My wife's probably the biggest reason. There was a time when I had to ask the same question. I'll admit, I never came.up with a very good reason, but likewise, I couldn't come up with a good reason to not stay alive, so I just continued on until something changed. A very scientific reasoning, I guess.
My husband would say me as well. He already said that it if wasn't for me, he wouldn't probably be there anymore. Hard to hear but pretty straight to the point.
I feel the same way about my wife, and I think she knows, but I've never said the words. Kind of unfair, but honesty is the most important thing in a real relationship, and sometimes that means telling people things you can't contain.
Honestly, my partner. I have been through a lot and have had a lot of damage mentally, emotionally, and even harmed physically. It wasn’t until I met him that I knew how to love myself and feel love that I thought happened only on screen. He has helped me be so in touch with being feminine which I struggled with since I was younger. He smoothed out my rough edges and created a safe space to be vulnerable. He honestly helped me become the woman I always wanted to be and I’ve never been so happy. He helps me with my tendencies to shut down and pretend that everything is okay; he’s made me a better version of myself and I love him so.
If he left the picture do you think you’d grow from what he has helped you with or would it rot you inside? Hopefully it never happens, you deserve the best as does he. Just curious
I think I would miss being alive. There are a lot of moments which make me feel grateful that I'm still here even though I have and sometimes still struggle with thoughts of unaliving myself. Sometimes it's something as simple as witnessing a beautiful sunset or a random interaction with a stranger. Life is full of beautiful moments.
you just gave me a wonderful reason. the person I’m thinking of has fucked my life up in so many ways and has given me ptsd. pure spite rage and revenge is now my reason. I needed one too so thank you Lol
Future Tech. People seem to get shittier, but there's a few things to see that are just mind blowing.
I used to say movies. Getting older means less time to enjoy these kinds of things.
I think Kevin Smith said it best on one of his podcasts:
"No matter how dark it gets, no matter how bleak it seems, I can't help but think, 'Yeah, but, I don't wanna miss the next Marvel movie.'"
I've had realy bad depression for over 25 years. The thing that stopped me from killing myself are my dogs. Everytime. I will never allow myself not to have one because they are my lifeline when everything is bleak.
OH! I love this question. To give a little background I had depression for longer than I didn't. I became depressed as a young child, maybe around 8 maybe 10 at the oldest. I suffered with it for over a decade all the way up until about mid 20s. It's in remission now but my favourite things have been my job! I'm a pet sitter and absolutely love getting to see all my furry friends every day/week/month.
Another reason is my dogs. I love getting to wake up in the morning and take my pup out for a long sniff. She will FIGHT me if she doesn't get at least an hour and a half walk (we normally go for 2 hours so about 6 miles). I also have a senior dachshund that I inherited when my grandmother passed away and her personality is just so big. She is hilarious and so demanding of a little girl. She wakes me up every morning at 6 am on the dot for her breakfast and it's just a nice little start to my day getting to take care of her.
I love waking up and getting to take care of myself. When I was depressed I never took care of myself. I never ate correctly. I never took care of my hair and skin. Now, I love waking up getting to brush my teeth, take a shower, take care of my hair. It could be the vitamin d that I started taking in October but during this Winter has probably been the best one I've had just because I've heavily worked on my skins health, my oral health, and making sure the food I eat won't upset my GI.
I’m here for my son. If he wasn’t alive, I’d have no real reason to live. I would continue to be on a path of hurting those that unfortunately have me in their life.
Constantly spilling random ideas of mine onto Reddit for literally nobody to read nor respond to. I don't even do it for that social aspect, I just have fun making them! :D
Eating my favorite foods
Spending time with my friends family and pets.
I'm an atheist and have no illusions of an after life and that I will cease to exist when I die.
Yes, being an aunt actually saved my life…in a couple ways but mostly I had to stop engaging in risky behavior to set a good example bc those goofy kids look up to me for some reason.
Husband, ferrets, Louisa May Alcott, Christmas, Violin, baking, baths, beautiful music, camping and exploring nature, being inside and reading when it’s raining, kayaking, falling asleep in a tent with the roof off and the starry sky bordered by trees peeking in, the sigh when an animal is content sitting on your lap, etc. etc. etc.
i went to a funeral day, buddy lost his mom (fuck cancer). his DAD was one of the pastors there (its his church, kinda forgot my buddy was a preacher’s kid. havent seen him much recently) but one thing his Dad said was that you actually live your best life once you go to the other side. something like that. not to say that life on earth is ultimately meaningless but it really stuck out to me.
The way my son laughs in his sleep. The deep full of life laugh he has while he is sleeping. Yes he does this all day. But when he is asleep its the best.
Shel Silverstein poems resonated with me as a kid.
There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.
I didn't have a happy start, so I've been motivated to chase it since and give myself the best I can.
- He has another poem that I love, it's about nostalgia. Since I'm chasing happiness, I kind see this one as my mantra for everything I've enjoyed
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
My husband and my dogs are my reasons to live. Lately dreaming and planning our dream house has been very motivating. We are breaking ground this year!
nature ♥️ she’s the only thing that truly keeps me going. there’s nothing like sitting in the middle of the forest, feeling so held, safe & understood by a sea of intelligent greenery
Beauty: music, art, film, games, poetry, speeches, literature, and natural and personal beauty (seeing pretty ladies makes monkey brain go brrrrr).
Laughter: alone, with the boys, and/or in the face of it all.
The feeling of "doing:" running, lifting, swimming, sitting meditation, riding a motorcycle, hiking, camping, etc. (doing physical things I like feels amazing).
Does it all overcome the meaninglessness of it all? Nope. But I feel better when I see beautiful things, laugh, listen to music, and go for a run, sometimes all at the same time.
- I really want to finish school
- All the houseplants I have yet to purchase
- I’d like to get another pet dog sometime in the future
- I still have so many horror books to read
Life and being able to live that’s enough. I don’t have everything but I recently celebrated my 24th birthday on Tuesday and I’m just happy I was able to live to see another year.
Also, feeling stuff. According to Carrie in The Amazing World of Gumball, the only feeling she has left is pain, so yes, the sensations of which a living body can feel are most definitely good reason as to keep living.
My birds are legitimately the biggest things in my life preventing me from succumbing to my depression. The people at the shelter I adopted them from told me their previous owner died. I couldn't bare to put them through an owner dying and the process of rehoming again.
Anime, city-building/colony-management games, my cats, going for walks, travelling or wanting to go travelling, good food, and I can never get tired of a sunset and pretty skies
Volunteering (and seeing fellow volunteers), cooking and baking, learning new things (currently trying to master the theremin), growing things in the yard, keeping the house beautiful so I love coming home to it after I go somewhere, my pets.
I like history and it's cool to see history as it happens.
I like seeing cultural, technology and entertainment change.
I'm pretty optimistic generally, I don't think I've heard the funniest joke I'll ever hear yet, or played my favorite videogame of all time yet, I'm looking forward to knowing what those things will be.
As much as I hate myself and my own existence, I love the people around me too much to put that pain on them. They’ve all experience too much loss already, that the sheer thought of putting them through another for my own benefit keeps me going.
I am just happy to be here.
Jelly
Nah, nor be Envelious.
Are those your keys or you just happy to be here ?
If not here, then where
Same. Life is awesome. Pessimists and downers bore me.
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Fr. I love my pets
spite
Well dang, I am not the only one. Spite gets me through alot.
Bro will be a gost
lol maybe an evil spirit
my immediate thought was "Fuck'em" I think spite sums that up nicely.
my cat, staying out of the mental hospital, cartoons, chocolate baked goods, my best friend, and fresh fruit
Second part fr..
My wife's probably the biggest reason. There was a time when I had to ask the same question. I'll admit, I never came.up with a very good reason, but likewise, I couldn't come up with a good reason to not stay alive, so I just continued on until something changed. A very scientific reasoning, I guess.
I live for your wife too >!I kid I kid I’m sure she’s a lovely woman and all the respect in the world to her!<
My husband would say me as well. He already said that it if wasn't for me, he wouldn't probably be there anymore. Hard to hear but pretty straight to the point.
I feel the same way about my wife, and I think she knows, but I've never said the words. Kind of unfair, but honesty is the most important thing in a real relationship, and sometimes that means telling people things you can't contain.
making my enemies suffer. what else is there?
for me, the enemies make me suffer
My dog gives me life ❤️
Honestly, my partner. I have been through a lot and have had a lot of damage mentally, emotionally, and even harmed physically. It wasn’t until I met him that I knew how to love myself and feel love that I thought happened only on screen. He has helped me be so in touch with being feminine which I struggled with since I was younger. He smoothed out my rough edges and created a safe space to be vulnerable. He honestly helped me become the woman I always wanted to be and I’ve never been so happy. He helps me with my tendencies to shut down and pretend that everything is okay; he’s made me a better version of myself and I love him so.
If he left the picture do you think you’d grow from what he has helped you with or would it rot you inside? Hopefully it never happens, you deserve the best as does he. Just curious
I think I would miss being alive. There are a lot of moments which make me feel grateful that I'm still here even though I have and sometimes still struggle with thoughts of unaliving myself. Sometimes it's something as simple as witnessing a beautiful sunset or a random interaction with a stranger. Life is full of beautiful moments.
You can’t miss being alive if you’re not alive.
I’m glad you’re here to experience the sunsets and strangers, I hope more pleasant experiences come into your life
these chocolate covered marshmallow eggs are pretty good
I luv the simple pleasures of life like those, and expressing the love for 'em, too! :)
My daughter, self preservation instincts, I like living life in general that sorta stuff
Kinda like it. So fuck cancer
Curiousity.
So I won't be dead
I quit smoking and want to stay alive so I can attend my ex's funeral someday. He is so evil, I am going to dress really pretty for it too.
you just gave me a wonderful reason. the person I’m thinking of has fucked my life up in so many ways and has given me ptsd. pure spite rage and revenge is now my reason. I needed one too so thank you Lol
Hurray for stopping the smoking habit, I don’t know about the other reason though but seems like it’s an important thing for you so you do you
Thanks. I do be me.
Good food
Waking up early to sip my coffee and watch the sun rise
The Bee Gees
Future Tech. People seem to get shittier, but there's a few things to see that are just mind blowing. I used to say movies. Getting older means less time to enjoy these kinds of things.
I met someone I really like four weeks ago and I wanna see where it goes
The unpredictable future
How would I be able to annoy people when I'm dead?
Food mainly, and soda, lemon water, and those moments when I laugh out loud.
Well there's nothing after death, so what reason is there to die anytime soon?
that feeling when the sunshine hits my skin or when the breeze blows my hair to the side
I would say mine, IF I HAD ANY.
Curiosity.
I think Kevin Smith said it best on one of his podcasts: "No matter how dark it gets, no matter how bleak it seems, I can't help but think, 'Yeah, but, I don't wanna miss the next Marvel movie.'"
Curiosity for what I might miss out on if I were to leave.
I've had realy bad depression for over 25 years. The thing that stopped me from killing myself are my dogs. Everytime. I will never allow myself not to have one because they are my lifeline when everything is bleak.
My family and dog and friends
Tits.
Puppies 🥹
Puppies. Especially my puppy, but in general, all puppies.
OH! I love this question. To give a little background I had depression for longer than I didn't. I became depressed as a young child, maybe around 8 maybe 10 at the oldest. I suffered with it for over a decade all the way up until about mid 20s. It's in remission now but my favourite things have been my job! I'm a pet sitter and absolutely love getting to see all my furry friends every day/week/month. Another reason is my dogs. I love getting to wake up in the morning and take my pup out for a long sniff. She will FIGHT me if she doesn't get at least an hour and a half walk (we normally go for 2 hours so about 6 miles). I also have a senior dachshund that I inherited when my grandmother passed away and her personality is just so big. She is hilarious and so demanding of a little girl. She wakes me up every morning at 6 am on the dot for her breakfast and it's just a nice little start to my day getting to take care of her. I love waking up and getting to take care of myself. When I was depressed I never took care of myself. I never ate correctly. I never took care of my hair and skin. Now, I love waking up getting to brush my teeth, take a shower, take care of my hair. It could be the vitamin d that I started taking in October but during this Winter has probably been the best one I've had just because I've heavily worked on my skins health, my oral health, and making sure the food I eat won't upset my GI.
To prove that one asshole wrong.
That one asshole is my biggest motivator in life
I’m here for my son. If he wasn’t alive, I’d have no real reason to live. I would continue to be on a path of hurting those that unfortunately have me in their life.
Constantly spilling random ideas of mine onto Reddit for literally nobody to read nor respond to. I don't even do it for that social aspect, I just have fun making them! :D
Eating my favorite foods Spending time with my friends family and pets. I'm an atheist and have no illusions of an after life and that I will cease to exist when I die.
Being an auntie. I'm trying to be the auntie I've always wanted growing up to my nieces and nephews.
Yes, being an aunt actually saved my life…in a couple ways but mostly I had to stop engaging in risky behavior to set a good example bc those goofy kids look up to me for some reason.
when dogs are so excited to say hi to you that their ears change positions
Bacon
I have too much anger, trauma, and spite that I need to express artistically. It would be a crime to quit right before the good part starts.
Husband, ferrets, Louisa May Alcott, Christmas, Violin, baking, baths, beautiful music, camping and exploring nature, being inside and reading when it’s raining, kayaking, falling asleep in a tent with the roof off and the starry sky bordered by trees peeking in, the sigh when an animal is content sitting on your lap, etc. etc. etc.
Cock cum and kissing
Coffee, my dog & bird, hope
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i went to a funeral day, buddy lost his mom (fuck cancer). his DAD was one of the pastors there (its his church, kinda forgot my buddy was a preacher’s kid. havent seen him much recently) but one thing his Dad said was that you actually live your best life once you go to the other side. something like that. not to say that life on earth is ultimately meaningless but it really stuck out to me.
1. Porn 2. Music 3. Food
music and my dog
Jesus
My dog, the gym, burritos, coffee, nature, my friends, fishing, running, boobjobs, her eyes, weed, laughter
Watched a mother find out her son was dead made me think about how my actions effect others
The way my son laughs in his sleep. The deep full of life laugh he has while he is sleeping. Yes he does this all day. But when he is asleep its the best.
To achieve my many goals I've written down for myself.
My daughter needs a papa
Shel Silverstein poems resonated with me as a kid. There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start. I didn't have a happy start, so I've been motivated to chase it since and give myself the best I can. - He has another poem that I love, it's about nostalgia. Since I'm chasing happiness, I kind see this one as my mantra for everything I've enjoyed There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go, For the children, they mark, and the children, they know The place where the sidewalk ends.
My Mom would kill me if I offed myself. (lol 💀.)
Having just lost my 19 year old reason... I'm open to suggestions...
Family, animals, and nature.
Gorgeous women
The people in my life and things I’m looking forward to
It’s sooo much better that the opposite
Humanity is so rare in the grand scheme of the universe. Being human is an incredible opportunity to experience it.
my child and my dog. also video games and alcohol
Eternal darkness doesn't seem half as fun
My daughter and sniwboarding
Grands and my two little dogs and my daughters
My husband and my dogs are my reasons to live. Lately dreaming and planning our dream house has been very motivating. We are breaking ground this year!
Watching my toddler get an idea.
My son and my cat. And the hopes that if I live long enough, some old distant relative will die and leave me millions.
My grandson.
God
I got an 11 year old. I wanna see her do great things in life. And I wanna see so many places still.
my 3 year old niece asking me to play doctor with her hahaha, gotta see her grow up :)
My soon to be wife needs me rn.
My boyfriend.
nature ♥️ she’s the only thing that truly keeps me going. there’s nothing like sitting in the middle of the forest, feeling so held, safe & understood by a sea of intelligent greenery
They're all short and kinda look like me blonde hair and blue eyes .
8 Grandkids - 1,3,12,15,18,18,19, & 24
My cars would eat me.
cats? lol
Pizza.
This and my partner doesn't understand why I say it.
To see what happens next, my hobbies, and so I can some day I can retire and enjoy it
Not wanting to die
I be 🦫ned if my haters find out. How embarrassing??? Not very main character like
Got three of them, one 18 and the other two are 8. Had to remind myself of them this last week a lot.
There's so much more music to explore I'm kinda sad there's not enough time in the world to get to so much of it
I really like my husband, my kids, my dogs, and wine. Not necessarily in that order.
The curiousity of what my friends lives are gonna look like years from now. My life too for that matter
Achievements makes me feel good and want to do more
Beauty: music, art, film, games, poetry, speeches, literature, and natural and personal beauty (seeing pretty ladies makes monkey brain go brrrrr). Laughter: alone, with the boys, and/or in the face of it all. The feeling of "doing:" running, lifting, swimming, sitting meditation, riding a motorcycle, hiking, camping, etc. (doing physical things I like feels amazing). Does it all overcome the meaninglessness of it all? Nope. But I feel better when I see beautiful things, laugh, listen to music, and go for a run, sometimes all at the same time.
My wife
My dog, my family, and pure stubbornness and pride
- I really want to finish school - All the houseplants I have yet to purchase - I’d like to get another pet dog sometime in the future - I still have so many horror books to read
Life and being able to live that’s enough. I don’t have everything but I recently celebrated my 24th birthday on Tuesday and I’m just happy I was able to live to see another year.
Because who else will keep the plants alive in my apartment? They can't water themselves, you know!
Dogs, bf and bff. Also, nature.
Drugs Edit: (and Jesus of course)
One of them is answering this question reposts on this sub 2-3 times each day
My dog's.
The number of books left on my tbr
To see the looks on the faces of the miserable pricks who wish me dead
Also, feeling stuff. According to Carrie in The Amazing World of Gumball, the only feeling she has left is pain, so yes, the sensations of which a living body can feel are most definitely good reason as to keep living.
If you outlive them, you beat them. You win the game.
My birds are legitimately the biggest things in my life preventing me from succumbing to my depression. The people at the shelter I adopted them from told me their previous owner died. I couldn't bare to put them through an owner dying and the process of rehoming again.
Anime, city-building/colony-management games, my cats, going for walks, travelling or wanting to go travelling, good food, and I can never get tired of a sunset and pretty skies
Volunteering (and seeing fellow volunteers), cooking and baking, learning new things (currently trying to master the theremin), growing things in the yard, keeping the house beautiful so I love coming home to it after I go somewhere, my pets.
To outlive my enemies
Toast
My birds. They would be sad if I died
I like history and it's cool to see history as it happens. I like seeing cultural, technology and entertainment change. I'm pretty optimistic generally, I don't think I've heard the funniest joke I'll ever hear yet, or played my favorite videogame of all time yet, I'm looking forward to knowing what those things will be.
The people i love
So I don’t get in trouble with my wife.
Friends!
Honestly just happy to have family and live okay the way I do
My girlfriend
My girlfriend, my dogs and good food.
Just waiting for nature to take its course
I stay for my pets!
dunno, but if you find any let me know
My dogs and work. My wife and her son have the opposite effect, it's a daily battle to remember working and coming home for the dogs.
Fear of death
i can't afford my funeral expenses
Vacations on Mars
Need to finish One Piece
I'm bored.
Jiu jitsu, yoga, wife and kid, video games! This is not in order.
Outliving the people who die before me
Gonna be dead eventually anyway whats the rush
It seems like more fun then being dead.
my cat.. i love hearing him meow at my door. he knows im inside my room. i dont want him meowing/calling for someone who isnt there anymore :)
My dog.
Curiosity
Possibilities.
I have two cats and I won’t be able to pet them or hold them if i’m dead
Vengeance and hatred towards my enemies.
I want to know what happens tomorrow.
My family might find my hidden collection of sex toys in my drawer if I pass away suddenly, and they have to go through my stuff.
To prove a lot of people wrong.
Cats and dogs are pretty good.
The people who love me, especially my young niblings. Also a curiosity about the future—mine, my loved ones', the world's.
I want to take care of my children and curious what will happen next.
coffee, food, birdsong, walking, laughing, books, movies & my husband
I’m gonna die eventually regardless, might as well make the most of it
Well... besides not wanting to die?
I'm fairly confident that death would hurt like hell.
As much as I hate myself and my own existence, I love the people around me too much to put that pain on them. They’ve all experience too much loss already, that the sheer thought of putting them through another for my own benefit keeps me going.
Spite
Procrastination
I got shit going on
only for giving my love to my dog . that's all.
We get all of eternity to be not alive, and maybe 80-100 years to be alive. So I'm gonna do what I can while I'm here.
My dog mainly. Plus there are a lot of books I haven't read yet.
I’m just here to outlive my enemies and dance on their graves.
Iceland 🇮🇸
Bloodborne remaster
Family, friends, animals, music
Banana bread, at work dude
Because it’s pretty neat
Vengeance. The long con. Crushing my enemies.
The excitement of a new day of opportunities!