What do you tell yourself when you want to quit ?

I quit.

 

"Fuck it. I'm done with this shit. I deserve better. I will get myself some expensive ice cream, and drown my sorrow in guilty pleasure"
Not the best motivational speech, but it gets me to do something.

 

No, Yes, Maybe, I don't know...I like to call it tactical retreat, cliche, I know.
The thing is, when everything becomes too much, I will shut down every big and major problem, and working slowly on one goal at the time, like doing the dishes...it helps me facing the bigger problem eventually.
Sometimes it's really hard when I think of myself as a worthless and useless human being though.

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I am going to try and be positive. "If I don't keep going I will never know what might happen." or "Fuck it!"

 

Depends.Quitting what exactly?

 

when i feel like quitting school (on really rough days) i just think, " 4 years from now i don't want to look back and think 'i would be qualified by now'" or 'just take it one day at a time'.. if its really really bad then it's, 'Get the fuck out of bed bitch and go get that degree. time waits for no one!!'

 

In that case probably repeat something my evil optimistic therapist forced into my head...

 

Not a motivational speech, but I sometimes imagine me laughing manically while torturing someone, quite cheery in sad days

 

Something I've told a lot of people when they ask if it was scary moving to Japan is that "I was more afraid of not doing it, than doing it." What I think of myself is very important so to put time and energy and passion into something and then give up is going to result in me thinking less of myself. I'm happy with who I am, I like me, so to disappoint myself and to lower my standards of myself would destroy that happiness.

This is also why I quit unhealthy things btw (like relationships, bad jobs, etc.)

 

I usually pretend I quit for a while and then go back to whatever it is I need to do and just complain incessantly.

 

I just say "fuck off, you only live once and I don't wanna be the only fool to live it this way"

 

I usually think,

"I'm strong. I can do it. Water off my back like a duck."

But if I find myself saying it too much, I take a step back and think, Okay... is this worth it. how much longer will this be worth it? What is my exit strategy? Let's make a time line to the end date."

I feel like the feeling of helplessness is the worst part so of I can feel in control of the situation then I can struggle through a lot more. ^.^

 

"Fuck this, I'm out." Then I'm back a few hours later saying "Think you're better than me? Fuck you, I will end you."

 

I'm the last person who should be saying this, but, this speech gets me going...

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"Fuck this bullshit, I'm done."
Then I give myself one of these Liz Lemon type pep talks and keep trying

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