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Day 3 Homework

Hook/Slide 1: in August 2024, I hit rock bottom and made it out.

Slide 2: There was a sudden change in management where I worked for four years and shortly after the change, I was fired due to "underperforming".

Slide 3: I was devastated. I had dropped out of university to help my struggling mom pay bills and now I had no job and no degree. The stress of having no money coming in, having bills pile up and unable to find a job had me thinking about ending my life.

Slide 4: Even when struggling with these thoughts, I reinforced these two ideas constantly especially when I was my worst:

1. The pain and devastation my loved ones would feel if 1 went through with it would be infinitely greater than anything I could possibly be feeling right now.

I had a friend who committed suic*de back in 2019 and I still think about what I could've done to help him through that dark time.

2. How many times have I thought to myself "my life is over" and it was actually over?

The answer is O.

Slide 5: And after continuously drilling that into my head, things did eventually get better.

I found a job where I can comfortably help out my mom and even splurge on things I've always dreamt of having as a kid but I wouldn't have had this opportunity if I decided to permanently end things.

Slide 6: So no matter how shitty your current situation is, know that things will get better but you need to stick around for it to get better.

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