Hitting Rock Bottom

Started by kissing. raindrops February 16th, 2009 6:25 PM
  • 1434 views
  • 43 replies

kissing. raindrops

just jump, you might fly <3

Age 30
Female
Canada
Seen July 24th, 2012
Posted August 24th, 2011
1,474 posts
14.9 Years
Have any of you guys ever felt like you dug yourself into a hole so deep and hit the bottom..?
Yee, I have, doesn't feel too pleasant.. I'm actually really happy nowadays, but exactly this-a-time last year, I was so messed up.

i wanna be the wind that fills your sails,
& be the hand that lifts your veil.
& be the moon that moves your tide,
the sun coming up in your eyes.
be the wheels that never rust,
& be the spark that lights you up.
all that you've been dreaming of and more,
so much more, i wanna be your everything.. <3

paired with alternative <3

kissing. raindrops

just jump, you might fly &lt;3

Age 30
Female
Canada
Seen July 24th, 2012
Posted August 24th, 2011
1,474 posts
14.9 Years
Uhm.. Boy issues? This thread's asking if you've ever felt like you've hit rock bottom, not about the situation.

i wanna be the wind that fills your sails,
& be the hand that lifts your veil.
& be the moon that moves your tide,
the sun coming up in your eyes.
be the wheels that never rust,
& be the spark that lights you up.
all that you've been dreaming of and more,
so much more, i wanna be your everything.. <3

paired with alternative <3

Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years
I have, and currently feel pretty down right now.

But a couple of years ago I was actually suicidal, and I had a car. (how I never crashed is beyond me.)
I really need a new signature.

Corvus of the Black Night

Wild Duck Pokémon

Age 30
Non-binary
With the Birds
Seen January 9th, 2015
Posted January 9th, 2015
3,416 posts
14.3 Years
A few months ago I was really down. Definately hit rock bottom.

On one Friday in October, I rode my bike from school to home. Why I didn't ram myself right in the middle of the road is beyond me. I've hurt myself before, even contemplated suicide.

To be honest, I have been having suicidal thoughts since that day. However, they really seem to be completely random, as my life doesn't suck as much as it did anymore. But I can feel I'm still falling a little. So have I hit rock bottom already? Let's hope so.

Penguin13

Mountain Dew, Elixir of Life.

Age 33
Mililani, Oahu, Hawaii
Seen July 28th, 2010
Posted April 3rd, 2010
443 posts
14.3 Years
Well, I don't want to sound .. ageist (or biased for that matter), but ya'll are too young to have hit "rock bottom." Feeling really down doesn't count as rock bottom. Sure you may have some school, relationship, parental, etc. issues, but you don't have issues with what really matters. Serious financial, drug/alcohol, or law issues are what really matters.

Being suicidal over some boy/girl that you can't have, having no friends, etc. is REALLY dumb. No, I'm not kidding. It's REALLLLLLLY dumb. I'm not even joking.

Prove me wrong.
Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two equals four. If that is granted all else will follow.
Age 29
the United of K
Seen July 17th, 2010
Posted March 8th, 2009
274 posts
14.7 Years
Well, I don't want to sound .. ageist (or biased for that matter), but ya'll are too young to have hit "rock bottom." Feeling really down doesn't count as rock bottom. Sure you may have some school, relationship, parental, etc. issues, but you don't have issues with what really matters. Serious financial, drug/alcohol, or law issues are what really matters.

Being suicidal over some boy/girl that you can't have, having no friends, etc. is REALLY dumb. No, I'm not kidding. It's REALLLLLLLY dumb. I'm not even joking.

Prove me wrong.
While it's understandable to be pretty down over relationship issues and such at adolescent age, or any age, it certainly isn't rock bottom, so i have to agree with Penguin. There are still situations that are far more serious and are a far bigger burden during adulthood. Of course it's still a gray area. There are young kids who have taken on responsibilities that wouldn't even be fitting for any adult to bear.



DeviantArt-
Autism awareness rangers

~Autism is not the tragedy. Ignorance is the ~.tragedy.~
{~A.S.D club founder~}

~PC family~
None as of yet

LOLWUT


♣Gawain♣

Onward to Music!!!

Age 32
Male
Moscow, Russia
Seen December 2nd, 2013
Posted November 29th, 2013
4,997 posts
15.4 Years
LOL SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

When I got myself some low scores during an exam, it's like the whole weight of my responsibilities as a student came crashing down at me like an asteroid.

But I can always recover. Just do the right thing, don't fret!

VM Δ PMPairsDeviantArtPlaying...ClubsTheme

Spinor

&lt;i&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;b1373f&quot;&gt;The Lonely Physicist&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;

Age 27
Male
Seen February 13th, 2019
Posted October 4th, 2015
5,175 posts
17.3 Years
Well, I don't want to sound .. ageist (or biased for that matter), but ya'll are too young to have hit "rock bottom." Feeling really down doesn't count as rock bottom. Sure you may have some school, relationship, parental, etc. issues, but you don't have issues with what really matters. Serious financial, drug/alcohol, or law issues are what really matters.

Being suicidal over some boy/girl that you can't have, having no friends, etc. is REALLY dumb. No, I'm not kidding. It's REALLLLLLLY dumb. I'm not even joking.

Prove me wrong.
Well, you asked for it.

It's just "dumb", not "REEEALLY dumb", because nobody with that stupidity can get depressed about that.

And yes, I feel like I'm in the Rock Bottom of society, but I've gotten used to it.

Soul Eater

silver won't say he's in love~

Age 34
Female
It's a private dimension. D:
Seen April 20th, 2010
Posted March 26th, 2010
6,123 posts
18.1 Years
I've hit rock bottom before. It was usually do to pressure and stress at school. It's gotten better now and since I've graduated, I've had more freedom.

School just turned out to be a huge stress builder for me. I mean the only thing that seemed to keep me going were friends and that was it. Sometimes I wish I hadn't left the life skills program i was in.

I had good friends but the teachers were just...ugh. All they did was make my stress seem worse. They yelled at me because of my loud voice and I have poor hearing so it can be impossible for me to hear my own voice at times.

They nagged at me about everything to the point where I would cry right in front of my friends. It pulled me down into a depression and I just couldn't handle it.

@advanced and Penguin: It's not dumb. It's called life. Some people have the worst luck in the world and it may seem stupid to you but that's because you probably have no idea what it's like. That's what causes bullying because when someone is like that, they end up getting teased and it can make things worse for them. Believe me, I know exactly what that is like.

Besides, parental issues are actually very hard to live with. If your parents never loved you, would you be able to attend school with a straight face? To tell everyone that it's okay. If your parents had abused you, both emotionally and physically, it can hurt you.

I'm not saying my parents are like that since they are totally supportive. I say that because I have a friend who is abused emotionally and physically every single day. To make things worse, she also suffers from asperger syndrome and I worry about her ever day.

She is an online friend but she has been like a little sister to me. She's been through rough times and she's lucky to have good friends to pull her out, if not she would have commited suicide long ago. It still doesn't mean that she won't feel that way again, she is scarred emotionally and you can't imagine how much that can hurt someone.
Honey, we can see right through you
Boy, you can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of


Silver x Gold
preciousmetalshipping fangirl

paired with pachy
icon credit

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love
This scene won't play
I won't say I'm in love

Razer302

Three Days Grace - Break

Age 32
England
Seen November 22nd, 2022
Posted December 13th, 2018
3,368 posts
17.1 Years
I have had some pretty low times in my life (Parents splitting up, money troubles, girl troubles, etc) but I wouldn't say I have hit rock bottom. Things take longer to get over and I may still get depressed a lot there are plenty of people far worse off than me, I have a great group of friends and that's all I need to pick me up again.
Age 34
Female
Karnac (in RL, The UK)
Seen March 14th, 2010
Posted February 8th, 2010
761 posts
14.7 Years
I have, to the point that I couldn't even get up in the morning to go to school. My fiancé (yes, I got engaged when I was 17) would phone me and I could barely talk, I just wanted to curl up in a ball and wake up when school and all the other crap that was going on was over.

To Penguin13, I think people can feel like they've hit rock bottom at any age. We're asking people if they've hit rock bottom before today, they aren't psychic to know that they'll feel worse in ten years time or whatever.




Friend Code

A Darker Day

Team Destiny



Theme

Forci Stikane

..

Seen August 11th, 2009
Posted August 11th, 2009
4,227 posts
18.2 Years
Most of the time, actually, but I have grown to accept it as the position that I have been given in life.

Well, I don't want to sound .. ageist (or biased for that matter), but ya'll are too young to have hit "rock bottom." Feeling really down doesn't count as rock bottom. Sure you may have some school, relationship, parental, etc. issues, but you don't have issues with what really matters. Serious financial, drug/alcohol, or law issues are what really matters.
I had already begun to deal with the former and latter by age 15. Age means absolutely nothing in regards to "hitting rock bottom".

Being suicidal over some boy/girl that you can't have, having no friends, etc. is REALLY dumb. No, I'm not kidding. It's REALLLLLLLY dumb. I'm not even joking.

Prove me wrong.
Try experiencing it for yourself. No, seriously: cut all ties with any friends that you might have, keep from leaving your home at any time, pack away all of your computers or video games, and stay by yourself inside your room for at least 90% of the day. Attempt to live like this for a month.
----------------------------------------
Evolution Chain:
Ichapokemr -----2000 Posts-----> Ichaste Pekoni (5/8/2007) -----3500 Posts (12/29/08) -----> Forci Stikane
3.4 miles North, South, East, and West
Seen March 19th, 2009
Posted March 5th, 2009
42 posts
14.3 Years
Yes, definitely. My parents constantly push me to be better, to get better grades (I've been averaging around a 96%, and they're pretty satisfied, but still would like me to have a higher average), to become a better violinist, all that stuff. There was a time last year when it got to the point that I became obsessed with being perfect, mostly academically. I mean, I've never had social issues for the most part, but grades have always been one of my top priorities, and there was no argument against the fact that my parents agreed. So yeah, around the middle of sixth grade I began to go through this "phrase," for lack of a better word, in which I'd never be satisfied with anything under a 98% on a test, when in previous years anything around a 95% was good enough for me, I mean, it doesn't seem like a big difference, but with the way my teacher graded, it was hard to get a 98%. If I scored like, say, a 95% on a test, I'd be pretty much down the whole day.

After a while, I had pretty much devoted all of my time to studying, except on weekends, which I enjoyed tremendously, since I was offered an escape from the "hole" I'd trapped myself in. It took a few weeks for me to realize that a 98+% on every single test or quiz or project wasn't exactly humanly possible, at least, not for the majority of the world population. And then I started to relax a bit, not get so nervous about every grade, and at that point I began to feel much better about school since I could accept an 89% or something around that every once in a while. I mean, I still do push myself to do well in school, as do my parents (almost all Chinese parents I know are like that, though their kids are harder on themselves than their parents, myself included), but I figure that a 96% is pretty good, seeing as how much of my grade apparently average around an 83%. My average will probably fall now, though, as the school year gets tougher (ugh, screw seventh grade), but I'll keep it in the 90% range, and be glad that I'm not in a world where its only me and my grades in school anymore.

Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years
Well, I don't want to sound .. ageist (or biased for that matter), but ya'll are too young to have hit "rock bottom." Feeling really down doesn't count as rock bottom. Sure you may have some school, relationship, parental, etc. issues, but you don't have issues with what really matters. Serious financial, drug/alcohol, or law issues are what really matters.

Being suicidal over some boy/girl that you can't have, having no friends, etc. is REALLY dumb. No, I'm not kidding. It's REALLLLLLLY dumb. I'm not even joking.

Prove me wrong.
It's dumb to be hurt over someone not liking you yes, but it is natural to fell disowned.

At the age of 16 I had no friends, my girlfriend left me, my mother was psycho (among other things), I was failing, I had no money, a job that I was on the verge of getting fired from. It felt like no one cared, I truly though I had nothing to live for, the only reason I am still alive today is because I believe suicide is a sin.

I was 16 dude, I have experienced things people should never have to go. I didn't tell you that to get your pity, I just want you to quit comparing you life to someone else when you have no idea what there's is like. For all you know it was/is worse than mine.

Some advice for people that are down right now: Yes life hurts, and sometimes it sucks, but it is what you make of it. And if you don't care, then no one else will.
I really need a new signature.

Corvus of the Black Night

Wild Duck Pokémon

Age 30
Non-binary
With the Birds
Seen January 9th, 2015
Posted January 9th, 2015
3,416 posts
14.3 Years
@Penguin 13 - To be honest, I've never fallen in love or any of that crap. I'm a social outcaste, I know it, and sometimes it hits like an iron brick. The friends I have are either too busy or too interested in something else to talk to me, and after school, I am secluded to my room, with the exception of when doing chores.

To be honest, I think I'm falling again. Everything I'm doing just doesn't seem worth it. I haven't been very inspired to do anything lately. Maybe I have manic depression...

Soul Eater

silver won't say he's in love~

Age 34
Female
It's a private dimension. D:
Seen April 20th, 2010
Posted March 26th, 2010
6,123 posts
18.1 Years
@Penguin 13 - To be honest, I've never fallen in love or any of that crap. I'm a social outcaste, I know it, and sometimes it hits like an iron brick. The friends I have are either too busy or too interested in something else to talk to me, and after school, I am secluded to my room, with the exception of when doing chores.

To be honest, I think I'm falling again. Everything I'm doing just doesn't seem worth it. I haven't been very inspired to do anything lately. Maybe I have manic depression...
That's exactly how I feel. It's the downside of having a developmental disability. No one ever calls me and I can't call them because well, go figure...I'm not exactly the most sociable person.

I've dealt with bullies all my life and also, when I told you about my friend, she's only fifteen years old.

Nobody has to be at a certian age to hit rock bottom. Kids hit rock bottom when their parents divorce or when someone they love passes on. Do you know WHY? Because a child doesn't understand the meaning behind death or divorce. The only thing they do know is something isn't right and they can feel depressed because of this.
Honey, we can see right through you
Boy, you can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of


Silver x Gold
preciousmetalshipping fangirl

paired with pachy
icon credit

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love
This scene won't play
I won't say I'm in love

Penguin13

Mountain Dew, Elixir of Life.

Age 33
Mililani, Oahu, Hawaii
Seen July 28th, 2010
Posted April 3rd, 2010
443 posts
14.3 Years
Try experiencing it for yourself. No, seriously: cut all ties with any friends that you might have, keep from leaving your home at any time, pack away all of your computers or video games, and stay by yourself inside your room for at least 90% of the day. Attempt to live like this for a month.
That's how I was for almost all of high school. That was nearly 5 years.

[Too lazy to quote everyone]

Misayu: School is nothing to get all worked up about. Sure, it may be very stressful, but it's nothing to get all "OMG I CANT HANDLE THIS," about.

celuthea: Read my response to Misayu. And feeling really down =/= rock bottom.

Varjak: Ok... hitting rock bottom because of sixth grade work? ... I don't want to sound like a douche, but that's just.. ... Well, by the description of what it was like, it just sounded like you had a tough time accepting low (read: not low) grades. You got over it, and you've accepted it.

Censored: I never said anything about my life. I'm not comparing mine to anybody else's. I actually think I've been feeling pretty good my whole life. [no examples].
How do you have a job, but no money?
That situation is all-too-common among teens. People are SUPPOSED to experience that kind of stuff.

Jupiter: Maybe you should see a doctor?

In general: cheer up guys.
Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two equals four. If that is granted all else will follow.

Sesh

Subjectively Objective

Age 30
Male
Miami, Fl
Seen November 10th, 2022
Posted June 3rd, 2020
84 posts
14.3 Years
Hm.. yeah. i really wish the situation i'm in now was not happening... It's like always there poking fun at me when i think about it, and EVERYTHING reminds me of it. i don't want to sound negative but jeez, everytime i seem to be really happy the source of that happiness is taken away.. sooner or later. Maybe i'm jsut looknig for happiness in the wrong places.

Corvus of the Black Night

Wild Duck Pokémon

Age 30
Non-binary
With the Birds
Seen January 9th, 2015
Posted January 9th, 2015
3,416 posts
14.3 Years
That's exactly how I feel. It's the downside of having a developmental disability. No one ever calls me and I can't call them because well, go figure...I'm not exactly the most sociable person.

I've dealt with bullies all my life and also, when I told you about my friend, she's only fifteen years old.
My downfalls are completely what ignites the bullying with me. The worst part is that it isn't direct. I know its going on behind my back, and it feels harder and harder to trust people every day. I don't have a developmental disability, rather, I have difficulty fitting in because I'm socially independent. I don't feel the urge to wear the same clothes, and heck, let's just wear a cape for a day and have fun! It always seems to backfire, though. It's not that it's wrong, it's just not normal. Obviously being independent has good sides, but the harshest side is the loneliness.

It's far worse than any of the bullying that goes around everywhere.

Soul Eater

silver won't say he's in love~

Age 34
Female
It's a private dimension. D:
Seen April 20th, 2010
Posted March 26th, 2010
6,123 posts
18.1 Years
Misayu: School is nothing to get all worked up about. Sure, it may be very stressful, but it's nothing to get all "OMG I CANT HANDLE THIS," about.
For your information, I just SAID I have a developmental disability. Don't EVER say it's nothing to get worked up over. You have no idea what having a developmental disability is like.

Sure, I know what you might think, "You don't act like you have one". That's because it's the internet and it's not something you can see. Stop acting like you know what rock bottom is like.

Just because you may not experience rock bottom from these issues doesn't mean other people don't. Everyone has different ways of dealing with things. A lot people aren't as emotionally stable as you are.
Honey, we can see right through you
Boy, you can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of


Silver x Gold
preciousmetalshipping fangirl

paired with pachy
icon credit

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love
This scene won't play
I won't say I'm in love

jasonresno

[fight through it]

Age 33
Male
Illinois
Seen February 13th, 2019
Posted November 12th, 2018
1,663 posts
18.3 Years
It's not going to be popular opinion but what Penguin is saying, albeit harshly, is true. At 13 years old if your "rock bottom" has to do with a boyfriend or grades...well you've got a good life. "Young Love" is nothing to get suicidal over. I understand it sucks but it can and potentially will get so much worse at some point in your life.

“As children, we believe that anything is possible. As adults, we must remember.”
[Blog] - [Fiction]

Penguin13

Mountain Dew, Elixir of Life.

Age 33
Mililani, Oahu, Hawaii
Seen July 28th, 2010
Posted April 3rd, 2010
443 posts
14.3 Years
For your information, I just SAID I have a developmental disability. Don't EVER say it's nothing to get worked up over. You have no idea what having a developmental disability is like.

Sure, I know what you might think, "You don't act like you have one". That's because it's the internet and it's not something you can see. Stop acting like you know what rock bottom is like.

Just because you may not experience rock bottom from these issues doesn't mean other people don't. Everyone has different ways of dealing with things. A lot people aren't as emotionally stable as you are.

You're right. I guess I didn't read your post as thoroughly as I should have.

I didn't say I was emotionally stable. I have a lot of problems myself. I just don't let it get to me the way some people (read: suicidal tendencies) do.

I'm just saying, in general, that young people should NOT be hitting rock bottom, no matter what the circumstances (unless it's a horrrrible one).
Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two equals four. If that is granted all else will follow.

Soul Eater

silver won't say he's in love~

Age 34
Female
It's a private dimension. D:
Seen April 20th, 2010
Posted March 26th, 2010
6,123 posts
18.1 Years
You're right. I guess I didn't read your post as thoroughly as I should have.

I didn't say I was emotionally stable. I have a lot of problems myself. I just don't let it get to me the way some people (read: suicidal tendencies) do.

I'm just saying, in general, that young people should NOT be hitting rock bottom, no matter what the circumstances (unless it's a horrrrible one).
Well, the only thing that could make someone young hit rock bottom is being abused.

As I did say my online best friend, who both her AND her brother have asperger syndrome, end up being abused both emotionally and physically. It's been so bad that she's almost gotten as far as committing suicide.

Sure, she's only fifteen but considering her disability, it's harder for her to cope with such abuse at a young age and being diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

Same with her brother. It's much harder for some with a disability to handle stress. I'm not saying they are the only ones but because they can have a limited understanding or very strong emotional feelings, it's hard for them to understand it.
Honey, we can see right through you
Boy, you can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of


Silver x Gold
preciousmetalshipping fangirl

paired with pachy
icon credit

No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love
This scene won't play
I won't say I'm in love

Corvus of the Black Night

Wild Duck Pokémon

Age 30
Non-binary
With the Birds
Seen January 9th, 2015
Posted January 9th, 2015
3,416 posts
14.3 Years
I know how she would feel. When you get to the point of contemplating suicide... your body feels so weak, your soul so shallow. I remember finding it hard to walk, my legs felt like sticks.

(no, I'm not taking pity - I've been dying to get these emotions out ever since I actually got to that point).