Perhaps, all of us have been in situations where we just wanted to give up. Parting with the love of your life, betrayal, job loss — all of them are unsettling. It’s hard to overcome them, but difficulties make us stronger, even if this sounds like a cliché. Because there is nothing in this world we can’t cope with.
At Bright Side, we came across a discussion of Reddit users who did their best to change their lives for the better. These people have been through a lot, and it wasn’t easy for them. But they all have one thing in common — they didn’t give up and they got what they wanted.
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I realized that my quest to find love wouldn’t fix anything that was wrong with me.
I stopped manipulating and using men to try to fill the void in my soul. I treated men like people instead of tools.
Eventually, I fell in love and am married to the most wonderful person I’ve ever met. © RoxxyKaos / Reddit
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I took responsibility. What I mean is that I accepted the fact that this life is mine and that I’m the only one who can turn it around. Nobody else.
I quit drinking and smoking, and all of my other bad habits. And I started training and counting calories to lose weight.
2 years later I’m healthier than ever, I’m surrounded by people who I love and who love me, I got rid of all the toxic people in my life (including my family), and I’m about to get married and start my own business. © theokoss53 / Reddit
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I lived in Detroit. The skies are grey there.
I was fired, so I sold my house, bought a van, and moved to L.A. I went to school there.
Now I am doing some of the coolest things imaginable: a number of publications, trips to the jungle, exploring uncharted caves, meeting celebrities, jumping out of airplanes, and presenting at academic conferences.
I’m also trying to get into a Ph.D. program in archaeology. That’s it in a nutshell. © b**tmike1 / Reddit