Do you consider yourself fortunate?

[Zegers]

I think fortunate and my circunstances are the opposite.

 

[manocsak]

Well I have water, roof, bed and the internet, and health, but grow up in a way in a family, where that's it. My personality became a comic of myself, I'm a ferret, looking for A->B endlessly.

We live in a world if you have internet you literally can be anything, and faster than anyone ever in the time of human history, yet here we are..

 

[That_guy_in_IT]

No amount of fortunes can stop the mind from feeling what it feels. I feel very fortunate to have met my girlfriend, to still have my parents ( both of those are the reason I'm still here) and living in a decent country. I wish we we're all fortunate enough to decide when we could peacefully end our lives and not having to resort to painful and or dangerous methods.

 

[HayBunny23]

Compared to what? Do I consider myself more fortunate than someone literally starving to death and dying from curable illnesses? Yes. Do I feel lucker than the average American? No.

 

[Ashu]

I had many advantages, more than enough to make a deeply fulfilling life. My one disadvantage was craziness and the factors that caused it.

 

[Lunareonn]

Yes, I had a good home life, despite my father not being around (which i see as a plus because he's subhuman scum), I'm pretty comfortable with my life, I go to a good school, I have good friends I can sort of rely on.

But I also have my downsides, such as autism.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

If I was lucky in life, I personally wouldn't be here. of course being lucky in life to me, is having been born the correct sex with good genetics and no MI. I do envy people a lot who were born as AFAB and have good genetics. You could argue that women have it tougher, but as someone with dysphoria, I would much rather be them than me. I guess I am blinded by my dysphoria, but still.

 

[Forever Sleep]

In some ways yes and in some ways, no. I don't much like being guilted into feeling grateful though.

There are usually people better off than us and worse off. Ultimately, I think anyone who has life but doesn't want it is REALLY unfortunate.

 

[breakingpoint]

Not in general no, but the only thing I can be fortunate about is knowing my partner loves me and wants me here. She understands my decision to ctb but doesn't want it to happen obviously. She supports suicidal peoples rights and doesn't think it's a selfish act, I'm fortunate for this as I've seen too many others venting about unsupportive loved ones.

 

[living once]

Yes, I consider my self fairly fortunate from birth, which is why I don't understand how I came to become the person I am today. Nice and fairly wealthy family, hometown friends, decently smart, yet I still have a will inside me to leave this wretched world, makes me feel incredibly guilty.

 

[Anonymus]

Yes, I have been lucky, because all the problems I have created myself based on my particular way of understanding my environment.
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Si, he estat afortunat, doncs tots els problemes me'ls he creat jo mateix a partir de la meva manera particular d'entendre el meu entorn.

 

[Misery99]

This post might seem a little strange, given the purpose of this forum, but would you say that you have been lucky in life?

Despite my desire to CTB, my life is fairly easy. Most people would trade places with me in a heartbeat. I live in a developed country. I've never experienced war, disease, or poverty. I have no diagnosable mental or physical illness. I am reasonably intelligent. The only things I struggle with are social anxiety and self-imposed isolation.

And yet, despite all of these advantages, I still intend on CTB. It seems cruel, to a reject a life that so many others would gladly accept.

What about you? Do you feel that you have genuine reasons for wanting to CTB?

I've been extremely unlucky in life. I live in a third world country, in poverty and with a extremely toxic family. I have severe depression. My childhood was horrible. As a result,my mental health got messed up so bad. I have no happiness in life. I have to depend on antidepressants to just survive in this world. So yeah my life is screwed.

 

[Thisisme373]

I'm definitely not fortunate, I was born into a toxic dysfunctional family, have had mental health issues since about 10 years old with anxiety and depression just didn't know what it was back then. I've been through alot of trauma, I could go into a tons more, objectively I honestly think 95% of people in my position would of ended there lives a long time ago

 

[inlify]

I am fortunate enough to still be here despite all the crap ive endured.

I am fortunate enough to still be here despite all the crap ive endured.

he said grinding his teeth

 

[Archness]

Born into a middle-class family in the US. They're not perfect, but far from abusive... Apart from mom when I was younger, fuck that, she's better now but still quite annoying.

at the end of the day, I have a roof over my head, a warm bed, and food on the table. I guess that's enough to be thankful and fortunate for. The guilt of it is crushing me, though. I wish I could give all I have to somebody who actually wants to live instead of me wasting it.

Really solidifies the fact that I'm the problem and should actually be dead. Luck, kindness, resources, etc, wasted on someone who won't go anywhere and is about to ctb. Maybe it wouldn't be a waste if I just fix, but I can't and should just cut the costs if I wanna be considerate I guess.

Honestly hearing the stories of how other autists where really bullied in school reminds me how caring the one I grew up in was. Well, not perfect, no real friends and a mere class clown, but not bullied.

All considered, pretty fortunate, and equally wasteful ngl.