If you had the chance to redo your current life with the knowledge that you have, would you take it?

[CantDoIt]

What I asked! If you were to ctb and you were given the chance to redo your entire current life, from beginning to wherever you are now, would you take it? Or do you prefer the void, the afterlife, or an alternative reincarnation?

Personally I'm not 100% sure, I guess I'm like 50/50 on it.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

If I could live my life again with the knowledge I have now and if I can use that knowledge to not make the mistakes that caused my big failure again I would live it again!

 

[TomorrowNeverComes]

It'd just be another instance that reminds me that I can never do anything right the first time. I'd probably decline.

 

[esistzeit]

Funny that you ask this because lately I have been fantasizing about going back to the age of 5 after dying.

I know I would be able to fix every single problem that haunts my life today. The knowledge makes all the difference. How the duck was I supposed to know what I had to do? Now I know. Now I can make it 1000 times better.

Non-existence is also super fine but there's so much that I did not do that I feel like I didn't live at all. Will I really die without ever feeling the love of a woman? It doesn't sit right with me, it hurts too much.

But that would only make sense if I could keep my memory. If I lost it then the same story would repeat itself.

Either way, my pain will end and that's what matters.

 

[TakeMeToHeaven]

I would still be autistic and mentally disabled

 

[voudebase]

Certainly i'll take it. I love the life, my problem is, i used drugs that fucked my brain and i'm with chronical illness because of this. If i can back in time, i'll fix this

 

[Beyond_Repair]

I don't think so. The problem is with me, my brain, and my compatibility with the world, not necessarily my choices.

Bring me to the void

 

[avalonisburning]

I'm going to sound like a cornball when I say this because of how overplayed and prosaic it is, but whenever I think of "what if" scenarios like this, I always come back to:

"If I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself, I would find a way."

It doesn't matter if I get a second chance, and where or when that second chance is. I'm never going to change who I am fundamentally and I'll mess it up again. It's nothing but wish fulfillment.

 

[dolemitedrums]

Yep, big time.

 

[Randy Savage]

Not ever. The only good part of my life is my childhood, and that's just because I knew so little about the person I would grow up to be
Maybe I would go back and buy bitcoin though

 

[QueenInsomnia]

I would. The biggest event that I feel totally fucked up my entire life was being sexually assaulted as a kid. I was too scared to say anything, I felt like I couldn't trust anyone, and it made me turn inward and isolate. Now I wish that I had kicked that man in his balls the first time he attempted to assault me, scratched his eyes out, screamed, and told anyone who would listen what had just happened. Next, I fucked up my credit from a young age, and I wish someone had taught me back then the importance of handling finances and treating credit with more respect than I did. There were so many things that I wanted to explore or do but was just too scared to do. I was too scared of other people's opinions and what they would think of me. Too scared to stand out and be seen.

 

[enduringwinter]

No... I cannot bear abuse and absolute poverty again...

 

[whywere]

I am like @CantDoIt as it would be a 50/50. Some of my business decisions would not be a do over. However, getting married then divorced from a gambling addict would be a HUGE do over.

Wishing everyone here a great day!

Walter

It'd just be another instance that reminds me that I can never do anything right the first time. I'd probably decline.

You are a wonderfully kind soul. I REALLY got a feeling of that. You ARE a winner, as having you as family here makes my days so much better.

Just that aspect alone makes you do the right thing and never ever let anyone tell you differently.

Lots of hugs, love and the knowledge that you help me each and every day on here, thank you so much.

Walter

 

[rozeske]

It wouldn't be the worest thing as long as i still reserve the right to opt out if it doesn't work out again but I'm not sure I would wanna make my self go through the early stages of my life again.

 

[FuneralCry]

No, under absolutely no circumstances would I ever wish to exist, to me human existence is such a futile and torturous burden that I see as completely unnecessary, undesirable and just leads to meaningless suffering. If it's up to me I'd choose to erase my existence so it's like I never existed at all, I never want to experience anything instead all I wish for is to be at true, permanent peace for all eternity, I simply wish to be non-existent with this hopeless and cruel existence that has caused me nothing but pain to be all forgotten about. I find a lot of comfort in eternal nothingness, in fact it's all that comforts me, to be unconscious for all eternity is certainly all I wish for.

 

[Aprilfarewell4]

Yes and the impossibility of such a thing makes my own death even more tragic. I really f***** up and I have to die as a result. Accidentally killed myself. Some things are just too far gone, and I did it to myself.

 

[glossble]

Maybe I could fix a few mistakes, but I can still make new ones After all, I don't know everything. So no, I just don't want this life at all

 

[Raven2]

Yes if I had the knowledge I have now I would be able to make different choices that has led to my shitshow life now.

Not many regrets just a few things I would like to have changed to lead my down a different path.

 

[Forever Sleep]

No. Most of the worst shit that happened in my life was out of my control- bereavements, coming into contact with a (suspected) narcissist in childhood. I don't think knowledge would have helped.

 

[kinderbueno]

I'm 50/50 like many people here. On one hand I could undo all my mistakes and I'd be able to avoid some bad events, but on the other hand I'd make new mistakes and there'd be new obstacles to face. Also I'd most likely be depressed with my current knowledge of how fucked up this world can be

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I unfortunately have not retained much useful knowledge in my life. If I were to run the same life decisions again I would likely either make the same choices or worse ones or I would stall my life even further with indecisiveness. So no. I would not take this chance. I don't trust myself with my life now, why would I trust this stupid person with it again after he already screwed up?

 

[etherealspring]

I would not take it, and I'd much rather be sent into the void. I'm a very sensitive person, I think I'd still live my life feeling like I'll never be good enough. I haven't really lived long enough to learn anything useful anyway... so ultimately, I don't think reliving my life would change much about the person I am today

 

[LaVieEnRose]

I'd still be autistic but I would have liked to avoid certain trauma.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I'll pass. Still wouldn't be good enough.

 

[Ironborn]

Sure I'd give it one more go, I'd be interested to see if I could make things turn out better.
I'm convinced I'm cursed though so I'll probably just make it worse haha.

 

[CantDoIt]

Sure I'd give it one more go, I'd be interested to see if I could make things turn out better.
I'm convinced I'm cursed though so I'll probably just make it worse haha.

God I feel this, it's like every decision I've made in my life was formulated perfectly to end up badly

 

[anopenwound]

I'd run to get help as fast I could as early as I could. I wouldn't get involved with the wrong people. I think so. Yeah.

 

[sos]

yes and no

tough question ..

changing one moment could lead to missing out on another moment

sure life sucks but there are some moments that i'd want to relive and not miss out on

 

[Minsu]

No, I've tried literally everything to cope with my anxiety and depression and nothing has worked. So that would be the same

 

[ClownWorld2023]

Yes, but only if there is an option to "fast forward" through certain things.

I wouldn't want to re-experience school again, being in a class filled with clowns.
Or how about those awful PE classes? Imagine re-living all that again.