In your context, had enough (as in had enough to eat) suggests a temporary halt to an activity, or that an activity is intermittent.

Giving up to me means abandoning an activity with the intent to not resume it. I gave up membership in my church when I felt that it was not meeting my needs, and that I was not with the "in crowd" that mattered.

Depression can really drain us of energy, please don't give up!

I am sorry you feel this way but I do understand it. Hugs.

Im looking into a hospital vacation from my world as well as the benefits and or dangers of ECT as an alternative to my current treatment.

A hospital vacation is good....better than looking for a permanent exit anyday.

I hope you get what you need...I hate this illness...its so totally draining.

I think we've all had enough of this darkness. I continue to fight for my child, maybe find someone you can fight for, if not yourself. I feel your agony, don't give up.

Pepperman has given a very good reply.
We reach satiety and temporarily halt the activity, but go back to it when the need arises again.

I believe we are all here for a purpose, though it may not be apparent.
Your life makes a difference somewhee, somehow.

And yes, we would miss you if you were gone. Hold on.

If you give up on something (besides living), you then have the option of trying it again if you so choose.

Give up on life .... and there go ALL options. We were given life in order to live it until its natural end. Violating that is a very bad idea.

"Giving up" and "had enough": Seems to me there's no difference! Both imply that what you've had is negative, bad, harmful. Surely at least some of the food you've had to eat in a restaurant was good. Surely some of the content in some of the movies you've seen was good. Maybe it's a matter of enjoying the journey as well as the exit sign?

Thank you for the replies..I asked my counselor the difference and she said that giving up is usually done when one is irrational and when you've had enough is when one has stopped to think about it rationally. She then went on to say that taking ones life affects others whether or not they know the pain one is going through..it could be seen as a selfish act. I asked who is selfish the one taking their life or the other for insisting you live knowing full well the pain that's being suffered.

She had no answer for me.

See, I like to channel my pain into something productive, like art and exercise. Exorcises the demons, gets them out of me and into the physical world, where they belong. This writing, that we're doing here, helps too.

I LOVE your response, k-man, it is so true, so timely, and so well said.

Remember that the turmoil we find ourselves in IS temporary---although the pain we currently find ourselves in is a strong deterrent to rational and (dare I name it!) hopeful thoughts.

The fact remains that there WILL be good days, too. And those are still worth fighting for.

Any small victories we can accumulate, can add up over time. And can vanquish what now genuinely seem like insurmountable obstacles. I do know this, firsthand.


Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Seneca

I here you ...the diferance is that you are talking from a place of darkness and pain ....and so you don't see the diferance that people are trying to explain to you ...you say what is the diferance ..between giving up........and had enough ............and then you say when you go out to eat and you have had enough you pay ..you look for the exit .....when you .go to a movie and you don't like it you look for an exit ...................................................................................................................but tham when you can put ....well I don't like my life .....and I have HAD ENOUGH ..so it is time to look for an exest ................."................................................................................................and you can't see the diferance in these statements ...the first statements ....fall under normal functions ...........this ...second statment comes from a place .of ..unimanagable pain ....darkness ....negative emotions and energies ...that won't let you see through enough ..to see the diferance in these statements ......you need help ..all the help you can get ..and yes you need to fight ..for your fighting for your very mind ....now is no time for giving up ..that is just what the darkness wants you to think ..this desease ..this depreshion ..are you going to let it beat you .or are you going to fight it ...you can win ..it won't let you see that..................after ...being depresed all my life after 50 years I finaly want to be here .....I would of mised so so much if I would of given up ...you just don't know what is dowen the road you just don't ....don't you want to have a look befor you have to leave ....I do .....I had ect ...and for me it was a life saver ...I hope it is that for you ....I will keep you in my prayers ...take good care of your self ..be kind to your self .....forgive your self ..if need be ......God bless

Fighting means that you are not willing to quit or give in to whatever it is that is the issue you are dealing with. To give up means, you let the issue win and you refuse to do anything about the issue. I have always been a fighter so, "quitting" is not in my vocabulary. When someone would tell me I couldn't do something, I would set my mind to showing them I could. One has to weigh their decisions but, I sincerely hope you see that there is a future worth fighting for and, things will change. Depression is a negative nagger and it keeps telling us to quit, we can't win, things won't get better, etc. I have been fighting depression since being diagnosed in 1995 and I have chose never to stop fighting it.

The reason you are not going to give up is because you are stronger than what has brought you to your knees. Not one person that has caused you such suffering and grief is worth a moment in your mind. For what it's worth sweety, I believe that it doesn't matter who hurt you or broke you down, what matters is who made you smile again. We have an agreement and I have to hold you to that. I am hoping that when we meet, I can help you get through this horrid pain that you have been fighting for so long. I am not a specialist, a doctor, a therapist, or anything else like that, but I have a heart that wants to listen and HEAR as well, to help you. With many hugs and so much love. Gramybear

P.S and to answer your avatar. Would I miss you if you were gone. Hell yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!