[shamon86]

Hey everyone,
I was talking with my T yesterday and was telling her I was having difficulty trying to find a purpose with my life. I didn't understand what the point was. She asked me what my "life worth living" goal is. Personally, I want to have a family of my own (possibly a husband if I can find one) and definitely kids. What is yours?

[junkDNA]

i guess to be stable with supportive friends and to feel fulfilled by what i am doing every day in regards to work/career and to be independent and confident

There is no single key to happiness. You might find that if you find the things you list above, they are not as fulfilling as you expect. My T calls it destination addiction (things will be better when... xyz happens)
You have to start with inner fulfillment, self care and love (don't ask me how to achieve that because I have no idea!)

For me it is about being independent and 100% self reliant.

[brokenwarrior]

To be able to realize that my life is worth living...

[Freewilled]

My life worth living goal is at least partly this: to find my true self and learn to love her for who she is and who she was made to be. To find my way back home.

[StressedMess]

I have short term goals, as I am now a committment-phobe. Never stop learning and growing. Always try to do better today than I did yesterday. And cut myself some slack when I get too critical.

[Perna]

Don't tell friends you are hoping to "find" a husband. I got into a dialog with coworker friends and said I wasn't trying to find a husband because he wasn't lost and our boss instantly quipped, "Well, if he isn't lost then he sure is running like hell!" Good friends, yes? :-)

Seriously, I was 34 when I met my husband and 39 when we married. See if you can cultivate a sense of curiosity over what is going to happen next in your life? Work toward education, social, work goals and stuff but deciding and treating it like an adventure helped me get over rough patches. When you are in a bad place, in a well, it is hard to see the "bounty" out there, the sky but that doesn't mean it is not there, just that one cannot see it at the moment. When we are imagining the future, we can't really, because we're stuck with our current state that we're imagining from. So, what we imagine is all pretty much our thoughts and we can create whatever story we feel like! I use to read a lot of fantasy (like Harry Potter, for example) and "young adult" books in my 20's and 30's, adventure stuff and the character's feelings and struggles helped me a great deal with mine. Find a series by Lloyd Alexander or Madeleine L'Engle or someone you like and see if it can't give you ideas for your own life and what you'd like? Sometimes it was enough to just let it all keep me company as I sloughed through the mud, knowing it was not all mud out there and eventually I'd probably get to the green pastures and everything would be okay?

[harvest moon]

Stop feeling guilty every time I feel good or less depressed, and free myself toward a more creative and true to my real self life..

[MrPink182]

EVERY SINGLE PERSON HAS A LIFE WORTH LIVING
Trust me, you are going to have days where you want to blow your brains out. The world seems ugly to you. You don't fit in. Whatever. You need to be gracious of your life. I weighed over 425lbs (which I lost 225lbs) at one time and I stutter with every word I say. I hated it. My dad sat me down one day and said, hey mrpink, you may have problems, but there is someone out there who has it worse than you. Atleast you are able to talk. He said that because he knew how sad I was, especially with the stuttering. It is very bad.

It also pains me to think about my mom, who actually shot herself. After she did that, a lot of my happiness went down the tubes. But, I am thankful and optimistic everyday. I try to help others. I try to believe in others. I want people around me to be happy. I want to be a reason why people are happy. I hate the bad people, but I love the good people. I think mostly people on here are good people, because you seem to care a lot about what is going on with your life and the world.

You will always run into problems, but don't think your life is worthless and end it. It only hurts those who care about you.