{"id":33408,"date":"2026-08-08T23:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33408"},"modified":"2026-08-08T23:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:10:55","slug":"coming-to-terms-people-share-the-hard-truths-they-accepted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33408","title":{"rendered":"Coming To Terms: People Share The Hard Truths They Accepted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As you probably know, scientists distinguish five main stages of any person&#8217;s perception of the inevitable: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and, finally, the last stage &#8211; acceptance. When a person has already completely resigned themselves to the inevitability of something that was so hard to fit in one&#8217;s mind, with the existence of a sad truth, a new reality is thus formed. And no matter how difficult it is to admit that one&#8217;s friend or relative is terminally ill, that we will never see the people closest to us again, that some of us are doomed to loneliness until the very end of our lives, sooner or later comes the realization of any sad fact. As painful as this realization may be.<\/p>\n<p>A new thread appeared in the AskReddit community a few days ago, the author of which asked just one simple question: &#8220;What is a depressing truth you have made peace with?&#8221; As a result, there are over 37.2K upvotes and almost 22K comments in the thread so far. People share their innermost experiences &#8211; and often receive priceless moral support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bored Panda<\/strong> has put together a special curated list of the most touching and sincere comments, which we are sure will touch you to the core. So feel free to read to the very end of the list and, of course, express your own feelings, as support is so vitally important in any situation, no matter how sad it is.<\/p>\n<p>More info: Reddit<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Bored%20Panda\/sr-vid-txrs4te28kwcsdrc0dpxbbw8vxmd9pe0wskew5qma2etcx500wwa\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> &amp; follow us for more lists, facts, and stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018175\">\n<p id=\"11018175\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4-62837681bacdf__700.jpg\" alt=\"I Will Never Get Back The Time I Have Lost To Depression\" title=\"I Will Never Get Back The Time I Have Lost To Depression\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I will never get back the time I have lost to depression. Edit: I am amazed by the huge response, and appreciate your comments and the awards. Thankfully, life is mostly better for me. We can and do recover. I wish those of you in the middle of it you peace and love. Reach out for help, you are worth it. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o5wf8\/\" target=\"_blank\"> RantControl <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2iEYDLK\" target=\"_blank\"> jade: <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/i-will-never-get-back-the-time-i-have-lost-to-depression-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018179\">\n<p id=\"11018179\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/15-628385d70542e__700.jpg\" alt=\"People That Cause The Most Harm To The World Will Go Unpunished\" title=\"People That Cause The Most Harm To The World Will Go Unpunished\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">The people that cause the most harm to the world will go unpunished, live happy and fulfilled lives, and die getting to do pretty much anything they ever wanted simply because they were either born into wealth or managed to acquire tons of if through nefarious means. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8nwl40\/\" target=\"_blank\"> RealisticRip4701 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2boJc7w\" target=\"_blank\"> whitesun12 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-that-cause-the-most-harm-to-the-world-will-go-unpunished-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018183\">\n<p id=\"11018183\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nnn-6284b37c389b5__700.jpg\" alt=\"I'm Entirely Fine With Being In No Relationship\" title=\"I'm Entirely Fine With Being In No Relationship\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I find it more comforting than depressing but some people will see it as the opposite. I&#8217;m entirely fine with being in no relationship. It&#8217;s been almost a decade since the last one and I just don&#8217;t see it as the priority that others do. I&#8217;m entirely fine with just having friends and colleagues. H**l I&#8217;m happy. I just wanna toss it out there because some people might find my reasoning to be helpful in deciding their life priorities. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8nwwl5\/\" target=\"_blank\"> PoorPDOP86 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/U4udBJ\" target=\"_blank\"> Giuseppe Milo <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/im-entirely-fine-with-being-in-no-relationship-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018185\">\n<p id=\"11018185\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/n1-6284b26635b26__700.jpg\" alt=\"I'm Only Keeping Myself Alive Out Of A Sense Of Obligation To Others\" title=\"I'm Only Keeping Myself Alive Out Of A Sense Of Obligation To Others\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I realized in therapy yesterday I&#8217;m only keeping myself alive out of a sense of obligation to others. That wasn&#8217;t a fun realization. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o6v8a\/\" target=\"_blank\"> mister_butlertron <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/im-only-keeping-myself-alive-out-of-a-sense-of-obligation-to-others-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018189\">\n<p id=\"11018189\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nn-6284b2b80f829__700.jpg\" alt=\"The Majority Of The Human Race Are Narrow, Deluded, Arbitrary Believers In Fantasies\" title=\"The Majority Of The Human Race Are Narrow, Deluded, Arbitrary Believers In Fantasies\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">The majority of the human race are narrow, deluded, arbitrary believers in fantasies, willfully ignorant about everything not immediately useful to them, violent, destructive, warlike, tribal as H**l, and willing &#8211; under the right motivation or excuse &#8211; to commit any imaginable atrocity or horror on others&#8230; even their own neighbors. Humans are brutal apes with a thin veneer of civilization barely holding them back from constant genocide and cruelty. I didn&#8217;t want to believe this, and I have fought this conclusion for all of my 62 years. But I am rational, it cannot be denied. It must be accepted. Whatever glory humans achieve, they can never truly be trusted. I cannot dismiss this any longer. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o3egh\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Petal_Chatoyance <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/28Z7rgE\" target=\"_blank\"> Finn Terman Frederiksen <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/the-majority-of-the-human-race-are-narrow-deluded-arbitrary-believers-in-fantasies-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018197\">\n<p id=\"11018197\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/13-62837fc6a1ceb__700.jpg\" alt=\"People You Care Deeply About Will Choose To Drop Out Of Your Life\" title=\"People You Care Deeply About Will Choose To Drop Out Of Your Life\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Sometimes people you care deeply about will choose to drop out of your life and all you can really do is have the grace to let them To everyone struggling with being left behind, and to everyone struggling with having to be the one to leave- I hope the pain eases for you soon. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o4fa8\/\" target=\"_blank\"> girlloss <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/211We1H\" target=\"_blank\"> Alisdare Hickson <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-you-care-deeply-about-will-choose-to-drop-out-of-your-life-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018207\">\n<p id=\"11018207\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/nnnnnnn-6284b51fe6f3c__700.jpg\" alt=\"I'm Aware Enough To Know That There Is Something Wrong With Me\" title=\"I'm Aware Enough To Know That There Is Something Wrong With Me\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I&#8217;m aware enough to know that there is something wrong with me. But I&#8217;m not aware enough to know what it is, let alone fix it. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o5981\/\" target=\"_blank\"> The_Real_Gen_X <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2knqgi8\" target=\"_blank\"> Ivan Radic <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/im-aware-enough-to-know-that-there-is-something-wrong-with-me-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018209\">\n<p id=\"11018209\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7a-628378bd7ced1__700.jpg\" alt=\"You Can Do Everything Perfectly And Still Fail Completely\" title=\"You Can Do Everything Perfectly And Still Fail Completely\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">You can do everything perfectly and still fail completely. That and People would rather leave you than own up to what they did and they\u2019ll never even give you a second thought. Humans, turns out, are good at lying to themselves. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o70tq\/\" target=\"_blank\"> GarzysBBQWings <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/a39fGa\" target=\"_blank\"> bubblebattle <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/you-can-do-everything-perfectly-and-still-fail-completely-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018213\">\n<p id=\"11018213\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5-628377a9085dc__700.jpg\" alt=\"People Can Fall Out Of Love With You\" title=\"People Can Fall Out Of Love With You\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">No matter how hard you love someone, they can fall out of love with you and there\u2019s nothing you can do to fix it. Took me a lot of self destruction and pain to realize it. Sometimes it just doesn\u2019t work out. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o6jk7\/\" target=\"_blank\"> texassadist <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/6Wmmai\" target=\"_blank\"> karlnorling <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-can-fall-out-of-love-with-you-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018216\">\n<p id=\"11018216\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/23-628387587f9b8__700.jpg\" alt=\"My Grandpa Just Wanted To Get To Know Me And The Man I Was Becoming During His Last Year Of Life\" title=\"My Grandpa Just Wanted To Get To Know Me And The Man I Was Becoming During His Last Year Of Life\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">My grandpa just wanted to get to know me and the man I was becoming during his last year of life. Which I was too young and too selfish to realize. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o1qc9\/\" target=\"_blank\"> MrMunky24 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/9T5UXW\" target=\"_blank\"> Dagny Mol <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/my-grandpa-just-wanted-to-get-to-know-me-and-the-man-i-was-becoming-during-his-last-year-of-life-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018228\">\n<p id=\"11018228\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/19-6283850673a18__700.jpg\" alt=\"I Will Always Have The Big Sad Following Me\" title=\"I Will Always Have The Big Sad Following Me\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I will always have the big sad following me, I can push it down for a bit, but it will come back eventually. I just need to remember to breathe and remember I can get past it. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o0phd\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Ok-Letterhead4601 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/pSpXy\" target=\"_blank\"> gill76915 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/i-will-always-have-the-big-sad-following-me-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018231\">\n<p id=\"11018231\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/24-628387c0d6d72__700.jpg\" alt=\"I'll Never Be Comfortable Financially\" title=\"I'll Never Be Comfortable Financially\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I&#8217;ll never be comfortable financially. I have failed every attempt. I really did try. I promise you, I did. But nothings worked for me. I just have to accept it. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8nwtdf\/\" target=\"_blank\"> yamsnavas2 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/6rThrX\" target=\"_blank\"> alamosbasement <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ill-never-be-comfortable-financially-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018234\">\n<p id=\"11018234\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8a-62837a5ce8861__700.jpg\" alt=\"There Will Be No Cure For My Spinal Cord Injury In My Lifetime\" title=\"There Will Be No Cure For My Spinal Cord Injury In My Lifetime\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">There will be no cure for my spinal cord injury in my lifetime. It was initially very depressing to realise, but almost 3 years in I&#8217;m kind of okay with it. They should cure other stuff like ALS first, and if it has to be SCI related &#8211; cure the nerve pain, or the bowel\/bladder stuff. The not walking is very low on my list of priorities personally. I&#8217;m aware of ongoing research, but have no faith in any of it. We&#8217;d have to either revolutionise neurology or be very lucky. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8ny568\/\" target=\"_blank\"> cripple2493 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ipNNa3\" target=\"_blank\"> Ivan Radic <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/there-will-be-no-cure-for-my-spinal-cord-injury-in-my-lifetime-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018240\">\n<p id=\"11018240\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/30-62839072aa5a8__700.jpg\" alt=\"My Whole Life Has Been A Waste\" title=\"My Whole Life Has Been A Waste\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">That my whole life has been a waste. That if I disappeared tomorrow nobody would even know or care. I used to consciously feel the existential dread that brings, but now I just kind of ignore it and keep going on with my mechanical existence. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8o1q5s\/\" target=\"_blank\"> peon72 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/fkcWeG\" target=\"_blank\"> Schezar <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/my-whole-life-has-been-a-waste-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018244\">\n<p id=\"11018244\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/18a-62838445d116f__700.jpg\" alt=\"I\u2019m A Coward And It\u2019s Costing Me\" title=\"I\u2019m A Coward And It\u2019s Costing Me\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I\u2019m a coward and it\u2019s costing me. Edit: I read a few of the many comments, and I\u2019ll answer a few. I\u2019m a coward because I\u2019m afraid of change, I\u2019m afraid to fail and to hurt people, I\u2019m afraid my dreams make me selfish and that I\u2019ll step on people who are just like me if I try to pursue them. Yes, I am afraid to ask people out, and I\u2019m afraid that someday I\u2019ll realize that they might have been the one. I\u2019m afraid my efforts however inconsequential are in vain. I\u2019m afraid to stand up, for myself and for others. I was afraid of the truth, and at least I can say I got past it, because now, I am oh so intimately familiar with my flaws. I\u2019m afraid that I have a superiority complex and act like a snob, while I am ironically afraid that I am rather stupid. I\u2019m afraid I talk to much and I annoy everybody I talk to, and that even when they smile, in their mind they are begging me to shut up for a minute. I\u2019m afraid that I\u2019m a fraud, and I\u2019m afraid that I have no right to fear these things so early in life. I don\u2019t see a therapist because they cost money, and I work at a gas station. Maybe I haven\u2019t really made peace with it. I hope to god I\u2019m not this way forever. I know, that someday, somehow, I\u2019ll find a way, but for now, It\u2019s all I can do to stay in perspective and slink forward to the next day. And look forward to a future that seems oh so far beyond the reach of one with the means I posses. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/upyafq\/what_is_a_depressing_truth_you_have_made_peace\/i8nybq5\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Brianw-5902 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/4vbeaN\" target=\"_blank\"> Laure Wayaffe <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/im-a-coward-and-its-costing-me-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018247\">\n<p id=\"11018247\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">If your parent(s) were abusive, they will be abusive to your spouse and children. Walk away so they cannot spread poison into your life anymore. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/30-folks-online-share-tragic-truths-that-they-have-managed-to-come-to-terms-with-15\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018250\">\n<p id=\"11018250\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Realizing that justice went from being a right, to a theory, to a concept, then merely to a word. And that in reality, it\u2019s become such a disregarded \u201cright\u201d for so long that it\u2019s now normalized, and there are so many who are part of the system in one way or another (including those who claim to advocate for someone\u2019s rights) that they are comfortable brazenly and openly committing on a daily basis, it\u2019s now a given <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/30-folks-online-share-tragic-truths-that-they-have-managed-to-come-to-terms-with-16\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018253\">\n<p id=\"11018253\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">If your parent(s) were abusive, they will be abusive to your spouse and children. Walk away so they cannot spread poison into your life anymore. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/30-folks-online-share-tragic-truths-that-they-have-managed-to-come-to-terms-with-17\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018256\">\n<p id=\"11018256\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Realizing that justice went from being a right, to a theory, to a concept, then merely to a word. And that in reality, it\u2019s become such a disregarded \u201cright\u201d for so long that it\u2019s now normalized, and there are so many who are part of the system in one way or another (including those who claim to advocate for someone\u2019s rights) that they are comfortable brazenly and openly committing on a daily basis, it\u2019s now a given. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/30-folks-online-share-tragic-truths-that-they-have-managed-to-come-to-terms-with-18\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018258\">\n<p id=\"11018258\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Realizing that justice went from being a right, to a theory, to a concept, then merely to a word. And that in reality, it\u2019s become such a disregarded \u201cright\u201d for so long that it\u2019s now normalized, and there are so many who are part of the system in one way or another (including those who claim to advocate for someone\u2019s rights) that they are comfortable brazenly and openly committing on a daily basis, it\u2019s now a given. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/30-folks-online-share-tragic-truths-that-they-have-managed-to-come-to-terms-with-19\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018260\">\n<p id=\"11018260\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Realizing that justice went from being a right, to a theory, to a concept, then merely to a word. And that in reality, it\u2019s become such a disregarded \u201cright\u201d for so long that it\u2019s now normalized, and there are so many who are part of the system in one way or another (including those who claim to advocate for someone\u2019s rights) that they are comfortable brazenly and openly committing on a daily basis, it\u2019s now a given. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/30-folks-online-share-tragic-truths-that-they-have-managed-to-come-to-terms-with-20\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"11018262\">\n<p id=\"11018262\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Realizing that justice went from being a right, to a theory, to a concept, then merely to a word. And that in reality, it\u2019s become such a disregarded \u201cright\u201d for so long that it\u2019s now normalized, and there are so many who are part of the system in one way or another (including those who claim to advocate for someone\u2019s rights) that they are comfortable brazenly and openly committing on a daily basis, it\u2019s now a given. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/people-share-depressing-truth-reddit-msn-2\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/30-folks-online-share-tragic-truths-that-they-have-managed-to-come-to-terms-with-21\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix text-block \"> <span id=\"list-text-37\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/other\/49-funny-photos-of-people-just-trying-to-survive-the-summer-heat\/ss-AA26ZtGn?disableErrorRedirect=true&amp;infiniteContentCount=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\" staff-link\">49 funny photos of people just trying to survive the summer heat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"didomi\/javascript\">\nwindow._fbSDKPromise = window._fbSDKPromise || new Promise((resolve, reject) => {\nwindow.fbAsyncInit = function () {\nFB.init({\nappId  : '887842622821495',\nversion: 'v17.0',\nstatus : true,\ncookie : true,\nxfbml  : false\n});\nresolve(FB);\n};\n\/\/ Load SDK only once\nif (!document.getElementById('facebook-jssdk')) {\nconst script = document.createElement('script');\nscript.id = 'facebook-jssdk';\nscript.async = true;\nscript.src = `https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/${BoredPanda.Config.wp_lang}\/sdk.js`;\nscript.onerror = reject;\ndocument.head.appendChild(script);\n}\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you probably know, scientists distinguish five main stages of any person&#8217;s perception of the inevitable: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and, finally, the last stage &#8211; acceptance. 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