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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psychotic Jim" data-source="post: 1364489" data-attributes="member: 547">I think a good reason for continuing to live would be humanity's essential capacity for empathy. While nobody can claim to be able to feel your pain exactly as you do, people can and do care about how you feel. I think this is because every person has, on some level or another, a greater emotional link to the rest of humanity and the world as a whole. Empathy helps unite us in all of our positive endeavors. The people on this board show their empathy and concern for your well-being by providing all of this accumulated wisdom. You show empathy for your mother by caring so much about how she feels.There is no shame in seeking help, from a psychologist, religion, a few friends and family.I cannot add much more to what has already been said, but to just suggest that all the things done in this material shell can be forgiven.  No matter what mistakes you make or trials you endure, you can learn from them. Negative life events can be great learning experiences and can help you become more empathic to other people. If you lived, learned, adapted, and endured through what you are feeling now, you could go on to help other people live through similar situations and make the world a better place.  Nobody is perfect. There is nothing wrong with admitting your mistakes but letting go of them and giving yourself the proper credit for the good things you do.</blockquote>