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26M. I’m not necessarily suicidal, but if I had the choice to just cease to exist or to die painlessly in my sleep I would probably choose it. What’s weird is I have a great job, beautiful girlfriend who I love, hobbies I enjoy, a couple of good friends, and I’m sober/have stopped drinking. My life isn’t bad, but I still have thoughts like this.

25 is nowhere close to being old. I’m 26M, and I don’t even consider 30s or 40s to be  “old”. I tried to make sure she had a good birthday regardless, and she seemed to cheer up about it by the end of the day. Got her a gift she loved, got her some pink roses, and baked her a cake (my best attempt because I rarely bake and don’t consider myself to be a good baker but I’m better at cooking. She thought I did a great job though). I told her once she‘s able to start getting a senior citizen discount in the very far future, she can start referring to herself as old. ;) It just made me think about how fucked up it is how much emphasis is placed on youth for women and how it causes fear about aging for people in general. I’ll love her and still think she’s beautiful even when she‘s old, gray, and has wrinkles.

26M. I had been getting my life together and doing well. I understand that all the progress I’ve made isn’t lost, but it’s discouraging and I need to stop drinking again. Pray for me, and if you’re a Christian who struggles with addiction, any advice would be appreciated.