Story Chanti De Corte, 1998 - 2022, Legal euthasia from PTSD due to terrorist attack... PTSD is not a joke.

[Insomniac]

Did you know her story? She was legally euthanasied in Belgium recently at the age of 23.

She was suffering from severe PTSD due to a terrorist attack in an aeroport in Belgium or France.

I'm happy for her. She found peace at last.

But I can't believe my ears. The reason of her suicide is so sad. Almost sadder than if it was lifelong depression because actual people did that to her when she was 17. She never recovered mentally from the terrorist attack even if she was unharmed.

PTSD really isn't a joke guys. Just the other day, I almost got into a fatal car accident because of a mistake I made and ever since, I have been having VIOLENT and terrifying flashbacks non stop. Before that, I didn't know that ptsd flashbacks could be so frightening. Your heart violently jumps and your mind keeps showing the same image over and over again and you keep blaming yourself for not having been able to foresee and prevent the acciden.

I think PTSD is when your brain absolutely cannot forgive you for failing to avoid the traumatic event. At least, that's how it's been even since the near fatal accident (and my sister almost died because of me).

Honestly, depression feels more comfortable than this shit at least.

I'm so sorry, beautiful Chanti.

 

[Venus13]

Yes, ptsd can definitely be a terminal illness. As soon as I got ptsd my mental health went from bad to something otherworldly in horror.

It can change your entire view of your own existence and the world you live in. You never come back from that.

I agree that it becomes something the brain cannot let go. I don't know if forgiveness is the right word for me. I don't hold my experiences against myself that way, but the mind will never let go of what happened and how much lower it can sink from there.

 

[Rogue]

So sorry . I hope she's at peace.

 

[Rogue Proxy]

It can change your entire view of your own existence and the world you live in. You never come back from that.

I agree that it becomes something the brain cannot let go. I don't know if forgiveness is the right word for me. I don't hold my experiences against myself that way, but the mind will never let go of what happened and how much lower it can sink from there.

PTSD and C-PTSD are especially difficult to recover from when you experience multiple and/or continuous events and/or different types of trauma.

I'm glad Chanti De Corte successfully obtained euthanasia. The prevalence and severity of trauma is one of the countless reasons why no one should be forced into existence.

 

[FuneralCry]

Rest in peace. It's so horrifying how such extreme suffering exists in this world, but I do envy those who are able to exit peacefully without having to do all that method research and worry about methods potentially failing. Euthanasia should be legal everywhere, not just in certain countries.

 

[supermlarit]

Not trying to downplay the severity of ptsd, but there's nothing comfortable about depression either, especially chronic one. It eats you away slowly but surely.

 

[Insomniac]

there's nothing comfortable about

I really didn't say that depression was comfortable.

I just prefer being depressed all day than having panic attacks and severe anxiety all day. But maybe that's just me.

 

[ayb]

Did you know her story? She was legally euthanasied in Belgium recently at the age of 23.

She was suffering from severe PTSD due to a terrorist attack in an aeroport in Belgium or France.

I'm happy for her. She found peace at last.

But I can't believe my ears. The reason of her suicide is so sad. Almost sadder than if it was lifelong depression because actual people did that to her when she was 17. She never recovered mentally from the terrorist attack even if she was unharmed.

PTSD really isn't a joke guys. Just the other day, I almost got into a fatal car accident because of a mistake I made and ever since, I have been having VIOLENT and terrifying flashbacks non stop. Before that, I didn't know that ptsd flashbacks could be so frightening. Your heart violently jumps and your mind keeps showing the same image over and over again and you keep blaming yourself for not having been able to foresee and prevent the acciden.

I think PTSD is when your brain absolutely cannot forgive you for failing to avoid the traumatic event. At least, that's how it's been even since the near fatal accident (and my sister almost died because of me).

Honestly, depression feels more comfortable than this shit at least.

I'm so sorry, beautiful Chanti.
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Rest in eternal peace.

 

[jackie_boy1337]

I'm seriously hoping they get this liberal in the US...
It's a damn shame but I'm glad some physician somewhere had the good sense to put her out of her misery.
RIP

 

[BipolarExpress]

Both depression and PTSD are torturous. I should know; I have both. (Well, I have bipolar—hence the nickname—and most of my mood episodes are depressive.)

 

[uniqueuser]

wait yall look at this: mental illness (bad enough to be euthanized) can be seen by others now