Did you ever ask yourself why you are still alive? 😐

I was 4 and ended up in the ICU due to an outbreak of boils. 23 in total. I'm told I nearly died.

I was 6 when a Coastal Taipan (3rd most venomous snake in the world) slithered across my barefoot when camping at a beach. If it bit me. 💀

Had a brain tumour removed at 8 years of age. Took the Doctors 3 years to find it. It was the size of Farmyard egg. I made friends with the 12 other kids in the Hospital ward. By the time I was 15 I was the last one alive. 😢

Age 10 my brother accidentally shot me. It was from a .22 and hurt like heck so I'm counting this.

Mental health, what is this. Didn't know what that was when I was growing up. Guess you'd call me an emo. Don't remember when I felt suicidal. Started walking around the the Silo's through areas that had Poison gas signs. Breathing deep. I was 12 when I went up to the top of those Silo's on a one way trek and found someone had left a book up there. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets... I read the whole thing, came back down to search for the other books.

Hitching rides on the back of a train ended badly. Don't know how I survived that one.

Nearly died from septicemia due to an infect ingrown toenail that turned gangrene.

Got low again in 2017. Went to the ER. ER sent me to the Doctor. Doctor to Psychologist. Psychologist said give me drugs since they were going away on holiday. Doctor refused to prescribe Meds. They didn't refer me to anyone else... I went to the Dog pound and adopt a furry little angel.

Another out break of boils. 18 of them. Fuckers got so bad. I only wished I was dead.

We all Survived the Trump Administration.

Can't wait to see what happens next...

I hope you can find your way thru this. It's a terrible emotional state to be in. You have value. To yourself and others. It's hard to find it after we've lost it sometimes but it's still there. I don't know your circumstances, but don't give up! 🫂🌻

Some of the worst days are the best days to get me off the fence and advancing forward to discovering other attributes toward life in general. Not just for myself either. Giving to others has helped immensely, especially during the covid days.

eveyday. Im 21 now, I never exoected to keep myself alive for this long.

You know the value of a simple breath. You know that a person may live his or her whole life seemingly with no apparent purpose. You exist for a purpose. Irrelevant if you know it or not. Live to learn,to grow, to evolve. You are a skilled social worker. You help the unfortunate. You helped takr care of your mother. Those are but a few of your purposes, Loretta. You avd decades ahead of you. Stop worrying. Make some close frirnds in person. Explore the world. Follow your passions. Blessings.

I'm alive because no one's and nothing has successfully killed me yet and because I keeping finding reasons to live, and reasons to be happy. Etc...

It can be hard to want to live when you are depressed, or lonely, or in pain, or angry. I went through a period of time when I wanted out and felt like I was just living to wait to die. I started with finding very minor things to live for...

I hope you get through this rough time, and I hope you find some joy, peace, and happiness in living life as well as in death. I think it's a healthy balance to embrace happiness in both. You have lots of value. I wish the best for you. 🤗

Regularly but I also have the illness that's likely to kill me one day, if I get the flu or chest infection it could finish me off tomorrow, it also might not kill me off for another 10 years.

That makes a difference for me in a funky way, there's still things I'd quite like to do or see and being physically ill somehow makes me want to fight back harder.

When I've had very difficult times during my life I've asked myself this question and often sometimes. Somehow I just keep thinking that it will get better and I try to take baby steps to try to get it better. Sometimes it takes a long time. I have a health condition that also makes me feel I'm living on borrowed time. Until that time, there's a tiny driving force inside me that still wants to be happy until that day comes. 😐🤷🙂. Although it's really difficult sometimes, I find it's good to kind of make a list even if it's just a mental list of things were grateful for. 🤗

Whenever someone asks this I always think of my grandma because she used to ask this everyday her last year until she died

You are valued by many here.

That's the thing with me. I have a "why." I'm needed. I just don't want it. I can stay because my sick wife needs me. But it's not what I want.....

Oh yeah, all the time. Mainly because there's so many times I could've died. I actually did die twice 🤷
I've had friends die from the same things I survived before. When I look back or I look at myself, oftentimes I wonder why I even survived.

Life's weird. There's really no point in it. We're just here till we're not. All that matters is the moment we're in

Everyone dies. Just wait your turn and have some cheesecake.

in my life once upon a time i was asked myself regular the same question but never in present as i knew that why am still alive

Stars have no concept of who they affect, but someone always focuses on them for inspiration..🌹

I dunno why but every time I fall asleep I was hoping it would be better.

I ask myself that question every day

What your purpose is, yes.

Sure. Sometimes.

I exist to pay bills

At times yup

It isn't that great deal, when you realize we end up diying regardless. So find stuff you like till the end comes.

No I’ve not questioned it before, I have had a few moments when I wanted to die though.

Only every day... Welcome to midlife.

Yea & the only plausible explanation is that this world depends upon me.. I’m a great guy and this world will not be good enough without me and with a**hOles like the opportunists Bush, Biden abd obama..
😜😄😁

You’re starting to talk like that 18/21 your age on here really if your age is right and it’s not bullshit get a grip you’re an adult there’s no doctors on here so if you’re looking for attention, you’re on the wrong platform tensions down the street for the doctors are

Canada is offering assisted suicide.