"'For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction' this, in reference to good things in life, is immeasurablyyy true. It always seems that every time something good happens in your life, that something equally bad, or worse happens."

No links, but a note to the author, just from my unique point of view.

There are a lot of good things going on in life. More than anyone in our positions can comprehend, I gather. I don't know about much in your life, but I know that I'm lucky to live here in the US. I'm lucky to have the freedoms I do, and not just what's "guaranteed" by the Constitution. I have a lot more freedom than a lot of my friends, and I'm really grateful for that.

But as for the bad things in life, maybe you're not looking at everything from a broad enough perspective. When I moved from SC, I was crushed. I felt like the world was coming to an end, and life would never be the same. It hasn't, but the world hasn't ended either. A lot of good things came from that one hardship. 1-I'm going to a good school that offers a great deal more academic opportunities than Wren did. 2-I met a lot of really cool people once I got out of my comfort zone. 3-I'm a lot more social.

Then things got worse. Family problems and such that haven't been resolved for three years. But good things can come from that, too, as I'm starting to see. I may be able to help other people through similar difficulties, while really understanding and feeling what they're going through. It'd almost be worth it if I could do that.

Long story short, I'm just saying that while every good thing may seem to have an equal and opposite reaction, those equal and opposite reactions can have wide and good repercussions.

In this case, you may have learned something from such a hurting experience that will help you in the future. You said "Walls are easy to put up at first, hard to take down, and even harder to rebuild." What if those walls were hindering something else? Maybe you don't need them. They may define who you are now (or were then), but the question is: Do you need to stay that same person for your entire life?

Just asking you to consider everything before getting all depressed.... Or at least afterwards, as ranting and venting tends to make life look better the next day.