personally im actually thankful for the things ive gone through. even though i have nightmares and am terrified of things for no reason, if i had never gone through it i wouldnt be who i am today and i like who i am. i now know that it could always be worse. i like not being one of those people who cant empathize with anything because their lives have never been disrupted. i like being able to talk to anyone about anything and have them understand that ive been there. its made me a better person in the long run so im thankful for it. i think if you always dwell on what could have been youll never fully grow from your experience. imo, you cant constantly think about what it would be like if whatever had never happened, you need to learn from it. and you can probably say the same things and be greatful for them also.

if you had never had that experience, you wouldnt be able to provide someone with a sounding board. you wouldnt be able to talk with people on here. you wouldnt know what your rock bottom is and you wouldnt be as good at coping with things. i know that i can live out of my car and be fine and i know that if a guy attacks me i can beat him up. get what im saying?