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Every now and then something goes wrong in my life and I tend to believe that this is the worst it could ever get. While obsessing over my current situation, I usually recall every possible thing that has made me cry, broken me or, made me want to end my life at some point. It is like a string of thoughts, leading to one another and suddenly, all those apprehensions you buried somewhere deep in your heart and decided never to revisit are right there, back to haunt you.

No matter how painful this entire process may get, one thing that remains consistent during all of this is that whenever shit goes down, I presume nothing could be graver than this but I always end up declared wrong and something even worse follows.

All I do to bounce back other than cribbing about the situation (of course) is that I somehow gather all my strength to put up a fight, maybe half-heartedly, but I do. I grow out of it eventually and prepare myself for the next worst thing to happen, wondering and agreeing to –

“WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER”

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