Discussion What's your best case scenario for recovery? Either ideally or realistically

[MrBlue]

For me, ideally I'd have maybe one or two close relationships with others, like a girlfriend and a mate I can muck about with every few weeks, and then a job that I don't absolutely hate with coworkers that I have an ok working relationship with, if not a personal connection to.

Realistically though, I might finally find a job but will remain emotionally isolated from my coworkers. I might make online acquaintances that I speak to once but never friends, especially not in person. Its even less likely I'll form a romantic relationship with anyone, any that I do wil most likely be short lived and long distance, and probably impossible before I hit my 30's/40's.

 

[Worthless_nobody]

Ideally: I would erase my past, memories. Have no mental/ physical problems and erase the trauma and abuse.

Realistically: I would try to live for my mom. Find passions and hobbies again. Lead a life with my husband instead of destroying our relationship. Get a modest home (but that just got shot to hell)

 

[Cherrypea]

Aliens arrive, eradicate all the stupid evil people who are fucking up our planet, stop global warming and eat all the plastic.

 

[Sk1n1M1n]

It's been so long that I haven't thought about recovery in a long while and I often do not know what you mean in terms of recovery.

 

[NeverGoodEnuff]

I see recovery as just learning how to deal with Life's Little Challenges. Sh*t will always happen. I just want to be able to handle it better.

My wish is to just not care so much. Is that too much to ask?

 

[Good4Nothing]

Having a girlfriend again would go a long way.

 

[Dominik Santorski]

My perfect recovery will be moving away from my House, having an amazing job and taking care of a lot of dogs or other animals. Or even just making my art All day, all the time. That Will be the best...

 

[Conker]

Aliens arrive, eradicate all the stupid evil people who are fucking up our planet, stop global warming and eat all the plastic.

Basically this, since this prob won't happen then I'm gonna have to completely dissolve my consciousness. As for what happens until then it's not of much importance as I will only be killing time.

 

[muffin222]

Ideally, I'd attend therapy twice a week for however long it takes me to build better coping skills and process more of my trauma. Then, I'd move to the mountains and avoid society

 

[MichaelNomad123]

Companionship and coexistence with someone that values what I value. I want to live the rest of my days walking along the irish coastline with my wife, making enough money from painting to live within my means and nothing more. I basically want to spend the remainder of my life fucking, hiking, loving, laughing, painting, cooking and farming.

It doesn't seem like a big ask, to me, but I feel like I won't achieve it in this life. Perhaps in the next.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Ideally I reach out to her and she agrees to take me back and from there everything works out. That or someone who's somehow even more compatible with me than her waltzes into my life, makes her presence known, and we live happily ever after.

Realistically there is no recovery for me. Maybe if I were to settle for an inferior partner but if I did that I'd still always feel a little sad over what I missed out on and it just wouldn't be fair to whoever that ends up being so I'd rather just die and spare someone else from despair.

 

[Xocoyotziin]

Quitting alcohol, a little over a week in so far, finding a partner, doing something of value that I can be proud of.

I'll still have problems with existing and the existential slavery of it all but it would be an effective mask.

 

[LittleJem]

I'd get a big cat if I was well enough and live not with my relatives.

 

[Lux]

Ideally? Girlfriend, real friends, stable job, overall happiness

Realistically? semi-crap job, no REAL friends, still suffering from semi-severe anxiety

 

[schopenh]

If my physical pain reduced by about 50% and I could have sex a couple of times a week then I think my desire to end my suffering by suicide would decrease substantially.