Discussion Given the choice- Would you choose a different life, or no life? Poll

[Forever Sleep]

I'm getting to the point where I feel like any recognisable version of me would be unhappy- no matter the life they were given. So- I think I'd prefer opting out all together- rather than a try at a different life (if that were even possible!)

I suppose I'm thinking realistically though. Absolute prime conditions and MAYBE I would be ok but I'm not so sure anyone has that kind of life. There's always some sort of shit to deal with in this world- no matter how good you've got it.

I think that's what can be so difficult to get across to 'normies'. That some people truly are just tired of life. It's not even that they particularly want a different life- they just want it all to stop!

I suppose it's a difficult question though isn't it? If some of the crap hadn't happened in my childhood- then maybe I wouldn't have turned out like this. I think I likely have quite shy, hesitant genes but I'm not so sure they were destined for this bleak outcome. Still- if I HADN'T experienced that childhood stuff- I likely wouldn't recognise myself now. Perhaps I would have been happier.

Maybe it's depression. I don't know but I think it can definitely get to a point where any other version of you being happy, or at least content in life simply doesn't look like you anymore.

How do you feel? Presuming you would need to retain enough of you to be able to remember it WAS in fact still you- would you want to try a different life? Let's say a better one certainly- although- not unrealistically good. A fairly good life in this day and age. Or, does oblivion sound more appealing? It certainly sounds more reliable to me- as well as appealing to be honest.

 

[LunaXCBN]

No matter how you put it, life is life, and it's hard. Everyone goes through their own shit on a daily basis, for some it's minor stuff like falling over, spilling their coffee and such, and for some it's literal hell, such as incurable diseases, mental illness, never ending bullying for peers and family.
I don't think we could perceive a life where we would be alright. Maybe there's a life where we could be alright, it's possible but I don't think we can recognize that for sure.

I'd still rather not live. I hate this planet and everyone on it.

 

[FuneralCry]

In my case, I want absolutely nothing to do with existing at all, and under no circumstances could I ever wish to endure something that is so useless, unnecessary and unappealing as having to exist. With existing, there will inevitably be problems and suffering, and just the fact that chance cruelly determines everything and the fact that we are slaves to our needs and desires is reason enough why existence is something that could never be worth it.

I don't get why anyone would wish to exist in this world where there is the risk of experiencing extreme torture at any point, the reality is that existence really is something horrific and it's harmful to exist in this world. There really could be no point to being here just to age and deteriorate when I could already be gone from this world. I consider peaceful non existence to be what is the most ideal, as not existing has no disadvantages, and I see it as being ideal being completely unaware of this world. I see absolutely no benefit to existing and it makes sense to feel this way.

 

[emptybox]

Definitely no life, nothing. Maybe I'm just too tired at this point, but I'm not even "ready" for experiencing anything "good", and life is never about enjoying anyway. I have no interest in (any) life.

 

[BBBB]

Different.

 

[yive]

no life - no problems, The Ultimate Solution

 

[western_heart]

I voted for another life. But I'd take another life only if it's going to be better than the one I have. If I could keep the same values but have a functioning digestive system & be less mentally ill/have truly good parents, I could affect more positive change in the world.

if that could not be assured, I would not want to try again.

 

[Sargasso]

I'd do anything for a standard American traditional life like the generations before me. I wish I were not burdened with the nihilism and agnostism of modernity that I feel, the lack of purpose and overbearing feelings of oppression/isolation. The magic of the world is gone and I'm still stuck here forced to experience it.

 

[Source Energy]

no life....after what my soul suffered as me, I don't want to be alive in any person or form ever again

 

[LaVieEnRose]

I'd rather have had a life than the shell of an existence that was allotted to me. I wish I never had had to join this site in the first place but having spent a lot of time in various space I can't shake the impression that some people are just destined for this...

 

[vultureilse]

i used to wish that i was a different person in different circumstances but honestly the longer i go on the more i realize that life is just not for me at all. even if all of my personal problems dissapeared i just dont think i would ever be able to enjoy life because i hate the way society is structured

i hate the idea of having to spend the majority of my life working with barely any free time. work doesnt appeal to me in the slightest because i dont have a need to feel accomplished. i dont have any ambitions, i simply want to do things that i enjoy but when things i hate doing take up more of my day than the things i do like doing it doesnt seem worth to me. i hate the repetitiveness of everything, i hate routines, i hate constantly having to do the same things over and over again, putting effort into cleaning something only to have to do it again a few days later, eating just to be hungry again etc. its all so mundane to me and its always been even before i became depressed

 

[Havic228]

This thread saddens me greatly, so many of you have given up, I would never want any other life even if I was given the choice yes there are things I hate, but where there is bad there is good everything about our world and in existence in my opinion is so beautiful, nothing, no fantasy could compare to the complexity of our world and I find it fascinating that you get the honor of being alive you chances of being born are literally 1: 400 trillion, and you call it torture I call it an opportunity and opportunity to do want you want deep down you all have this love everyone does it's the people in this world that ruin the purity of life with their greed and hungry for power and want to cause harm to others. But even with that in this world I see no reason to give up on your life. Everything you lay your eyes on statistically speaking should have not even existed in the first place and yet here we are my heart cries for all of you to see what your missing in life and to appreciate everything you have even if it doesn't appear to be special. I know most won't read this fully but if you do please I urge you found the beauty in existence and the Universe there will never be another like you ever. So why waste it.

 

[releasespieces]

Pro-lifer weaseled their way in here. Wish we had some bouncers to show them the door.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

there will never be another like you ever.

God, I sure hope so.

 

[Havic228]

Why are you so adamant that life is a curse.
Ah yes if I shove a gun in my mouth everything will be better with no repercussions, things will be just peachy.

 

[releasespieces]

Why are you so adamant that life is a curse.
Ah yes if I shove a gun in my mouth everything will be better with no repercussions, things will be just peachy.

I recommend you explore the recovery section of the forum. Your input is not appreciated here.

 

[Havic228]

Thanks for the info, I won't use it. Even people who think they should do it, should have that insight that they shouldn't and your attitude towards this matter disgusts me as you see it as no big deal. Psycho.

 

[releasespieces]

Thanks for the info, I won't use it. Even people who think they should do it, should have that insight that they shouldn't and your attitude towards this matter disgusts me as you see it as no big deal. Psycho.

Must have been a christian spreading "gods love"

 

[WorthlessTrash]

Yes, a different life would be welcome as long as I was assigned the correct sex (in my view). I would definitely give life my best shot if I was.

 

[AnxietyHangover]

It happens to me frequently that I wish I had a different life. Like, I wouldn't change much about my current life, I love my family to bits, but there are some key areas which I hope were different.