Posted by shar on June 18, 2003, at 23:22:17
In reply to i've made up my mind, i'm going to do it., soon., posted by a very little sphinx on June 18, 2003, at 22:52:18
There are, of course, innumerable reasons to end it all. A half a century of pain seemed quite sufficient to me. However, 'doing it', unless you are talking about sex, is not a task to be undertaken lightly.
Do not take us too lightly, as many of us have planned (quite cognizantly) to do it. Many of us have made attempts. Some succeeded.
Certainly, you have free will. I bet you also have the intelligence to realize and understand the significance and massive impact of what you are considering--if it is suicide.
It is always an option. Why not wait until you are 50? Then, you can say, I've given it a good go and it just did not work.
If you are crying wolf, take that into your heart, and consider those of us who were ready to go.
Your mystic messages may bring you some satisfaction, and engender a response (such as this one), but, unless you have clearly considered the impact of your actions upon yourself, us, and others, then you are being reckless with the one that in the world that is irreplaceable: Life.
Be that as it may, if you must leave soon, I wish you a fond farewell. And, I hope the aftermath is as good as, or better than, what you have now.
If it is possible that you are in a really, really bad place, and you feel sucidal, as many of us do, then I would recommend a less esoteric and more direct way of letting us know what is going on. But, the bottom line is, it is your choice.
I've felt suicidal for decades. I can relate. I want to save a life that may yet have hope. But, my suspicion is that you're not serious (or you would be speaking/writing seriously rather than in riddles/verbage) and you don't want help. Or, worst case scenario, you are just having fun with people like me, who hang on to every day with white knuckled determination to make it through.
Which is it?
Shar
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