To add on to this, try and write the EXACT COORDINATES down. All 3 lines, as it sounds like your in a cave.1. You die. Try and get back as soon as possible before stuff despawns.
1. Play rpg's from the 80's/90's.You need a system to tell you how to get back! I usually place three torches at any crossroads and another one behind the three to point me in the right direction. (Or you could do what Duffie does...)