What are some good reasons to live?

[YourLocalSadGirly]

I don't mean reasons to not die btw. I mean reasons to live, not just exist. Reasons to get out of bed every morning and try to experience everything life has to offer. The person I loved most, my wonderful girlfriend, killed herself last week. She was my reason to live. I'm looking for anything else worth living for before I decide to just give up and ctb. I understand the irony of posting this on a suicide forum but honestly I feel like this place is the most accepting and empathetic towards suicidal people. Thanks for reading and hope you have a good day <3.

And for what I mean in the first sentence here's my example:
- Reason not to die: my family would be sad.
- Reason to live: loving and cherishing my girlfriend.

 

[EmptyBottle]

For me, one reason to live is Ravi the cat. He is so nice, loyal and relaxed, coming up to me for pets and purring.

 

[MissAbyss]

My little girl That's it.

 

[telekon]

To rate movies

 

[Hibiki]

dressing myself up, like a doll. i enjoy fashion and putting together outfits that i think are cute and make me look nicer than usual. as a bonus, i like receiving compliments from people i walk by. i am told sometimes that people recognize me just because my outfits always stand out to them (in a good way), and that's one of the best compliments i could receive.

i also enjoy the idea of putting my art and music out into the world someday.

 

[a4001]

Idk what's youre exact definition is and I think it depends on perspective, you can look at things like smelling the air after it rains as both a reason to not die as well as a reason to live, whether you look at it as just a continuation of what is or its own thing, that's up to you. Feeling small snowflakes fall on your skin before melting. Recognizing a good emotion that you associate with a simpler, nostalgia-blinded time. Many live for such small things, sometimes I do too.

 

[Bowerbird]

My birds

 

[Binderz]

My siblings. They are good to me -- and they would be devastated.

 

[MapleS]

for me: people being happy about me drawing them fish

And I'm sorry for your loss. *hugs* I... know how it is to lose everything that makes you live but I don't know how it is to grieve somebody you love.

Aside from that, once for me it was experiencing reality - smell, taste, textures, people around me... that was the best time of my live (and very fucking bad at the same time)

Hope you will recover and be happy...

 

[monetpompo]

kitty cats and ducks. and other cute creatures. chilkawa and hachiware are 2 reasons i'm alive, because they make me happy. i can't make people my reason, even if people do care about me. i'm scared of dealing with even more loss. chiikawa comics will always be there, even when i have no one i can talk to or trust.

i like going outside and looking at nature and water. one day i want to have enough money and independence to go down to florida again and visit all the spots my parents took me to as a kid. if i could, i'd go down trails every day and buy some binoculars to practice birdwatching. that sounds super fun. going down to lakes also means you have 99% percent chance of seeing ducks and herons. waterfowl are so awesome.

for me the hardest thing i needed to confront is that when i lose someone i can't rely on them anymore, because they're gone and i can't make other people my "new" person because i'll always want that person back. you already know this, though. i can't rely on my friends or any of my family since it just isn't the same closeness. nature is calm and unchanging.

 

[J&L383]

To see if we really do have robot plumbers in three years.

 

[whybother2002]

Music. Discovering new music, sharing the music you like with others, creating memories with music. There's so much music in this world.

For instance, this is a life-affirming song that reminds me of someone who used to be a great friend of mine and that I loved a lot, so I listen to cherish and honor the memories. You might also relate, even if your loss is much much greater.

I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon

 

[asaṅkhata]

I'm sorry you lost your girlfriend. Relishing her memory might be a worthwhile reason to stay alive?

 

[helpls]

A few days ago, i was in a car and i saw the most picturesque sunset i'd ever seen. the entire sky was orange and pink and the clouds were white on top and a deeper shade of orange at the bottom. It's crazy because you don't usually see that in a city. Anyway, I obviously couldn't take a picture of it and I'm determined to wait until the sky turns the same shade of orange and pink to take a pic.

Last year while in the midst of my exam season, my primary reason to live was to try and document + rate all the food and drinks at starbucks (i studied there every day as a way to get me out of bed). that ended soon after my exams and now im a starbucks hater because of the crazy prices.

i think finding a reason to live doesn't need to be long term. i was never really a sunset / sunrise person and i find those "reasons to live: to watch the sun rise again" kind of cliche. I'll probably go back to being neutral about sunsets after this, but until then, i now have a reason to live, right?

 

[whybother2002]

i think finding a reason to live doesn't need to be long term. i was never really a sunset / sunrise person and i find those "reasons to live: to watch the sun rise again" kind of cliche. I'll probably go back to being neutral about sunsets after this, but until then, i now have a reason to live, right?

Yes, and continuing this theme... I can't recommend this enough