New Challenge

[darkprism]

Challenge of the X Time Period:

Describe a time that was difficult and how you got through it.

Answer annonomously as a comment to this post or post in a new thought.

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Comments

[anonymous]

i was once in a very bad situation with a guy, he was much older than me and had a girlfriend, but he still went for me. i got through it by staying strong, and having a huge support network of friends who i wouldn't be the same without.

[darkprism]

That's wonderful that you have those close to you to help you. :) Thank you for sharing.

[summer_flowers]

I had no shoes, no money, no jacket on thanksgiving b/c my daddy assisted me out of the house. so I went for a walk to be by myself. to clear my head I walked along the train tracks. Eventually I was found by my sister and my friends and eventually my parents. They can't save me, only I can save myself. They can't hurt me, only I can hurt myself.

[darkprism]

The hardest thing to realize is one's own responsibility. I hope things have gotten and will get better for you.

A bad time...

[anonymous]

is when a friend or family member is murdered.
When my little one dies on the surgery table.
When I find out my better half is cheating on me.
When someone I love gets cancer...again...and again.

Life gives us good things, life gives us bad things. I guess we have to suffer through the bad ones to enjoy the good ones. We just keep going, and a day comes when we are thankful we have one more day. Nobody promised us a rose garden.

Re: A bad time...

[darkprism]

So true and well said.

new years eve.. a bad tine

[anonymous]

New years eve my friend Cory hung himself. I'm still getting over the shock and hurt of it... but friends help me to think of the better things. Like... Cory is in a better place now, and things like that. And though I know this, it still hurts. And I wanted to die... SO I kept imagining that there was a little island somewhere far away whre people care, and one friend even said he would make that so. And he would take me and the ones I love there to live... I love my friends. They really are my reason for going on.

Re: new years eve.. a bad tine

[darkprism]

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I can't imagine how hard that is. I love the island idea. Keep strong and we're wishing you well.

[jivare]

The biggest challenge for me is escaping negativity. It was what sunk me into a depression for a couple of years. I recently realized that my family is a boiling pot of negativity and it saddens me that I grew up around so much darkness, but I know there's a reason I chose to be born into this family, so I try to improve matters. Now, when my mother (with whom i live with) begins to vent unnecessarilly over something very trivial, I think of two positive things about that thing and it's been improving the situation. I learned this technique from a friend of mine. The trick is to increase the number of positive things you can think of. My mom is still a a negative person...she was born that way, I think, it's just one of her issues...martyrdom...but she's been getting better and sometimes she even thinks of positive things herself! I'm not sure how well I stepped up to the challenge, but that's my two cents, if you will.

[darkprism]

That's an excellent response to the challenge. I admire you for being able to recognize what you need to overcome and following through with it. Negativity is always around us - and I like the idea of thinking of two good things for every bad. Retrain your mind, as it were. That's lovely - thank you for sharing.