Did you ever consider yourself pro-life?

[Finalnight]

Just wondering
At what age did you change your mind?

 

[oddetoad]

Probably when I was like 12 years old and didn't know any better

 

[dinosavr]

Yes, I used to be on a totally opposite side of this. 10 years ago I believed abortion is wrong lol not even taking under consideration that someone might be pro choice when it comes down to the suicide

 

[Sluggish_Slump]

Went from not having any opinion on the matter to going pro choice

 

[Forever Sleep]

I started having suicidal thoughts when I was 10. Initially, they frightened me because I had been brought up thinking suicide was wrong, suicides went to hell etc. but it didn't take long for me to think I had the right to choose. From then on, I've always been pro-choice.

I'd say before that, I was probably too young to even consider whether I was pro-life but I doubt I would have been. 3 close family members had died by the time I was 10. I'd worked out early on that life was precarious. I'd worked out that life itself wasn't pro-life! Plus, all the suicides I saw in movies, TV series, I sympathised with. So, I doubt I've ever been pro-life!

 

[ArteriesBindEveryon]

Just wondering
At what age did you change your mind?

Sort of. I didn't really start thinking about abortion until I was 14. At first I questioned how late is too late, but my own philosophies regarding suicide clashed with that perspective and now I don't have a problem with abortion at any stage as long as the fetus is still attached to the mother. Now I think of it as being akin to removing a tumor, since it's part of your body and will hurt you as it continues to grow.

 

[UKscotty]

I wouldn't say I'm pro life, more pro choice.

I know that 99% of people thoroughly enjoy and appreciate life, despite challenges.

I am in the 1% who are just broken beyond repair and I can accept that. It is what it is.

 

[LifeCanBeCruel]

I didn't really give it much thought.
I assumed suffering could be alleviated for all and that medical/psychiatric science was more advanced than it actually is.

 

[kane9191kosugi]

I was never a "pro-life" at any point in my life, but I definitely didn't want to die and I was scared of the concept of "death" in general when I was a child.

Not wanting to die/being afraid of death isn't equal to "pro-life". My life has never been good enough to the point where I would look back on it and say "life is great" lol. My childhood self would probably agree as well.

 

[FuneralCry]

Never. Even when I was very young I was comforted by the thought of ceasing to exist and envied those who were eternally at peace. The thought of someone holding anti-suicide beliefs in this cruel and futile existence where there is no limit as to how much one can suffer absolutely repulses me. It's just so insensitive and shows a lack of compassion.

 

[Ernest1964]

Here's a good story: I have an MA in Counseling and a BA in Psychology and Education. During Uni. I volunteered at a Suicide Hotline. One night I was listening to the radio (KLIV) and doing homework. I got a call on the Suicide Hotline and spoke for about 30 or 40 minutes with the man on the line. Before he hung up I made plans with him to have him call me the next night, he agreed. By doing this I had the hope that 24 hours later he would still be alive. Also, he said to me, " Hey, we're both listening to the same radio station."

About 20 minutes later the DJ came on the air and said, "This song is dedicated to Ernest at the Suicide Hotline, James says thank you." The next song that played was by Elton John and it was - Someone Saved my life Tonight.

As I got older and I did research I began to believe very strongly that self determination was mans ultimate reason for life. If a person can not make decisions for themselves about anything and everything, why bother being alive? I believe that abortion is wrong. I also believe that it is more wrong for a government to tell a person what they can and can't do with their body, which includes abortion or even suicide. Mental consent is merely agreeing intellectually that something, some idea is true. If you BELIEVE in that idea, it will change your behavior. It can serve as the impetus to take action.

- Ernest

 

[CannabisMuncher]

not really. I mean, I do believe in helping people and trying to stay alive as long as possible to find some joy, I know that not everyone will find it. And so, suicide is that person's choice. It hurts, knowing you maybe could have prevented it, but at the same time, you gotta realise they are in a better place now.
not really. I mean, I do believe in helping people and trying to stay alive as long as possible to find some joy, I know that not everyone will find it. And so, suicide is that person's choice. It hurts, knowing you maybe could have prevented it, but at the same time, you gotta realise they are in a better place now.

 

[reallysleepy]

I've had suicidal thoughts since I was like 8 years old, but I also was pro life. I remember once when I was like 20 that a girl told my friend that she was going to ctb. My friend told me about it in secret because I knew the girl (never spoke to her but we all went to the same school) and I was like ¿? I was mad at my friend because he accepted that she was going to ctb and wasn't planning on stopping her. I even contacted one of her close friends and we went to her place to check if she was ok (probably fucking up her plans). When I think about it I feel ashamed and mad at myself.
I think I stopped being profile during my current depressive episode, which has been going on for like 2-3 years. I have started to really think of ctb as a possibility (I even tried to ctb) instead of like a fantasy. My own desire of support during these times is what has made me prochoice.

 

[FrostedHoax]

If I ever did, then I don't remember it. I've probably been like this for so long that it feels like there was never a time when I was happy and couldn't understand why some might find it preferable to just end things.

 

[mortuarymary]

Hard one!
Always had the CTB vibe in me from my 20s but watching 2 people die terrible deaths I became pro choice. One wanted to die so much (my mom) my brother fight was so damn hard he was definitely pro life. He did all he could with the cancer but it got him.
so im pro choice.
i do get upset and they are on here and the are teenagers wanting out because of no disability. Life they don't like, parents they hate. It's hard to get my head around that. When my niece was self harming at 13 through bullying I got her moved to a different school as my sister is totally hopeless. If I had not been there it could have been a different story. She's now a mom to a 1 year old. Still struggles but knows she's got me.
Some try not hard enough to overcome fears etc and seek help.

 

[Aim]

Before, yess very much so.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I pretend to be slightly pro-life whenever irl friends or family express suicidal emotions to me because I know for a fact that if any of them ever do it first then I'm definitely going to be put on suicide watch next and I'd rather carry out mine without any such obstacles.