How would you react if you found out you have 3 days to live?

[Meteora]

Make a bonfire
Burn all the personal things
Roast a sausage and some marshmallows

 

[RedDoor]

I guess i might finally be truly happy if even or a little bit

 

[LittleJem]

WOO HOO!!!

I would eat a lot. Pizza. Curry. Lebanese.

Cos I have to be on a diet on my psych meds and cos eating is the only thing I really like to do...

maybe would also take weed and get a massage.


That is it. Relief.

 

[Kit1]

All my paperwork is in order. I have never owned many things - 3 sets of clothes, a kindle, a laptop, a car and a phone. Will probably donate the kindle and laptop (my phone is knackered anyway), sell the car, set the messages to go out to everyone so my family does not have to worry about doing that and that is it. Funeral plan is already in place. Will need to keep my work laptop and things ready to be sent I with clear instructions - which is always at the samenplace, so nothing complicated.

I will spend those last three days with my children, playing games, telling them how much I love them and doing everything they want me to do - but again we do this regularly anyway.

 

[greebo6]

It would be and feel wonderful.

 

[usernamenoonecares]

I would spend the 3 days on spending my savings, eating delicious food, going to places I want to go. Then die happily

 

[Aprilfarewell4]

I would continue suffering for those 3 days and then die. Unfortunately my situation is not psychological or emotional it's a physical reality. I have about 3 days left though ironically. I hope everyone I'm leaving behind has a beautiful life, act like you have a 3-day lottery every day. Do whatever you can to be happy, I tried to in spite of many obstacles. I did the best I could while I was here but I made too many terrible decisions and I didn't know any better at those times, and it cost me everything. I don't know why it had to work like that, devastating.

 

[dajabe]

I think for me it would be a constant switching between relief and nervousness.

 

[strangelife]

At the moment, my physical torment is killing me so much, I would be glad and would try to spend these 3 days with my loved ones.

 

[187]

Probably spend some more time with my friends, family, acquaintances, etc. Also get some things off my bucket list.

 

[4am]

i want my death to come as fast as possible, so i'll probably just sleep through these three days

 

[MatrixPrisoner]

Wake up, take a bunch of Benadryl to go back to sleep. Rinse and repeat for 72 hours.

 

[Forveleth]

Would immediately get on a plane to fly to a forested area. Would eat lots of good food and die peacefully in the woods. If only...

 

[Illegal Preclear]

Unless there's some sort of monkey's paw twist where at the end of the three days I die by having broken glass shoved into my eyes, nose, ears, and mouth until I'm dead - I'd obviously be too relieved to even describe it. Like a teenage girl on prom night finding out she's not pregnant. The kind of ULTIMATE relief you only feel once in a lifetime. Ironically, it would be the kind of relief a normal, able bodied and minded person would feel at finding out they WEREN'T dying of some disease or other. Such is the way of the inverted life of the disabled.

I wouldn't have a party, because my anhedonia is too strong to enjoy such things - just like sex, drugs, and everything else.

So I would just sit around my family with a shit eating grin from ear to ear in silent knowing. Not speaking a word of it. I hope at the end of the three days my head explodes Scanners style right in front of one of my family's parties. And I hope the fragments of my skull never come out of the rug.

 

[theboy]

happy but scared

 

[Alltheywanted]

It wouldn't be much different from what I have right now. I would reread my favourite book, rewatch favourite anime, listen to favourite music, and for sure go out with people from my past. Also I think I'd be just relaxing a lot. Generally I wouldn't be happy nor sad, just comfy ;3

 

[hopeless08]

Honestly, I'm not sure. I think I would be relieved and maybe even happy (or at least as happy as I'm capable of being), but it's difficult to know for sure how I would actually feel when face to face with imminent death. I'm assuming there would probably be some fear, and maybe even some sadness (mainly for my family, who would greatly miss me).

It's one thing to imagine death. It's an entirely different thing when one is actually faced with death.

I agree

 

[lovedread]

No clue. Id try to go to Jamaica or go on a date maybe

 

[AmericanMary]

If you suddenly found out you had 3 days to live and then you will die peacefully and painlessly how would you react?

It would be like winning 100 million dollars for me. I would be jumping for joy shaking in excitement
I would give all my loved ones a hug and jump up and down and just be so happy and finally feel a peace of mind
It would be the best final days of my life

If money wasn't an issue, I'd make a dream of mine come true & spend most of the time with my soulmate (my cat).

 

[astonishedturnip]

First impulse would be to cheer, dance, celebrate with happy tears in my eyes. The ideal ending. Knowing that death is on the horizon but slightly enough time to get affairs in order. After everything is squared away, I'd spend as much time with my loved ones as I can. Quit work, pay my online friends to fly out to me and hang out, throw a "Turnip's Crossing Over Party" all-night rager where we just throw some ass to my favorite songs. And on the off hours, pigging out on all my favorite foods, literally stuffed 24/7. Listen to all my favorite music and watch my favorite movies when my loved ones are sleeping (I'd plan on minimal sleep). Also burn bridges with everyone I've ever hated lol but then I'm petty.

Only sad note would be knowing that I'd die with my fanfiction unfinished. I've always prided myself on never abandoning a fic. And one of my online friends is a big supporter of my fics (I'm her #1 fan too). Ugh guess I should tell her the endings for the ones she likes.

 

[steppingoff]

I'd kill myself to night

I want to determine when I live and die

 

[Edpal247]

Overjoyed!
Get high, drunk, maybe have sex with a stranger.hmm

 

[Worndown]

It is unlikely you would be in fine condition and then get this news. Life does not work that way.

I was in about that situation. I felt so terrible I was really not processing everything. They patched me up and here I am three years later.

 

[divinemistress36]

Id do all the drugs for 3 days be happy and high till die

 

[rosepanda]

This would be the best news. I wouldn't feel overwhelmingly guilty about it, unlike CTB.

 

[Iloveher]

Id go back to sleep

 

[msesis]

I think I'd be like, aight, cool

 

[Hellish Ore]

Relieved.

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Guess I'd have to rush to get my affairs in order. Maybe tweak some notes, clear my browsing history, etc.

 

[failure383]

I'd be very anxious about it. I hate losing control, in particular losing control over my own life and death. But losing your control over things is just life, perhaps.