Is it normal to want to completely give up on life

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I need help. I'm about to give up. I'm 24 and truly don't enjoy life anymore. I started a full time job directly after high school. Shortly after that my high school sweetheart and I got an apartment together which was great. I accepted the roll of bread winner and have been busting my ass working third shift to make all our payment on time. Even paying for her college. It's been several years now. I haven't enjoyed life much since then. She's currently awaiting clinical acceptance. Which to me just means another two years of school. I once wanted nothin more than a garage and some cars to work on. Now that I'm getting older il never get to complete what I wanted. I'm just a realist and know il never accomplish anything I desire. Il always be helping others. Some might think this is great but it truly has ruined my life. How can I keep going?

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  • college
    11 years ago

    Talk with someone, maybe share these feelings with your girlfriend. I lost my only sibling to suicide and I can't even begin to tell you how devastating it is to the people who are left behind. Just from reading this I can tell that your life definitely has purpose, it's just that you're tiring, getting anxious and perhaps depressed as well. I would recommend reading "Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One" and possibly visiting a survivors of suicide (meaning people who have had loved ones commit suicide) support group to really get a grasp on what it means to take your own life. You say you're getting older, but at 24 your life is still in front of you. You have purpose, goals, and a dream, which is definitely much to live for.

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  • Jeaneathean
    11 years ago

    Hang on in there if you can.

    Do you love one another? That is the main thing, surely.

    Life, especially starting out after parents, is often not that easy.

    I truly wish you well. Let us know how it is going, please.

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  • RoseIsabella
    11 years ago

    You sound depressed to me. Does your girl have any plans to pay you back when she's done with school? What about her paying your way thru school when she's done?

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  • kingsleycrowne
    11 years ago

    Stop worrying --- nobody gets out of this world alive.

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  • Listentome3
    11 years ago

    This year one of my friends committed suicide. It hurts. I can't imagine what he went through but it was not the right answer. It hurt everyone around him too, I want to roll up in a ball and cry sometimes but I also want to yell and plead to him why he shouldn't have done it. Life is a wonderful gift and you're always where you're supposed to be. Don't give up and just keep moving on:)

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  • DubstepismyMJ
    11 years ago

    If your struggling so much, cant you work things out with your girl and maybe help around with the payments? Forget the roles, you too also want to do something in life just like everybody else, even though some of us hasnt realize what it is yet. Its never to late, and 24 is NOT an old age.

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  • Short4Words
    11 years ago

    I don't know but don't give up. It's worth it.

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