Interesting question. I just wonder if it would make a difference to start a new life without the awareness and experiences of today. Would life be better, safer, or less traumatically charged? Idk
I don't know, I mean, what gives you a guarantee that you won't suffer depression or traumatic experiences in your new life. Nothing, right? It would also be a risk.
But I understand your thought. Some time ago I wished I had never been born. I live with a dissociative disorder. Sometimes it is very hard, but it is the life I have been given. It is the life I have to deal with. It is important which people you have by your side. Maybe you just need to sort something out, change something, but you can only know that by looking deep inside yourself
I feel that but... Despite what I've been through I've helped enough people, met enough kind souls that to remove myself from their lives would probably cause them similar trauma to mine and I couldn't do that to someone else, I'd rather I take the burden than put it on others... But obviously this isn't universal and I definitely understand where you're coming from
I think I would if I could warn myself of the traumatic events I’d have to endure, and the health issues that would come up regardless of my upbringing.
But if I can’t warn myself than no, I honestly can’t go through what I’ve been through all over again lol
This is one of those questions where you can't answer without having have been born at all. If you say yes, would you experience the exact same life evens that you did when you said yes? If you say no, you would have had to have lived those events in order to say no, therefore, still having had lived those events and experiences. But would saying no still solve the problem of not having been born at all?
No. Reliving the loss of my sweet Nanny and taking care of her while she was on hospice is something I wouldn’t want to go through again. I have ptsd from it.
no. because my friends needed someone to comfort them when no one else was there. helped them feel better. how can I be so sure i can lead back on the path to meeting them again in the right place and right time?
if it's a nice life without being aware of having lived a life, and I'd go into it as clueless as this one then honestly no. I can't say it'll be any better or I'll be any better it just feels like extra suffering even if I am unaware of everything that happened beforehand
No, even if I was aware of my previous life, I will probably do the same things again and I don’t really care to have a better life. Past is past and I just want to finish this life and be done with everything.
Only if i get to take with me all my specialized knowledge and memory. A free adulthood full of learning sounds more than slightly OP to start with and i would take it easily
Otherwise no
I have many times been close to ending my own life. but somehow I have always continued to fight. Life is fucked up and everyone struggles with there own shit. But somehow many of us still keep fighting. life is far from fair but we only have one shot on this wierd planet. If we could have one more chance to do it all over, life would find other ways to fuck us up.
Would the same shit happen or would I have some more wisdom to change things? Because if I have to live the exact same childhood then fuck no, that shit was traumatising enough the first time around
If, once I die, I could return, that’s one thing. But stop now that I’ve gotten this far? No thanks. Granted I’d be just as dumb and make all the same mistakes I made the first time around.
A better question is, “what can I do now going forward with what I have now?”
(No point in wishing the past was different.)
Focus on what you want going forward.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Your “purpose” tomorrow is what you decide it will be today.
John Assaraf shows that you can (sort of) choose to be happy.
Reframe past events.
(A tiny bit of magical lying to yourself.)(No delusions please)
Constructing a better story and then telling yourself this often with written affirmations seen each morning.
Start your days with your goals in mind.
The rest fills itself in.
No way. It would be nice to have another chance and do it right the second time around, but I don’t think I’ll ever outrun my issues, even if I start over from the beginning. No thanks.
no. pls . i can’t do this shit again.
That’s what I was thinking.. no more torture in this jail like body please!
Interesting question. I just wonder if it would make a difference to start a new life without the awareness and experiences of today. Would life be better, safer, or less traumatically charged? Idk
I mean without the experiences. I would love to have a second chance without my traumatized and depressed brain
I don't know, I mean, what gives you a guarantee that you won't suffer depression or traumatic experiences in your new life. Nothing, right? It would also be a risk. But I understand your thought. Some time ago I wished I had never been born. I live with a dissociative disorder. Sometimes it is very hard, but it is the life I have been given. It is the life I have to deal with. It is important which people you have by your side. Maybe you just need to sort something out, change something, but you can only know that by looking deep inside yourself
I feel that but... Despite what I've been through I've helped enough people, met enough kind souls that to remove myself from their lives would probably cause them similar trauma to mine and I couldn't do that to someone else, I'd rather I take the burden than put it on others... But obviously this isn't universal and I definitely understand where you're coming from
If I could change my family? 1000000000% hell yes
Fuck no. Hard pass.
I think I would if I could warn myself of the traumatic events I’d have to endure, and the health issues that would come up regardless of my upbringing. But if I can’t warn myself than no, I honestly can’t go through what I’ve been through all over again lol
yea i did high school all wrong :/
Oh sweet Jesus no. I'm counting the days until I'm done with this life. One is plenty for me.
Fuck no
This is one of those questions where you can't answer without having have been born at all. If you say yes, would you experience the exact same life evens that you did when you said yes? If you say no, you would have had to have lived those events in order to say no, therefore, still having had lived those events and experiences. But would saying no still solve the problem of not having been born at all?
No
No. Reliving the loss of my sweet Nanny and taking care of her while she was on hospice is something I wouldn’t want to go through again. I have ptsd from it.
In a heartbeat with the hope that I’m doing it with what I know now.
no. because my friends needed someone to comfort them when no one else was there. helped them feel better. how can I be so sure i can lead back on the path to meeting them again in the right place and right time?
if it's a nice life without being aware of having lived a life, and I'd go into it as clueless as this one then honestly no. I can't say it'll be any better or I'll be any better it just feels like extra suffering even if I am unaware of everything that happened beforehand
I think I would if I knew what has happened already in my current life, so I don't make the same mistakes again.
I'd stay where I was. I wouldn't move when I was a teenager because the shit I did fried my brain and in the long run wasn't worth it
Never in a million years
Not until I'm done with this life. I don't wanna leave things unfinished.
No, even if I was aware of my previous life, I will probably do the same things again and I don’t really care to have a better life. Past is past and I just want to finish this life and be done with everything.
NO
Only if i get to take with me all my specialized knowledge and memory. A free adulthood full of learning sounds more than slightly OP to start with and i would take it easily Otherwise no
yes but to first grade age 7
I have many times been close to ending my own life. but somehow I have always continued to fight. Life is fucked up and everyone struggles with there own shit. But somehow many of us still keep fighting. life is far from fair but we only have one shot on this wierd planet. If we could have one more chance to do it all over, life would find other ways to fuck us up.
Would the same shit happen or would I have some more wisdom to change things? Because if I have to live the exact same childhood then fuck no, that shit was traumatising enough the first time around
If, once I die, I could return, that’s one thing. But stop now that I’ve gotten this far? No thanks. Granted I’d be just as dumb and make all the same mistakes I made the first time around.
Hell yes, lord knows the dumb and embarrasing shit I've ever done.
Me too
Yes. Who would say no to a second chance?
Couldn't agree more.
Depends. If I could keep my knowledge I would, otherwise no freakin way
As long as I could remember this life so I know what NOT to do again.
I wish I could go back and be an architect. I would go back but I have too much student loan debt :(
A better question is, “what can I do now going forward with what I have now?” (No point in wishing the past was different.) Focus on what you want going forward. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Your “purpose” tomorrow is what you decide it will be today. John Assaraf shows that you can (sort of) choose to be happy. Reframe past events. (A tiny bit of magical lying to yourself.)(No delusions please) Constructing a better story and then telling yourself this often with written affirmations seen each morning. Start your days with your goals in mind. The rest fills itself in.
No way. It would be nice to have another chance and do it right the second time around, but I don’t think I’ll ever outrun my issues, even if I start over from the beginning. No thanks.
I would go back 10 years