I spent a solid two plus years of my life in high school trying to "fix" my ex. He was extremely depressed and angry and emotionally abusive, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder while we were dating after he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt. That relationship taught me that you can't help someone who won't help themselves.

Earlier this year (3 years after my ex broke up with me), it hit me really hard that some people might just never decide to help themselves, and things might never get better for them. My ex had apparently just continued on a downward spiral after we broke up. He got really into drugs, and his mental health continued to deteriorate. He appears to have developed schizophrenia, and he has destroyed his relationships with all of his family and friends beyond repair. I have no idea what's been going on with him for the past several months. He posts on Facebook occasionally, but his posts are often just incoherent ramblings.

It's absolutely fucking heartbreaking, really.