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Originally Posted by oceanbreeze
2 years of counciling and the mentally and physically health individual still didn't realize that life is worth living, then I would say that councilor had an agenda to profit from their death.
As far as serious medical condtions, I am Pro-assisted suicide.
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actually its in doctors best interest to keep people alive- keep billing them. the dead don't pay.
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Originally Posted by oceanbreeze
If someone is having a bad hour, day, year, they should be allowed to off themselves? Hello? There's family and friends left behind. Suicide is selfish.
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isn't it selfish to keep someone alive who is suffering or hurting just do you can be spared pain?
I could see it being selfish both ways, but dislike that many have only noted one way.
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Originally Posted by pjwky
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"wolf", I have no idea where you are going with this, but I will try to answer your question. Psychiatrist do not believe that "everyone who wants to die by suicide is ill." There is a term called "ego intact suicide" or "rational suicide" which is applied to persons not suffering from any major mental illness, and who sitll desire to suicide.perhaps I used incorrect wording.
As for wither or not such people "should be prevented from suicide", that is purely a personal preference: I would suspect that most people believe that any form of suicide not related to a euthanasia type motive is wrong & should be prohibited: personally if major mental illness is not a contributing factor, then I suppose its a personal choice. [Problem is that suicide is rather irrevokable, and it may be very difficult to determine if some form of mental illness is not sequestered and influencing this decision.]
To me, there is an eternity to be dead: and only a speck of time to be alive, therefore, let life be for the short time it is there, life always brings new days & new circumstances: so if someone is so down that life appears not worth living, still hang on, it can only get better. ...pjwky
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I'd personally say I am pro-choice suicide. I do like the concept of therapy. you must be sure for a long time that you don't want to live. its not an easy choice to make nor is it one you can change.
I do think a time frame like this can help when dealing with people who suffer from some mood disorder but are on medicine. if their meds are working and they still don't want to live- its not about their chemical imbalance, but there person feelings.
I think sometimes life just isn't good for everyone. sometimes there is nothing that is worth it. I see life as a challege with rewards. if your rewards aren't worth the challege, why do it? why keep living?
and if you no longer care for the rewards, no longer value life, don't find solace in the good aprts of life- there is good chance life isn't worth it for you any longer.
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