Posted by bulldog2 on January 31, 2010, at 12:41:41
In reply to Re: Is Suicide Ever A Viable Option?, posted by linkadge on January 31, 2010, at 11:50:35
> >I don't believe it should be an option for >mental illness.
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> Why not? Its your life. Some people say commiting suicide is selfish. I don't. What is selfish is when another individual demands that you stay alive, despite severe suffering, in order to keep the other individual happy.
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> I think its all about prognosis. If the disease is chronic and unremitting despite years or decades of continual and optimal treatment why stay alive?
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> Hope for future meds? What, wait a few decades for them to release another monoamine reuptake inhibitor?
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> P.S. I am safe, so don't panic.
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>There is always the hope that some treatment may be available in the near future.
Maybe it's a selfish decision on my part. I just could not deal with someone I loved killing themselves while I just stood by. Maybe tomorrow they might feel differently? Is there something we have not tried?
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