As a relative newcomer to this site I am still a little unsure as to the rules and regulations surrounding new threads. With that in mind I would like to share the following article which I wrote a short while ago but if this does in any way contravene any of the rules then may I ask the administrators of the group to accept my full apologies and feel free to remove it at their discretion.
As a result of suffering from an incurable medical condition for more years than I care to remember and as a result of such having had to literally fight to hold onto my life on no less than on three separate occasions I have slowly but surely come to the realisation that, if the time does indeed ever come when I am told by medical professionals that no more can be done for me, rather than spend my final days drugged up to the eyeballs on mind numbing medication whilst all the time hooked up to hospital machinery I fully intend to take the matter into my own hands in order to achieve a peaceful ending. Having researched the best way of gaining this it seems - or rather seemed - that the easiest way would be through either an overdose or hanging but to my dismay both of these options are fraught with their own individual difficulties.
It seems that more often than not when someone takes an overdose they will either vomit, if not all then certainly most of, the medication back up or failing that they will end up either with irreparable damage to their liver or writhing about in agony for several days, if not longer, due to their internal organs being damaged in the process. Having digested that rather unpalatable information I felt that perhaps the noose would be a better prospect for me. However, hope once again very quickly turned to dismay as I soon learnt that even when hanging oneself there are so many variables which will greatly impact the desired outcome. Depending upon the thickness of the rope to the positioning of the rope around the neck, the time taken to enter a state of unconsciousness can range from anywhere in-between ten seconds to ten minutes, if not even longer. Even the experts cannot appear to agree on this topic. I have read reports that say the optimum position of the knot, in order to achieve a pain free passing should be on the side of the neck, others say the front of the neck whilst other reports say the back of the neck should be the preferred spot.
All this anguish and confusion would be spared if the hospital service would realise that just as there are three parts to everything - a beginning, a middle and an end - there are also three parts to life namely birth, continuation of life and death so why do they continue to deny assistance with this most natural third and final part? If you were to ever ask a doctor for his opinion on this it is most likely they would refer you for psychiatric help but surely is this not the most sane thing in the world, the acceptance of death? If so, why do doctors and hospitals insist on causing people to suffer and by doing so only end up delaying the inevitable. From being children we are taught about Gods shining light and ever eternal peace yet to seek that as opposed to continual suffering is seen as something we shouldn't even discuss, let alone act upon. As a result people who are intent on taking care of their own destiny are forced to act solo as to utilise the assistance of another individual comes with its own set of hurdles insofar as in the eyes of the law the act has now moved from suicide to murder, despite how much the said person longs for assistance of another. There is always however a very slim chance that perhaps just once in a lifetime a maverick may well come along and take pity on you and despite all the possible consequences still be prepared to assist you in this final act. However, as things currently stand, it is a great deal more likely that any final act will be done by oneself and most likely result in a most unpleasant and distressing ending
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As a result of suffering from an incurable medical condition for more years than I care to remember and as a result of such having had to literally fight to hold onto my life on no less than on three separate occasions I have slowly but surely come to the realisation that, if the time does indeed ever come when I am told by medical professionals that no more can be done for me, rather than spend my final days drugged up to the eyeballs on mind numbing medication whilst all the time hooked up to hospital machinery I fully intend to take the matter into my own hands in order to achieve a peaceful ending. Having researched the best way of gaining this it seems - or rather seemed - that the easiest way would be through either an overdose or hanging but to my dismay both of these options are fraught with their own individual difficulties.
It seems that more often than not when someone takes an overdose they will either vomit, if not all then certainly most of, the medication back up or failing that they will end up either with irreparable damage to their liver or writhing about in agony for several days, if not longer, due to their internal organs being damaged in the process. Having digested that rather unpalatable information I felt that perhaps the noose would be a better prospect for me. However, hope once again very quickly turned to dismay as I soon learnt that even when hanging oneself there are so many variables which will greatly impact the desired outcome. Depending upon the thickness of the rope to the positioning of the rope around the neck, the time taken to enter a state of unconsciousness can range from anywhere in-between ten seconds to ten minutes, if not even longer. Even the experts cannot appear to agree on this topic. I have read reports that say the optimum position of the knot, in order to achieve a pain free passing should be on the side of the neck, others say the front of the neck whilst other reports say the back of the neck should be the preferred spot.
All this anguish and confusion would be spared if the hospital service would realise that just as there are three parts to everything - a beginning, a middle and an end - there are also three parts to life namely birth, continuation of life and death so why do they continue to deny assistance with this most natural third and final part? If you were to ever ask a doctor for his opinion on this it is most likely they would refer you for psychiatric help but surely is this not the most sane thing in the world, the acceptance of death? If so, why do doctors and hospitals insist on causing people to suffer and by doing so only end up delaying the inevitable. From being children we are taught about Gods shining light and ever eternal peace yet to seek that as opposed to continual suffering is seen as something we shouldn't even discuss, let alone act upon. As a result people who are intent on taking care of their own destiny are forced to act solo as to utilise the assistance of another individual comes with its own set of hurdles insofar as in the eyes of the law the act has now moved from suicide to murder, despite how much the said person longs for assistance of another. There is always however a very slim chance that perhaps just once in a lifetime a maverick may well come along and take pity on you and despite all the possible consequences still be prepared to assist you in this final act. However, as things currently stand, it is a great deal more likely that any final act will be done by oneself and most likely result in a most unpleasant and distressing ending
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