Despair, the total absence of hope, to lose or give up. Another definition would be a person or thing that causes hopelessness or for which there is no hope. Using the definitions given we can notice that Despair and Hope are two sides of the same coin with a thin border between them. To gain despair is to lose hope and vice versa but how does one go into despair? There are many ways to say something or someone is in the state of despair as such despair differs to everyone. Despair can be due to the loss of a love one or object, the denial of your dreams and goals and many other situations involving life.
So where does despair come from? what made it define into a lack of hope and such. First we check out the basic human needs in life, they need food, water, shelter and social interactions are some of them. Once people know what they want they set out a goal for themselves to acquire it, this is where hope is born, where the people are bathed in light of what they need most. Now then, we can call hope the goal, so now we need the path to that goal, that path will be filled with obstacles and they can be called the seeds of despair. Over time the seeds of despair will slowly halt your progress, it will feed off your hope and grow into a flower of despair. Once this flower blooms then it will become an almost impenetrable wall that blocks your path. That is when despair is at its strongest.
Now that we know where despair comes from, we now define that causes of having despair. Being a negative aspect in life, the causes will revolve around negativity , examples of this are loss of confidence, the will to live and the motivation to succeed. “ What happens when it hurts too much to live? Can it really be too painful to live one more moment with emptiness, depression, and despair? Yes, for some people suicide seems like the only way out. “ is a quote taken from the article “Suicide: When It Hurts Too Much To Live” in it we can read about how despair can affect the person forcing them to end their life.
There are more ways despair can affect our lives, it does not end with taking our own lives, some have used despair as a way to steal, cheat and even kill other while others use it as a way to find entertainment and some just use it to live their life. Despair in a way, is different for everyone in its causes and effects.
Works Cited
Erika Krull, MS, LMHP. (3 Aug 2014 ). Suicide: When It Hurts Too Much To Live. In psychcentral. Retrieved August 3, 2014, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/02/24/suicide-when-it-hurts-too-much-to-live/.
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