I had a friend whom I considered a great friend for about a year in high school. Then, he randomly decided to tell me I should have killed myself and my attempts should have worked. I was a wreck. I called his girlfriend, another person who I thought was one of my good friends and she told me that her boyfriend was right, that I should have succeeded in killing myself.

As you may have been able to tell, I have attempted suicide before because I suffer from major depression. However, I was pretty damn depressed when both of these great "friends" told me to go kill myself and I didn't even have a horse to lean on at the time! (haha to anyone who knows that I'm a horse addict) Instead of proving them right, I was determined to prove them wrong.

I called an actual friend and told her what was said. She was shocked and immediately started reassuring me and telling me not to kill myself. I told her that I didn't call for that reason and I had no intention of hurting myself in any way, shape, or form. I was going to kick my depression in the ass and flaunt it in front of both of them who obviously have some huge issues if they must tell other people to go kill themselves. 

So while I was on the mend I lost the desire to flaunt it in front of them. I felt better and I was still bitter towards them but they sucked and that was fact. The two of them were too insecure to leave each other for two seconds and I had them beat now. I was doing a lot better (although still depressed) and I was starting to like myself on my own. I did not need someone to validate me because I was learning to do that for myself!

I'm glad I'm a stubborn person because if I wasn't, I probably would have listened to him that night he told me he wished I was dead. But, when someone tells me I can't do something I push back with such tremendous strength that it shatters whatever doubt they had in me before... for the most part. (Not in the case of the asshole 'friends'.) So I dare you to tell me I can't because I'll prove to you I CAN!