Discussion Is there dignity in dying young?

[SMG08ABUSER]

I personally think there is a great amount of dignity in dying young. It is very brave to know when to cut losses and determine that continuing will only lead to more pain and isolation later in life.

Open to your thoughts on this.

 

[Passenger4224]

As a young person, I agree wholeheartedly, but I am also curious about what others think!

 

[Tomorrow Is Today]

I'm relatively young, 23 y/o.

I feel similarly about CTBing. I know myself very well, and in a somewhat prideful manner, I know what I want out of life. Knowing that I'll never live the life of my dreams, I believe that CTBing is an act of self-love. Why let yourself grow old in disappointment when like you said, we have the ability to reason and determine that it is here that we choose to cut our losses.

 

[TheHangman]

I think when someone is ready to die, it is their choice. Age is not as much of a factor as desire.

 

[SMG08ABUSER]

I'm relatively young, 23 y/o.

I feel similarly about CTBing. I know myself very well, and in a somewhat prideful manner, I know what I want out of life. Knowing that I'll never live the life of my dreams, I believe that CTBing is an act of self-love. Why let yourself grow old in disappointment when like you said, we have the ability to reason and determine that it is here that we choose to cut our losses.

CTB truly is the ultimate act of self love. I wholeheartedly agree

 

[FuneralCry]

I understand, I'll always prefer to cease existing as soon as possible as to me existence is a mistake that just causes all this cruelty and suffering with no limit as to how much one can be tortured and if I don't exist I cannot suffer in any way. There is no suffering in the peace of non-existence where all is gone and forgotten, for me ceasing to exist solves everything in this existence so futile that just leads to decay and death anyway, ceasing to exist saves me from all future pain and suffering in this existence that is just waiting to die anyway.

I could personally never see any point to any of this, I just could never see any benefit to prolonging the suffering and torture of this existence just to face the agony of old age, ceasing to exist would save me from decades of torturous, futile suffering in this existence that was completely unnecessary in the first place but of course this existence should never be imposed at all.

 

[Liebestod]

Yes I believe so

 

[Isolatedloner]

Yes. It is hard to do but that is the beauty of a young death.

 

[red24]

Tbh I dont think there s much dignity in dying 'per se'. Then again, what do I know... I dont know anything.

 

[franos666]

I think it depends. I am one of the youngest people who are legaly here because I am only 18yo but I wouldn't kill myself yet because even though I am pessimistic I still have some rational hope in me that something can change in the future because life can be very unexpected. If I were still unhappy in the future I would start thinking seriously about taking my life but now I don't wanna do it also because my mother would be sad.

I think many young people with depression and suicidal thoughts can get better over the years but commiting suicide makes you unable to see your potential future so personally I would wait a few years to see how things changed but I respect and understand others' opinion

 

[Sedfrg]

In my opinion, the losses begin around the age of 50-60, or under certain circumstances; it's hard to call it pride, but in some cases, a certain amount of courage is required.

 

[Gustav Hartmann]

What does dying have to do with dignity? And suicide doesn't add any extra dignity. Why should old people be able to kill themselves with less dignity than young people?

I think that whoever understands how to live with dignity also understands how to end their life with dignity.

 

[Anon1337]

Part of me wishes I CTB when I was 18 - 19. Life can and does get better for many people especially when you're young but as the years have gone by I see everyone progressing while I'm doing nothing and it's embarrassing and I knew this would be the outcome if I stayed. I think the reason I'm here still is because my life hasn't become terrible it's mostly just constant dissatisfaction and I can just about cope with it. I don't really want to die even though I think about suicide all the time but I don't want to live like this and I can't see any other option but ctb. It's hard to explain how I feel.

 

[eggsausagerice]

if i killed myself in high school or at 19 years old i don't think i would've minded. i'm 21 now and i'm pretty sure i'm going to kill myself this year. i don't have anything left and if i kept on going i'd feel so anguished trying to move forward with my life that i wouldn't be able to stop crying. i'd prefer to die now than wait for the imaginary point people say things get better. things never got better for me even though they got better for other people at my age.

 

[sandqueen]

I don't believe dying young to be inherently dignified. Dying, no matter the age is as neutral as being born. There is no value in either of them. But dignity comes from both suicide by virtue of having a chosen death, and making any possible future undignified life unexistent.

 

[ravendrops]

There's no dignity anywhere