A life like this isn't worth living.

My account is not a throw-away. When i was young - your age, my parents both died a year or so apart. I thought that life had hit it’s lowest place and there was no way I could move forward. I was in a very dark place and didn’t know what to do.

One day i woke up and thought about consequences of ending my life - what would I leave behind, what would the rest of my family think. I know that’s not the reason to carry on, but let me tell you this...

The dark days you are having will pass, but you probably cannot do it alone. You need to get help, to get out of the rut that you are in and you need to do it quickly. Today I have two wonderful kids and a wife who has been by my side for 25 years, sure I have ups and downs - we all do, but if found something that makes me get up everyday and to be great full for what I have accomplished so can you.

You’ve barely lived 1/4 of your live - hundreds of thousands of people drop out of post secondary education annually and still are amazing people who find ways to move forward and enjoy life. I am sure there is more to your story than you have posted, but look past that start somewhere, volunteer somewhere - get out and do something other than think about this.

If I can do it, anybody can. I don’t know where you live, but in Canada we have a suicide hotline - start there, they can redirect you to ton’s of resources and groups where you can go for free and work through your demons.

Good Luck Bob

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