What doesn't kill you...

[Felodese]

Since it doesn't fucking make you stronger, pick your favorite.
If you have more, please share.




(Edit: The origin of this shit: "In 1888, Nietzsche wrote 'Aus der Kriegsschule des Lebens.—Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker,' which can be translated as 'Out of life's school of war—what doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.'"
Well, Nietzsche can go fuck himself, and I will assume that people who use this aphorism have no idea where it came from - and probably wouldn't like that it was the father of nihilism and the Nazi's favorite philosopher who coined it.)

 

[Forever Sleep]

I love this! Ha ha- 'mutates and tries again'- brilliant. For me- life shit has given me unhealthy coping mechanisms and given me a dark sense of humour. I'd say what hasn't killed me has made me cynical and bitter. Enough to try to do the job myself one day (hopefully.)

 

[rozeske]

The very recent stress that didn't kill me, the one I was being praised of being resilient and brave for taking on, was my literal breaking point. So yeah, I'd say what doesn't kill you fucks you up mentally.

 

[JinZhin]

My favourote is Makes you wish it did - Although I agree with everything except option 2)

I don't know- maybe the "makes you stronger" narrative was something people came up with as a cope in order to rationalize the pain they go through, the society glamourizes suffering yet in most cases it has no meaning at all. Most of it- it's all for nothing, and if we were collectively honest and admitted it, most people would just lose their shit.

 

[sserafim]

I originally chose "fucks you up mentally" but changed it to "makes you stranger" because I like the play on the phrase

 

[FuneralCry]

What doesn't kill just causes way more meaningless and unnecessary suffering, it terrifies me how humans are capable of feeling such immense agony yet are programmed to survive no matter what.

 

[findingquiet]

My favourote is Makes you wish it did - Although I agree with everything except option 2)

I don't know- maybe the "makes you stronger" narrative was something people came up with as a cope in order to rationalize the pain they go through, the society glamourizes suffering yet in most cases it has no meaning at all. Most of it- it's all for nothing, and if we were collectively honest and admitted it, most people would just lose their shit.

Or - it was popularized by people with access to the resources and support that enable them to be resilient in the face of failure and hardship. Classic survivorship bias, because anyone without those resources and support is less likely to still be around.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

...makes you wish it did

 

[Darkover]

what doesn't kill you makes you worse off

 

[Ligottian]

Perhaps soldiers who cam back from war blind, crippled, or crazy would be the best people to ask.