The scariest life-changing decision you've made

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What was it, and did things turn out better or worse than you hoped?

We're talking about, moving to a city you weren't sure about, starting a new career, deciding to call off a wedding to someone you loved but weren't sure about marrying.

Something that involved a lot of risks and unknowns.
 
got on a plane with 7000 dollars and lived in america for a year (had no job, just went around from friend to friend, sometimes slept in a tent).
came back to europe after said year with 1000 dollars and no job.

don't know which part is scarier.
 
indrid said:
got on a plane with 7000 dollars and lived in america for a year (had no job, just went around from friend to friend, sometimes slept in a tent).
came back to europe after said year with 1000 dollars and no job.

don't know which part is scarier.
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Why didn't you get a job?
 
Attended a college that costs $1100/credit hour.
 
I got Coke instead of Rootbeer at A&W

fuck

What was I thinking?
 
Leaving the hospital after a car accident that left my wife dead, myself partially crippled and epileptic, and that destroyed basically everything we owned.
They told me it was time to leave and I was scared to death because I had nothing and no place to go, no family in the country.

It wasn't really my decision I suppose.
I had a choice between beginning useless or putting a life together, which isn't an actual choice.
 
Overpressure said:
Leaving the hospital after a car accident that left my wife dead, myself partially crippled and epileptic, and that destroyed basically everything we owned.
They told me it was time to leave and I was scared to death because I had nothing and no place to go, no family in the country.

It wasn't really my decision I suppose.
I had a choice between beginning useless or putting a life together, which isn't an actual choice.
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Damn.....

That's about as tough a situation as I can imagine.
 
Nothing really scary, but I have voluntarily left high paying, secure jobs to pursue something that I love (on three separate occasions). In each instance, I made significantly less money and forfeited job security. The most recent example is that I resigned from a senior policy analyst position with the government to return to academia.

While the decision to do so would give most people pause, I don't have a family depending on me financially, so I have the latitude to explore my options.

A part of me wonders whether I made the right decision - now that I am in my 30s, a big part of me wants to establish roots and have a sense of normalcy. Most of my friends/family are married and/or in committed long term relationships. Meanwhile, I couldn't tell you where I will be in two weeks.

I find that the grass is always greener. You tend to want what you don't have - I can say that I still love what I do, I just wish it was slightly more predictable.
 
Overpressure said:
Leaving the hospital after a car accident that left my wife dead, myself partially crippled and epileptic, and that destroyed basically everything we owned.
They told me it was time to leave and I was scared to death because I had nothing and no place to go, no family in the country.

It wasn't really my decision I suppose.
I had a choice between beginning useless or putting a life together, which isn't an actual choice.
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Your an inspiration man. That would have broken most men (myself included)
 
To enter my penis in unknown territory. I expected major shit to happen. Luckily it didnt turn out to be a shitty situation and my penis came out unharmed.
 
Join the air force. Its basically how I thought it would be: a lot of bullshit, which is why I only signed up for 4 years.

Also I got wasted at a party when I was a teenager and got in a car with a drunk/coked up driver. Dude was doing 100mph in 45 zones.
 
Probably joining the Marine Corps. I always knew that I wanted to join the military and I had planned on joining the Air Force as I had family members who were career fly boys that hyped it up.

I decided to be different. I can remember the "meet your drill instructors day" of boot camp like it was yesterday. All I could think was "I should have joined the Air Force".
 
My suicide attempts. They messed me up as well as they fixed me up. As a person I am getting closer to being whole again, and it's been 10 years since last, but as a physical body it left me broken and abused.
 
Machina Obscura said:
My suicide attempts. They messed me up as well as they fixed me up. As a person I am getting closer to being whole again, and it's been 10 years since last, but as a physical body it left me broken and abused.
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Damn bro, good to hear you're recovering
 
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