No one can experience everything in life. And sometimes, that’s a blessing! If you had to suffer through every possible traumatic situation, enjoying life would become extremely challenging. But the more that we have been through, the more we can relate to others.
Redditors have recently been discussing experiences that no one will ever fully understand until they’ve lived them, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts down below. From grieving a loved one to being burdened with chronic pain, I’m sure you can relate to some of the experiences here. But perhaps this list will be a reminder to be a little more sympathetic towards the things you haven't seen first hand.
#7
An a***sive relationship
Always easy to say, "Well if my SO would use violence against me, I would be gone in seconds", until you've lived through it.
"I would never let someone treat me that way", until the one you love actually does...
Learned this the hard way.
Always easy to say, "Well if my SO would use violence against me, I would be gone in seconds", until you've lived through it.
"I would never let someone treat me that way", until the one you love actually does...
Learned this the hard way.
25points
#8
Migraines. I'd love for everyone to experience a migraine at least once so that they stop calling it 'just a headache.'.
24points
#9
Discrimination
Some people think it straight up doesn't exist because it's never happened to *them*.
Some people think it straight up doesn't exist because it's never happened to *them*.
24points
#10
Clinical depression. Everyone thinks they understand it because they’ve been depressed, but true depression is a whole different thing.
24points
#11
Period Cramps.
23points
#12
The outrage and despair when something really unfair happens to you.
People will tell you to just choose to be happy, or get over it, or forgive, but words are so cheap.
Moving past something and forgiving is a process you go through. You don't actually have complete control over it.
People will tell you to just choose to be happy, or get over it, or forgive, but words are so cheap.
Moving past something and forgiving is a process you go through. You don't actually have complete control over it.
22points
#13
The struggle of dealing with mental health issues in silence!
22points
#15
Losing someone close to you.
17points
#16
Reputation loss for something that you didn't do.
17points
#18
The damage and consequences of childhood abuse/trauma/neglect, the adult you now has to deal with living n healing CPTSD.
17points
#19
Your home burning down.
The fire is only the first day, the following 2 years it takes to reclaim your life is so much worse.
The fire is only the first day, the following 2 years it takes to reclaim your life is so much worse.
16points
#20
War. Source someone who’s never been.
16points