I am not giving up, I am starting over.
In the early years of life, giving up usually takes the form of faith, a leaping forward into the belief that one is loved, accepted, forgiven and redeemed just as one is, with nothing special needing to be done. In later years, giving up more often comes from despair, from the wisdom that no amount of continuing effort, no amount of fixing, will enable one to ‘get it all together.’ Despair then is forever a doorway into life.
Source: Simply Sane