What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you and how did you cope?

Answer 1

I answered this question...then I moved on and answered another one. never looked back.

Answer 2

The worst thing that has ever happened to me was the lost of my 15 year old cousin two years ago. She was at the prime of her life and it was taken from us by another person. She was a great person, very beautiful...destined to be someone. It was like a chunk of my heart was ripped out when she passed on. I never really show a whole lot of emotions and im very good at keeping them in. But when this happened...I couldn't. It killed me inside and I had to let it out. I wept for her for a while then knew thats what she wouldn't want us to do. So the way I coped with this was just knowing that she's in a better place, a place where she doesn't have to suffer and endless happiness. Knowing that she is watching down on us and taking care. I know things happen for a reason and we can't stop it, so that helped a lot. Another thing that really helped was something a friend told me. I don't know what your beliefs are, but I am a Christian and I really don't mean to offend you or anyone else reading this. I know that everyone is put on this earth for a reason, and she said that God keeps us here until we do what we have to do. It was obvious that my cousin completed her lifes task and was worth to return home to God. The rest of us have yet to complete what we were put here to do so we're not worthy to return home. That was a soothing thought to me, knowing that my cousin was so great at what she accomplished so early in life and was able to go home. These are the things that helped me cope with her passing. Again, I'm very sorry if I offended you at all because of my religion if it's different from yours

Answer 3

I'd rather not go into too much detail, but my fiance did something to me long ago that hurt me both physically and emotionally. He was on heavy medication at the time and he was going through some legal problems; that's why he says he acted the way he did. I'm not sure if that's true or not, but nothing like it has happened since. I cope by taking things one day at a time with him. It has been about 3 years and I still can't fully trust him, which makes planning a life together very difficult. I just try to sort out the whole emotional mess in my mind. I think about the philosophical ideas of forgiveness, change, and moving on, and that keeps me together most of the time.

Answer 4

I have had head Injuries that afect my thinking now that I am 51 years old and I was In denial for years and had to apply for disability.

I was a workaholic,I loved to work and cvompanys would let me go,lay me off fire me what ever,when I did get a job some companys used to not pay me for the hours I worked and would send me home early,they wouldnt let me work 40 hours unless they needed me and when they did I would put in sometimes 14-16 hours a day even though I went to school I could not keep a job and my daughter thinks I am a looser.

My girlfriend has stood with me and now had to give me a place to live because disability Is giving me such a hard time and I am not getting a penny and I have nothing.

The good thing Is I am looking to the Lord more then ever and he lifts me up and I get his love wich Is how I am getting through this whole thing

Answer 5

I crashed my car, whilst drunk, wrote of the car which was only 6 months old and i hadn't paid the VW dealer yet, i also got thrown in the cells for the night, lost my job, had to go to court and had to face my family and friends after being such a clown.
To cope i stopped drinking, took a job at about quarter of my previous salary, apologised to mum and dad, and started rebuilding my life. That was two and a half years ago i have now climbed up to a higher paid salary than i ever had, have earned the respect of my family back, got my licence back and got a new car. I think the most important thing when you mess up like this is TRY to be happy and upbeat beating yourself up doesn't help the situation

Answer 6

Hard to pick which one to say about, but I think it must have been when I was 15 and being told that I couldn't have children. From the age of 12 I had always wanted kids. My best mate when I was 14 got pregnant (she was older than me), which confirmed to me more how much I wanted kids.

How to I cope, well tbh I don't. I just take each day as it comes and try to stay away from anyone that is pregnant, although I do try to mother everyone elses kids to make up for it.

Answer 7

I would not wish this on anyone, not even my worst enemy: My ex and I moved to Dixie Alabama back in 96, it is so small, no school, or grocerie stores, except during hunting season, and where we lived at we had to walk 3 miles,(no car). Anyhow, he and I had no food, I was 7 weeks along, (that is where I learned how to hunt and fish) I had no choice, it was the only way we could eat. well before I left, to move there, I was 130 lbs, when I came back I weighed 70 lbs. I lost the baby, I went through counseling and was in bad shape for a while, but I got through it.

Answer 8

I had a panic attack and handed out in 1st grade in school. it ought to no longer be a lot to you yet this journey and the journey linked with it scarrred me for existence and that i've got been coping with stress for the previous 8 years. It became into basic for somewhat and then have been given fairly undesirable in 6th grade and with the aid of that summer season. It became into additionally inflicting me to have some melancholy. The stress area have been given so undesirable that i became into too scared to flow to college and became into pulled out in the process the 1st 2 and a nil.5 quarters of 6th grade. It became into troublesome to handle and that i went to therapy a week. I have been given out of the little melancholy after no longer so long however the stress and concern lasted for what felt like continually. i did no longer comprehend the way it may ever end or how i ought to take excitement in my existence to the full quantity ever lower back. My therapist became into fairly candy and powerful and that i had to have faith and lean on God a lot and likewise have self assurance in myself. Now, i'm a lot greater efficient. i'm getting to take excitement in my existence lower back and my stress bothers me basically each now and then. And while it does, I even have discovered the thank you to combat it off and comprehend that i will do it. It became into the worst element that has ever befell to me, yet could I choose it had on no account befell? No. Why? It has made me a significantly better individual and gave me a sworn assertion. Now i will additionally help people who're coping with stress. It taught me many stuff and that i think of going so low fairly ended up making me a greater efficient individual in lots of diverse approaches. So, if any of you're in a hurricane good now - have faith me, it gets greater efficient. you're able to do this.

Answer 9

I left my job because I decided to follow the man of my dreams and he kept being with me till the moment I was suppose to go to him all my friends and family knew about him and his too. And then one night I call to say good night and his ex answear the phone and then he spoke to me and said that they gonna try again even though I have been thought they cant live together thats what she told me when we were friends. I wished I died that night! How did I cope...? Just decided that I am strong enough and kept replying to myself trying to imagine I have never met him and must move on like nothing have happend. Thinking of career also!

Answer 10

When I was 18, I was arrested for "pulling a gun on an undercover cop on the highway", which means that he saw a toy gun in my hand in my car, from his car, on the interstate. I had 2 other teens with me who were both 17.

Because we "weren't scared enough when arrested" (an actual quote from one of the arresting officers), aggravated assault charges were pressed and we were all booked as felons, after getting pulled over and arrested at gunpoint by a dozen officers.

They found two toy guns in my car (left there by the younger brother of another friend); instead of laughing at us or scolding us and sending us on our way, they had me go through the justice system - the judge was already convinced I was guilty (quoted directly from my attorney) and it took a concerted effort by my attorney, the PROSECUTING attorney (who saw this case as a waste of his time) and the "victim" (who had his arm twisted by the PROSECUTOR) to convince the judge to dismiss the case, three days before I would've stood TRIAL for assault.

My first year of college was pretty much ruined due to stress, it cost my parents a couple thousand bucks, but in the years since I've pretty much put it behind me.

Answer 11

The worst thing I thought could ever happen to me was when I caught my ex- husband cheating on me. Now 7 years later I am married for the second time and find out that this husband is doing the same.
Worst thing I think now, is that all men are the same, and if they haven't cheated yet they will.
Coping, well that's the easy part, now. I am just going to do the same thing to him that he is doing to me.