I find this insulting I don´t need no pro-life tip from a person who doesn´t even know half my problems I have about a dozen physical and mental problems several of them being chronical problems which means they will NEVER go away would you tell a termanily ill cancer patient that "you´re still young things can change" people who are 50+ are healthier than me I have suffered enough and I have accepted that I will ctb soon so I don´t need anymore of all that pro-life stuff it won´t magically cure my throat problem, my back injury in the middle of my spine, my psoriasis, aspergers just to name a few.
Ah, so you have several chronic conditions. I didn't know that. Well, then it
is kind of insulting. I have a chronic condition myself, and if suicide rates can be used as a measure, it's the most tormenting condition you can ever suffer from, and I do find it a bit insulting when people don't understand why I harbour a desire to die. I'm sorry, TheGoodGuy. Please accept my apologies. I should have known better. (This doesn't change the fact that things still can change in your life, though. The problem is of course that the probability is extremely low. For some members of this forum, the odds can be be 1:2, for others 1:1,000,000. I assume yours are closer to the latter.)
I don't think you should misuse, or perhaps I should say abuse, the term pro-life, though; I see many people do it around here. To be pro-choice is to not want to deny anyone the right to commit suicide or judge them for exercising that right. It's not to be of the opinion that suicide is always the best option or that suicide is something positive. For instance, I think most people would agree that you can be pro-choice but still reject the idea that little children should have the right to commit suicide. It's the same thing with being pro-choice and pro-life in regards of abortion, really. You can fight for women's right to get an abortion and refrain from judging women who decide to go through with it, but still think that an abortion is a tragedy and discuss other options with a mother who plans to get one. As for me, do you think I would submit posts and threads about how to kill yourself with a minimum of pain and agony if I wasn't pro-choice?
yeah i agree with @TheGoodGuy here it's kind of insulting, young people can be completely fucked too, it's almost like depression gatekeeping in a way.
Indeed, young people can be "completely fucked up too". (I know this for a fact, because I'm a teacher. For obvious reasons I don't discuss my pro-choice stance with my teenage pupils.) The problem is that young people almost invariably are worse at evaluating their life situation logically. After all, their brains aren't fully developed, they have little life experience, and they haven't had time to sharpen their analytical skills. I'm sure some young members of this forum will find this insulting, but I don't give a shit to be frank.