Chad McCulloughMy life is a fucking mess right now. I have been unemployed from full-time work for more than a year and a half, I am now divorced, and the apartment that I was hoping to get, the only thing that I could afford (sort of), might fall through. When do you just give up? Because I am ready to just give up.
d@nny disc@ mc²@cmccullough i'm really really sorry to hear this chad
@cmccullough i'm in a really terrible place rn and reading this is the first thing that has inspired genuine empathy from me in a while so in a way i appreciate you being so open about this stuff because it's very difficult for me to do the same and i look up to you. thanks
@hipsterelectron Thank you! ❤️
@hipsterelectron Thank you.
Roknrol@cmccullough Much like you, years after losing my last job, then a heart attack, then a divorce. That's when I gave up.
Unfortunately, unless you want to just die (this takes some time and is uncomfortable), the only real option I've found is to 'start over'.
Much easier said than done, I admit.
I can't pretend to know your situation though. I hope you're able to find a means to move forward.
The upside is that no matter where my life takes me, giving up is still an option.
Joe Steinbring 
@cmccullough Is there a pivot that you could make that could get you closer to where you want to be? (Not necessarily where you were five years ago) Without a job and without a place to live, there are a lot of options. You could go work on a cruise ship, move to Mexico, go be a long-haul truck driver, etc. I knew someone who sold their house, bought an RV to live in and drives around the country doing 6mo dev contracts. The sky is the limit.
@joe Thanks!
Ertain@cmccullough Hope things go better for you.
@Ertain Thank you.
𝗣𝗠𝗝 ⚫i know there's really nothing to say to someone in that situation to provide solace
i hope you'll find a way out
i've been in dire situations many times and there's always something coming up - you just have to keep going somehow
godspeed 🍀 🤞
@pmj Thank you.
Stephen 🎃@cmccullough 💜 hang in there
@stephen Thank you.
Michael Meese 🇪🇺@cmccullough I’m so sorry to hear that! I can’t imagine the pressure you are under at the moment. Humans are generally tough motherf*ckers, so you probably have somewhere some strength left that you just don’t know about yet. For me it helps to get out into nature and just walk. Afterwards it’s still the same as before, but somehow less messy and a tiny bit more optimistic. Getting a a tiny break from yourself. Fingers crossed, that good things are ahead for you!
@mmeese Thank you!
Lee C@cmccullough 🫂 Sorry to hear how low life has brought you. Try not to give up hope. Hopefully some better things will start to come your way.
@cmccullough Do you have good health? If so, that's one blessing at least.
CM Thiede@cmccullough I'm not close to anyone in the FIRE movement. Good acronym, as they seem content with wiring the infrastructure that extracts the equity out of everyone else's hard work, transferring the spoils of entire industries to those setting them on fire.
I just know those that have squirrelled enough away to buy a pickup and a camper. Stopping here or there for a shower/shave and checking on the PO Box from time to time.
"Wherever I may roam."
Metallica: Wherever I May Roam (Official Music Video)
@cmthiede Thank you.
LZonjee - Antifa 🍋🍉🦀🔻@cmccullough I plodded on, often without hope, but just for the sake of it.I will often feel like plodding and desperation, but try to keep going.Us vegans need to stay. For the animals, if nothing else. <3
ramblingsteve@cmccullough don't give up. hope things improve soon 🤞
@ramblingsteve Thank you.