Chapter 4: To Sleep or to Die
Oh god. Why am I doing another one of these. This is gonna be the second one today. Fuck it. Considering I didnāt post yesterday. Gotta at least make up for the lack of it. Not that people are reading this. Yet. Okay, letās get on with this, shall we?
WARNING: This might get sad. So, read at your own discretion. And donāt say I didnāt warn you.
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I am an insanely twisted fucker of a human being. By most accounts, Iām a fairly of a human. I prefer to be alone. Except I contradict this all the time. I canāt stick to a plan, I donāt know what I want in life, I donāt know what I want to do at any point in any day. Iām basically a lost cause. Iām a soul thatās wandering around, waiting for something or somebody to snatch me up and drag me out of the hellhole I call my mind. I kid you not, my mind is wretched. Itās like a watered down sociopath. Now, that being said, I donāt want to kill anybody. For what I just said, Iām a fairly happy person. As long as I take my medication and sleep for at least an hour.
So, being this fucked up, twisted, sarcastic, yet somehow nice person, I get along with people. Normally. Donāt get me wrong, there are some people I just refuse to tolerate. Not entirely my fault in all respect though. This paragraph is mostly just a break from the other one, considering it got a little dark. Gonna give you a bit of a break before we delve into the fucked up shit. Well, more fucked up shit.
Most people who have depression, have it much worse than I do. They actually attempt death, or at least think about it much more than I do. I just kinda go, āwhat would happen, if I suddenly didnāt exist?ā I had a friend ask me once if I wanted to die. And I told him no, I didnāt. Now, the only reason he asked me this is because I told him I self harmed, (Donāt worry, I havenāt in a while, calm down) Believe me or not, I really donāt want to die. And he is one of the reasons I donāt want to die. So are my other friends, and the people who care about me are the reason I live. I donāt really have anything else going for me to be honest. Iām not super smart, and I donāt have any particular talent. Iām kind of a jack of all trades, master of none kind of person. I have people who love me, and I love some people, and life is good. But I donāt quite have a grasp on this, and maybe somebody reading this can help me with that. Probably not, but ah well. Life goes on. Ā More or less.
I mean, what truly is the point of living? Weāre told that we need to go to school, get a good education. But if you live in the U.S like I do, you get fucked over with debt later in life. Constantly having to spend money on something that you werenāt required to do, but you need to do or you might not get a job good enough to be able to live on your own. What kind of life is that? Constantly being poor because you went to school to keep the economy a float. The economy that is fucking destroyed.
Okay, my point here is, Ā there are so many things that make people want to die. Even just a few words from a passing stranger can Ā make them kill themselves. Like, you think Iām joking. But Iām not. And it might sound overused, but seriously. Think before you fucking speak. It could be the line between life or death for somebody. You might never know. I canāt tell you how many times Iāve gone to school and Iāve had somebody tell me Iām a stupid bitch. Like, I sat next to somebody who said that to me basically on a daily basis. Iāve had family members get angry with me because I was dating a girl. And Iāve got to admit, Iām fairly lucky with that. Some people have it much worse, but this is what Iāve got, and it still hurts.
When you tell somebody that they just need to suck it up, youāre basically telling them that their experiences and feelings arenāt valid because you think you have it worse. And obviously, some people do have worse situations. But that doesnāt stop Ā a situation from being bad. Keep things in perspective.
I know Iām preaching kindness here, but you donāt have to be nice to everyone. Thatās obvious. You just have to keep things in mind. Just because somebody appears strong, doesnāt mean they canāt be mentally breaking down inside. People are really good at lying when it comes to things like that, trust me. Iāve seen people lie to me, and Iāve done my fair share of lying. Hell, I canāt tell you how many times Iāve told my friends that theyāre just cat scratches when they see cuts on me. Now, sometimes Iām not lying. My cats can be dicks. Like most. But, Iāve learned like so many other people, that you donāt want to worry the people you care about. Because it makes you feel worse. And itās just downhill from there. Itās a never ending roller coaster of down. Just constant spiraling.
Okay. Iām tired of typing, and Iām sure Iām repeating myself a lot right now. But I have one more thing to say. Be a life line for somebody. If you know that somebody is going through a hard time, or maybe just isnāt the best mentally, help them. Check in on them. I donāt think you realize how much this helps some people. Or, just be a friend. Donāt do anything specially. I have three main friends that are like that for me. They donāt usually say anything to me specifically. But, whenever I see or hear from them, I get happy. Because I love talking to them. And sometimes, thatās all a person needs. A distraction if you will.
Chapter 4 concluded: To Sleep or to Die.