Posted by SLS on May 16, 2008, at 18:24:56
In reply to One more question if you can help, posted by Pluto on May 16, 2008, at 17:10:23
God is whatever you define it to be. Or not. It really doesn't matter. What matters is the continuation of your consciousness. Death will bring you to an irreversible state of nothingness.
Like I said, I am a believer that one has the right to terminate their life. I should hope, though, that there be no conceivable alternative in life that death should be the solution. "Death is a permanent solution to a temporary problem." So I'm told.
You know, I really do want to give you that which is best for you. Right now, I really don't have a plan for you to commit suicide. However, I think that there are plenty of people here who could give you substantial reason to delay your deployment of a suicide strategy.
I don't know what to say to you to give you enough reason to continue living. If you look around, you should see quite a diverse representation of happiness. Some of us never learned how to be happy, or, perhaps more accurately, learned how to be unhappy. Looking back, can you parse out which was which?
Stay with us just a little while longer. I don't think anyone here is looking to thwart you. Like I said, you are in no rush to make a bad decision. Your alternatives will always be there. It is just that most of us think that to prescribe death to you would thwart you most of all.
You know, you don't have to believe in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic concept of God to entertain the notion that God is. I consider myself to be more spiritual than religious.
Do you have anything to look forward to doing tomorrow?
Ever?
Don't ask me divulge my plan to autoeuthanize myself. I don't have one. I am not much help to you here. I guess I always wanted to be free of depression to be able to think without the bias of warped thinking. Depression is an ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. Most people would avoid making important decisions while they were under the influence of alcohol. Drunkeness is also an altered state of consciousness. I urge you to make this ultimate of decisions when you are no longer under the influence of depression.
I know, I know - if you could be without depression, you wouldn't be asking for suggestions on how to kill yourself. Damned logic.
I am not convinced that your depressed mood is due to a biological anomaly exclusively. You seem to describe a depressive thought style that is acting as a milieu for melancholic and other negative outlooks.
Have you ever experienced derealization? How much anxiety are you experiencing right now? Are you experiencing anger or hostility?
You know, I don't think there is anyone here who wants you to continue living without having some quality of life. How about giving us the opportunity to give you some feedback?
For now, I think it makes sense to redirect your energies away from researching how best to die, and researching how best to live. What kind of research have you performed to ascertain in what ways people search for and find quality of life?
1) What is your attraction to death?
2) What is your aversion to life?
3) What are you most scared of in life? (Do not include failed suicide attempts).
Q: What is the meaning of life?
A: Life is its own meaning.You know, the Universe dedicated a whole bunch of matter and energy bringing you forth from the primordial chaos. Stars had to explode for you. The Earth was pummeled by comets for you. Genes mutated for you. Photosynthesis fixed carbon for you. It goes on and on. Quite a bit went into your ascension to intelligence. Please use that intelligence to find hope and reject the hopelessness produced by depression, whatever the cause.
What can anyone here do to help you live better?
- Scott
P.S. Try to forgive people for wanting to help you in the only ways they know how. My effort was pretty lame, I'll admit. Please try not to react in frustration and anger. There is a lot of suffering to be seen on Psycho-Babble. People here can relate to, identify with, and experience true empathy for you. Everyone's hell is the worst they will ever know. I know I don't want any part of yours. Believe me that you don't want any part of mine.
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