Have you ever hit rock bottom, and how did you pick yourself back up?
Do you have any tips to tell someone that has nowhere to go but up?
yes i hit rock bottom and then some. what i finally did was open my eyes and looked at the world. it was then that i realized that there is no god to save you but only yourself. i looked at how bad a lot of people have it and decided i wanted to be better off then them. not only financially but just life. look at others and no matter how rough things seem, there are others who have it a lot worse.
We can agree to disagree about there being a God, but realizing he is not going to save you from the problems in your life seems valid. And, I can see how realizing that some people have things worse off than you can bring comfort and keep one from
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