I Struggle With Depression and Anxiety

I never thought I could destroy my life so completely. I grew up thinking I'd be someone good, someone honorable... But I messed up and now I live a life of guilt, shame and disgrace. I'm sorry... I guess it doesn't matter, I don't really know why I post stuff like this, I guess I just want someone to know that I'm really sorry, the kind of sorry that I can feel in my heart. Times like this make me regret walking away from vodka, God I miss it.

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Charlotte · 70-79, F

There are no failures...just experiences and your reaction to them. The only real failure in life, is the failure to try. When you don't realize how close you were to success, and gave up. Success builds character, failure reveals it. Try, and fail...but don't fail to try. Our imperfections and failures, are as much a blessing from God, as our successes and talents, for without them, we would have neither.

There's no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, perseverance, and learning from our attempts. Failure is nothing but a detour...not a dead-end street. It's not that a successful person has any better ideas or ability than you. They just have the courage to bet on their own ideas, take the risk, then act.

Failure is the tuition you pay for success. Success is never final; failure is never fatal.