As you probably know, scientists distinguish five main stages of any person's perception of the inevitable: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and, finally, the last stage - acceptance. When a person has already completely resigned themselves to the inevitability of something that was so hard to fit in one's mind, with the existence of a sad truth, a new reality is thus formed. And no matter how difficult it is to admit that one's friend or relative is terminally ill, that we will never see the people closest to us again, that some of us are doomed to loneliness until the very end of our lives, sooner or later comes the realization of any sad fact. As painful as this realization may be.
A new thread appeared in the AskReddit community a few days ago, the author of which asked just one simple question: "What is a depressing truth you have made peace with?" As a result, there are over 37.2K upvotes and almost 22K comments in the thread so far. People share their innermost experiences - and often receive priceless moral support.
Bored Panda has put together a special curated list of the most touching and sincere comments, which we are sure will touch you to the core. So feel free to read to the very end of the list and, of course, express your own feelings, as support is so vitally important in any situation, no matter how sad it is.
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#1 My Dad Passed Away And I Will Never See Him Again
My dad passed away 6 weeks ago and I will NEVER see, hear, chat or get to hug him ever again & that forever is a long time.
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146points
#2 I Will Never Get Back The Time I Have Lost To Depression
I will never get back the time I have lost to depression.
Edit: I am amazed by the huge response, and appreciate your comments and the awards. Thankfully, life is mostly better for me. We can and do recover. I wish those of you in the middle of it you peace and love. Reach out for help, you are worth it.
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134points
#3 An Eternal Friendship Could End In An Instant
A friendship you thought would last forever can end in an instant
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123points
#4 People That Cause The Most Harm To The World Will Go Unpunished
The people that cause the most harm to the world will go unpunished, live happy and fulfilled lives, and die getting to do pretty much anything they ever wanted simply because they were either born into wealth or managed to acquire tons of if through nefarious means.
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120points
#5 Love Is Not Always Mutual
Just because you think someone is "the one", doesn't mean they think you are.
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119points
#6 I'm Entirely Fine With Being In No Relationship
I find it more comforting than depressing but some people will see it as the opposite. I'm entirely fine with being in no relationship. It's been almost a decade since the last one and I just don't see it as the priority that others do. I'm entirely fine with just having friends and colleagues. Hell I'm happy. I just wanna toss it out there because some people might find my reasoning to be helpful in deciding their life priorities.
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115points
#7 I'm Only Keeping Myself Alive Out Of A Sense Of Obligation To Others
I realized in therapy yesterday I'm only keeping myself alive out of a sense of obligation to others. That wasn't a fun realization.
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115points
#9 The Majority Of The Human Race Are Narrow, Deluded, Arbitrary Believers In Fantasies
The majority of the human race are narrow, deluded, arbitrary believers in fantasies, willfully ignorant about everything not immediately useful to them, violent, destructive, warlike, tribal as hell, and willing - under the right motivation or excuse - to commit any imaginable atrocity or horror on others... even their own neighbors. Humans are brutal apes with a thin veneer of civilization barely holding them back from constant genocide and cruelty.
I didn't want to believe this, and I have fought this conclusion for all of my 62 years. But I am rational, it cannot be denied. It must be accepted.
Whatever glory humans achieve, they can never truly be trusted. I cannot dismiss this any longer.
83points
#10 I'm Likely Destined For An Average Life
I'm likely destined for an average life.
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82points
#11 The Only One I Can Rely On Is Myself
That at the end of the day, the only one I can rely on is myself
82points
#12 No Good Memory From My Childhood
My childhood is gone, and I have no good memory from that phase of my life
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78points
#13 People You Care Deeply About Will Choose To Drop Out Of Your Life
Sometimes people you care deeply about will choose to drop out of your life and all you can really do is have the grace to let them
To everyone struggling with being left behind, and to everyone struggling with having to be the one to leave- I hope the pain eases for you soon.
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76points
#14 I Will Always Fight My Demons
I will always fight my demons. There is no healing from it.
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72points
#17 I’ll Be Single For The Remainder Of My Life
That I’ll be single for the remainder of my life.
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59points
#18 I'm Aware Enough To Know That There Is Something Wrong With Me
I'm aware enough to know that there is something wrong with me. But I'm not aware enough to know what it is, let alone fix it.
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59points
#19 You Can Do Everything Perfectly And Still Fail Completely
You can do everything perfectly and still fail completely.
That and
People would rather leave you than own up to what they did and they’ll never even give you a second thought. Humans, turns out, are good at lying to themselves.
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56points
#20 People Can Fall Out Of Love With You
No matter how hard you love someone, they can fall out of love with you and there’s nothing you can do to fix it. Took me a lot of self destruction and pain to realize it. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out.
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53points