What do YOU keep living for...

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look at this thread. http://www.afraidtoask.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB8&Number=290546&Forum=UBB8&Words=i want to die&Match=Entire Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=289627&Search=true#Post290546 anyway,just cause running away may work for you(MAY being the keyword)doesn't mean its gonna work for someone else.

True.You shouldn't beat yourself up for being overweight. You can do something about it if you want to. Though your very smart and mature for your age so I think you can do it easily! You seem like a person that can do anything as long as you put your mind to it!

thanks,that means a lot,even from someone i've never met,or probably never meet.

the thought of me going to Japan. my family. eventually seeing my grandfather again hopefully and spiritual purposes.

friends, family and music. but its not that easy some days.

i still alive today because of my parents. i think it's very irresponsible of me to kill myself, they have raise me up for 22years. i owe them too much. and for my little sister and brother. i have to take care of them someday when my parents no longer around.if it's not for them i didn't bother to live anymore. life is just too fucked up.

Almost everything in my life seems like a gift. I have an awsome family, good friends, all the entertainment I need, all the knowledge I want, the hobbies and skills that I love, etc. I almost never have a reason to be depressed, exept for when my heart was broken from this chick.

my reason for living can be summed up by that sergant in ZULU "becouse we are here son , becouse we are here"

one word, God.

I live for myself and for those around me.

simple,because my organs and such are still working properly,other than that the thought of suicide hasnt really crossed my mind or the wish to die,but if it did it would be my nieces,my sister, my cousin, and my girlfriend

my 1st bf was a guy id known most of my life,wec been good freinds and spent 2 years on and off,after we split the last time he told me he had depression,showed me scars on his wrists and told me every attempt he'd made to end it all. i was 14. he scared the shit out of me and il never get past it, but i kno i will NEVER EVER do that,i care too much about ppl to kno that if i did ther would b at least one person like me who will b forever screwd up because of it.i hav not been diagnosed and honestly dnt kno if i hav a major problem,but i do kno that i hav been depressed and dam it hurts,but i pik myself up,take a look around and pray to God that sumone will b ther to catch meim a nanny to 4 kids,a daughter,a sister,a freind,a girlfriend,a youth group leader,a musician and just a girl whos seen too many ppl die to never take life or anything for granted,and throwing that all away cuz im having a bad day seems like such a waste. and if nuthing else...i live for my brother- he drowned wen i was 7 yrs old-didnt make it to his 2nd birthday - the best kid u cldv ever known,i stil dnt kno y he died...maybe to serve as this warning for me.....lifes to short,u dont kno wat uv got til its gonesori i kno i tend to post REALLY long stuf but i rarely hav sumone to just sit n tlk with,i kinda miss that,my friends wer good like that..but of corse ther not here so i spout on in posts i apologisehugs

For all the people in my life who love me...and I'd hate to miss the end--I'm like that with movies and sporting events, too. I'd hate to be in line at the Pearly Gates and have to ask the person behind me if they know the final score

i dont really have a lot to live for. i dont do well at school so i dont have much of a future ahead of me. but i guess since 2 people in my family died recently it would be really unfair on everyone if i gave up.

Doing poorly at school does NOT mean you don't have much future. We place too much emphasis on school results.

Thats not what teachers say....

I know - they often act as if their own little world was the only world. I think society places too much emphasis on school results too.The trouble is, school tends to mainly assess certain academic abilities. These are useful, but they are not the only life skills. Artistic skills, artisan skills, entrepreneurial skills, people skills, parenting skills are all important but are poorly assessed at school.

Never let anyone decide your worth for you--only YOU can do that. For a lot of years I thought I wouldn't amount to anything....but it turns out I was wrong....and you may well be, too.Find what you like to do....find what interests you and follow that. You can't go wrong doing what you like.

Lol! If they put like skateboarding in the curicilum(sp?) You'll see how many gifted people there are! I think the school s only care for Math, English and Science and Tech. I've heard you can get a scholar ship for the Arts and Athletics, so thats good!

Yeah, isn't it weird, but when yuo lose people you love it's like you have to keep on going and be the best person you can be as like a way to honor them or something. It's like you have to do well for their sake. I agree.