Discussion Finding the optimal age to CTB

[Coolchicka]

Ideally I would CTB asap, but doing so would hurt my family more.

I'm planning on waiting 6-7 years till I have some more money saved up that I can give them. Hopefully I'll leave less of an impact because I'll be older.

How about y'all?

 

[Astral316]

I'm 31... the optimal age is 30.

 

[pole]

Ideally I would CTB asap, but doing so would hurt my family more.

I'm planning on waiting 6-7 till I have some more money saved up that I can give them. Hopefully I'll leave less of an impact because I'll be older.

How about y'all?

i guess its probably different for everyone. I sort of have a time period, ideally if it isnt this year, probably from 19-23. i wouldnt be able to do 6-7 and struggle at the same time. seems like a long road for me. definitely commend you're strength.

 

[Deivis]

I'd say 16.
You don't overthink, you don't need booze or drugs to suppress the fear, you just do it.
And you hadn't yet put up with this shitshow world for too long to get your spirit crushed. Yes, 16-17 is ideal.

 

[Coolchicka]

I'd say 16.
You don't overthink, you don't need booze or drugs to suppress the fear, you just do it.
And you hadn't yet put up with this shitshow world for too long to get your spirit crushed. Yes, 16-17 is ideal.

I wish I killed myself in my early teens -- people would have just called it teenage angst

 

[deflagrat]

It depends. Life sucks but it doesn't have to be awful. You should probably live at least 30 years (to have enough time to make a final decision), but I know that's not actually possible for some people (without suffering). If it's like that, you can ctb. If you feel like your life is decent, there is no harm in waiting for a longer period of time.

 

[Stan]

I'm 31... the optimal age is 30.

That response gave me two emotions at the same time

 

[Mr2005]

I'm 33 and it feels right for me but I wouldn't want to speak for anyone else. It's circumstantial

I'd say 16.
You don't overthink, you don't need booze or drugs to suppress the fear, you just do it.
And you hadn't yet put up with this shitshow world for too long to get your spirit crushed. Yes, 16-17 is ideal.

best years of my life those were. It's only in retrospect. At the time it wouldn't have made any sense

 

[JimFord99]

Guess it is 25 and onwards? Looking back, I waited too long, but what did I know then. With age comes knowledge.