"You had so much potential" do be hitting different.

[IQLESS]

If there's one thing that gets me crying is remembering my family members telling me how smart I am and how I will be able to achieve so much. Truly I am an idiot however. There seems to be no path forward and all I wanna do is give up and keep going farther down to rock-bottom. I just can't do it, I would rather do nothing and not try at all. I sometimes get so angry that I just purposefully send myself farther down the rock-bottom and make my life a hell. I will never amount to anything, I will always be useless, I will keep going down until there is nothing else left besides the option to kill myself right then and there. I still have the option to work my way up, but I just won't do it, I'm too lazy, too depressed, too unmotivated and I hate myself too much. This is all I deserve.

 

[xLosthopex]

Knowing that I "had so much potential" in so many ways yet still managing to fuck up my life so badly is excruciatingly painful to think about
I would give anything to be able to go back in time

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Potential doesn't actually exist, it's just guessing. If some hidden factors were missed, then that's just an error of calculation. Nothing to feel bad about. As I've said before, the measure of privilege is where you end up. Genes and environment.

 

[Feeding Pigeons]

Potential means nothing if you have no one to help mold it.

 

[Bayer]

maybe I understand, as a kid they made you think we'd conquer the world. But life is not easy

 

[FuneralCry]

I'm sorry you are going through this. I understand not having any motivation for anything. For me personally, I want nothing to do with this life. Life is just stress and disappointment and to me it is all very tiring. I wish you the best.

 

[Ligottian]

When I was in my teens, I once overheard my mother ask my father if he thought I would ever amount to anything. My mother was a very good woman and loved me dearly, of that I have no doubt. But I could never get that slight out of my head.

 

[whatevs]

This is isn't a problem for me, since I conveniently decided that I didn't want to contribute anything to a world I hate. Think of the Unabomber but without bombs.

But yeah, I had my fair share of "intelligence" compliments growing up. Still do. Fortunately, some people with common sense also told me I was an idiot, so it's a little less confusing to have wound up a gigantic loser.

 

[demuic]

Some of us are disadvantaged through factors outside of our control. We don't all start on the same playing field. While someone may have had "potential" in area, if their disadvantages are too step then there is no way of ever reaching the level of someone without those burdens.

 

[Goh12345]

That's exactly how I feel

 

[elfin]

yeah, this is such a painful thing to hear or have to think about. it's the kind of shit that keeps me awake at night.

 

[Ashu]

Potential doesn't actually exist, it's just guessing. If some hidden factors were missed, then that's just an error of calculation. Nothing to feel bad about. As I've said before, the measure of privilege is where you end up. Genes and environment.

Perfectly stated.

Some of us are disadvantaged through factors outside of our control. We don't all start on the same playing field. While someone may have had "potential" in area, if their disadvantages are too step then there is no way of ever reaching the level of someone without those burdens.

You know where it ends,
yo, it usually depends
on where you start.

(Everlast, "What it's like")

 

[myopybyproxy]

If there's one thing that gets me crying is remembering my family members telling me how smart I am and how I will be able to achieve so much. Truly I am an idiot however. There seems to be no path forward and all I wanna do is give up and keep going farther down to rock-bottom. I just can't do it, I would rather do nothing and not try at all. I sometimes get so angry that I just purposefully send myself farther down the rock-bottom and make my life a hell. I will never amount to anything, I will always be useless, I will keep going down until there is nothing else left besides the option to kill myself right then and there. I still have the option to work my way up, but I just won't do it, I'm too lazy, too depressed, too unmotivated and I hate myself too much. This is all I deserve.

ouchie, my ego hurts. spot on.