What's the most devastating thing you have been through?

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For me, it's when my Aunt who was more like my sister because we were so close in age passed away. I'll never forget the screams that came out of my mouth when I found out she died.

aaron13547 · Accepted Answer

My ex wife asked for a divorce. We were doing drugs and not life and well i remember thinking "it can't get any worse then this"...

A few months later she came over one night and I thought we were working things out. I had cleaned up a lot but not all the way. her and I hadn't talked in weeks. Anyways we talked for a hour or so but it was late, she went to the bathroom and came back wanting to go to sleep. I didn't want to sleep yet but I didn't care I just wanted us back. So fuck it i thought, ill just laying here and hold her that idea sounded amazing to me... not sleep so much but i didn't want to argue.

Anyways she fell asleep pretty fast, I felt like something was wrong, i just layed there listening to her breathe for an hour or 2 untill i fell asleep. Well I woke up the next morning and she didn't... she killed herself, overdosed on purpose before laying down with me. I blame myself for it. I learned "It can always get worse".

Also Sorry for your loss.

LiamJHayden · Accepted Answer

Finding my dad deceased, unexpectedly, when I was 19. I had lost mom three years earlier but she had been ill for a long time. Dad had an brain aneurysm that was undetected and it popped, ending his life.

sage2021 · Accepted Answer

Let's see... I have been through so many that it's hard to choose just one, so I won't.

My first husband abandoning my new baby son and myself during Christmas season. I won't bore everyone with the details again.

When my son came down with bacterial meningitis, went on life support, then contracted septecemia, blood poisoning, and double pneumonia and bacterial endocarditis (infection of his heart), and had to have emergency open heart surgery.💔

All of this was devastating for both of us and we didn't have any family support. He spent 76 days in the hospital and he was only 17 years old.

Two and a half years ago the love of my life, Patrick, my boyfriend who was living with me at the time died suddenly. 💔

thegreenyogi · Accepted Answer

My father's premature passing.

Billlewis · Answer

Finally finding the love of my life, in my 30's, having her say 'No' and not being able to get over her for a long time.

MrChinaski · Answer

Separating from my wife. Negotiating a financial settlement was a barrel of monkeys, too. We have largely reconciled. In fact we are better friends than we have been in years.

What devastated me was that I let my daughter down. I'm the only one who has ever believed in her. I'm the only one who ever dared her to dream. We both lost a lot in the process. And there's not really a way to get back that time in her life.

And... that's probably all I want to share for now because it still hurts.

molonski2 · Answer

My father's car accident when I was 7 , highly destructive for the family , he lived ( very poorly ) for 8 till death..

The second thing was death of the second parent , although not unexpected, it was like " that's it "

During this period I got the sack from a big job ( still the only time I have ever been sacked ) and at the same time going though a divorce.

This was the low of lows at that time and it was like the entire world was against me..

A mixture of events.

MissSunshine2 · Answer

Coming home when I was seventeen and finding my grandpa crumpled on the ground. He nearly died. He’d had a heart attack and a stroke and died 6 months later in palliative care.

I had to be treated for post traumatic stress disorder 6 years later to overcome the trauma.

PeachyPie93 · Answer

My little brother died a month before my 14th birthday and my parents became full blown alcoholics and my older sister moved out.. all within a month.. Ever since that time and going through all that shit alone with no one to talk to there has never been too much that has phased me..

Finchie40 · Answer

Losing my older brother then my mom 3 months later , having to experience 2 deaths back to back was devastating for me , and all the shit that happened to my life after that as well , I feel like I have a a constant dark cloud over me that won’t go away , to the point at times I feel like what’s even the point of living anymore , I been experiencing shit after shit after shit etc.. I remember when I was a happy go lucky guy , and enjoyed life as much as possible , Now I am just fake happy

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Having my house taken away from me 6 years ago and then having to watch a group of house cleaners throw my entire life into a series of dumpsters because I wasn't given enough time to take everything. and then, having the bank threaten to take THIS house away because my fucking stupid aunt mortgaged it to give more money to her scammer buddies 3 months before she died!!! With no money to pay it off, I'm gonna be in a cardboard box before too terribly long!!

NathanDavis · Answer

having to find the will to go on, after losing the key people in my life...

I don't even remember the day during the breaking point... my brain decided to bury it deep, or not register it at all... not sure

but yes, having to rebuild yourself after devastation, and just so other don't go through the same you just went through... that was a bit too rough for little younger me

TsundereMatrix · Answer

When I went away to college and I would come home on holidays or when I have breaks from college, I always came home to bad news. Either it was one of my pets has died or someone I knew and that was close to me has died. That went on for the 2 years I was away for college. I felt super unlucky during that time and started to fear going home for the next bad news.

Beckybooboo · Answer

My grandpa's death. I'm sorry to hear about your grandma. You were just talking about how it was sad when you saw her, because she looked so old 😔 Is it the same grandma?

nomomrnice · Answer

Couple terrible terrible things but the worst was on a Friday night after having hanging out with friends out in the desert of Arizona and are very good friend said okay guys see you later and jumped in his truck drove it as fast as he could directly into a tree killing himself instantly on purpose

Abbycado · Answer

I haven’t lost any immediate or close family. Our previous dog passed when I was pretty young and I didn’t really get why she was gone one day.

Jersey2 · Answer

Death of family members and friends. In one year, I lost 5 close people at different times. I have witnessed death more than I care to but you have to be there for them.

Apulu_backagain · Answer

Death of my best friend one month after death of my paternal grandfather.

exitseven · Answer

My father died unexpectedly while I was struggling to get through grad school and facing unemployment. It truly was a time of despair.

Twodogs0525 · Answer

When my dad died suddenly. Even though that was horrific, what was more devastating, was being the one to tell my mom. There's times I can still hear her wailing after I told her.

Nikki1989 · Answer

I was abanadoned at the age of 12. I was forced to mature quickly, which was challenging.

Shiprex · Answer

My job a few years ago almost destroyed my mental health and end my life but I made it through and escaped from the place and now have regained some of my self.

Still-alive · Answer

Probably my grandfather passing. it was 20 years ago now but i still remember.

MemeSupreme · Answer

getting abused and neglected until i was 17 it fucking sucked

dudeinohio · Answer

My car accident. Three weeks in the hospital, going in and out of hallucinations, as a result of my coma. I now know the power of the brain and what it can lead you to believe.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

Working as an auditor. Everyone hates dentists and auditors.

msc545 · Answer

Essentially losing my daughter. Thanks to my vicious ex-wife and a very biased family law Court judge.

Anonymous · Answer

Seeing my mother attempt suicide when I was a child.

jazzy34 · Answer

When my mom became visually impaired. I thought my mom would NEVER have vision problems. She had a 25 year career in law enforcement and loved doing lots of things.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

I'm sorry because you had to deal with it miss sims but that's life, she's in a better place now...

Bricealan · Answer

@simslover92 I think when my mother died

DavyD65 · Answer

Finding out what vile bastards my dead mother and dead brother were to his kids.

AgentG111 · Answer

Losing my children. Twin baby girls.

Staximus · Answer

My mom dying at my house when I was 20

Anonymous · Answer

My grandparents passed away.

Iron_Man · Answer

Death

Grilo · Answer

Not sure tbh

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