the same person I was before.

I don't hate myself anymore. I don't even look the same anymore. I like how I look. I like my own skin. I want to be here.

Sorry, I get in my thoughts a lot at night. I should go to bed now but I just felt like rambling.
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Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M
Something like that does change you. It's one of the few things in life I regret even having tried.
It can put things into perspective though, like we went so far as to do something like that so we can basically do anything and go for anything.

Easy to forget, I still feel down sometimes because life can be kinda hard at times but I always remember that and push forward. The low points are just that, points in a long stretch that also has highs and there's things we can do to keep ourselves from going to those places.
ChiefJustWalks · 26-30
@Ryannnnnn it can be embarrassing to admit you even tried it. I get that. & You're right, the fact that we took it that far shows we can apply that same energy to other things in life.
People often say that suicide is cowardly.. but I think anyone who says that hasn't actually tried it. Because it does take courage. So many people have suicidal thoughts but won't try it because they think about their family.. or they're simply afraid. It really is scary to think about ending it. Even I was afraid.. that's why I didn't allow myself to think. I think if more people know how much it hurts to be in that position & how much strength it takes to go through with it.. they wouldn't be so quick to call those people cowards
Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M
@ChiefJustWalks Nah it's your story, its never embarrasing. Life's precious though, I take an almost aggressive attitude to feeling happy and with myself in a positive way. Some people are idiots, there's always ignorant people out there, you do you man.