Why is it so hard for pro-lifers to just LISTEN to our point of view instead of trying to change it....

[Catching_the_bus]

All I have ever really wanted is for someone to LISTEN to me... Not invalidate me, not give unsolicited advice, not try to convince me how "beautiful" the world is... Just LISTEN! I think if they could open up their ears and their minds then the subject of suicide wouldn't seem so taboo to them... To put it simply I believe that everyone has the right to choose when they want to die... They say suicide is "selfish" but they ignore the fact that forcing someone to stay alive and prolong their suffering just because you don't want them to be gone or you would "miss them" is the truly selfish thing.... I didn't ask to be put on this hellish planet and I didn't ask to be put through the trauma I have been put through... My family says I'm selfish and "wrong" for wanting to end my life but fail to understand that it was their actions and their abuse that led me to this point. The bottom line is that I never asked to be here and I owe my life to NO ONE! When will people stop trying to "fix" us and start actually LISTENING to us? How much pain and suffering must I go through before its acceptable to exercise my right to die? Why do therapist and psychiatrist think that locking someone up and pumping them full of meds is the best option... Let me leave this hell with dignity... Why is my life so important when I wake up everyday, hate every moment of my existence, do nothing productive, go to sleep, and repeat the process... Day after day... Year after year... Am I just supposed to do this until I die of old age? If we are all destined to die someday then why is it so wrong for me to speed up the process of my inevitable demise???

 

[SilentSadness]

That's dreadful for your family to abuse you and then say you're selfish for wanting to ctb, honestly that's absolutely unacceptable. Sadly this society seems to have more empathy for these people than for innocent people who want a peaceful exit. I am also afraid of living much longer, every day is so full of torment for me that I will be well and truly insane if I reach old age. Unfortunately their minds are unchangeable unless they change themselves, but I hope you aren't abused by them for much longer. You deserve peace.

 

[Catching_the_bus]

That's dreadful for your family to abuse you and then say you're selfish for wanting to ctb, honestly that's absolutely unacceptable. Sadly this society seems to have more empathy for these people than for innocent people who want a peaceful exit. I am also afraid of living much longer, every day is so full of torment for me that I will be well and truly insane if I reach old age. Unfortunately their minds are unchangeable unless they change themselves, but I hope you aren't abused by them for much longer. You deserve peace.

Thankfully I live on my own now so they don't have the ability to abuse me but they still make it a point to tell me how wrong I am for feeling this way... I'm tired of not being heard by them... I just want peace and to be off of this hellish planet

 

[Death is my goal]

they don't have to listen, screw them. i never gave a damn to their opinion on suicide.
if i feel the necessity to die I'll do it, simple as that.

 

[Catching_the_bus]

they don't have to listen, screw them. i never gave a damn to their opinion on suicide.
if i feel the necessity to die I'll do it, simple as that.

It's not necessarily that I care about their opinion... I despise their attempts to stop me from ending my life... I just wish they would listen to my side instead of trying to stop me from achieving peace. My family has gone to ridiculous and immoral lengths to prevent my eternal rest

 

[Lost in a Dream]

At this point, I don't really care if they want to listen anymore. I just wish they would leave us alone instead. If pro-lifers think life is so great, then why can't they just go and enjoy theirs, without trying to make ours worse for not sharing their opinions?

It's not necessarily that I care about their opinion... I despise their attempts to stop me from ending my life... I just wish they would listen to my side instead of trying to stop me from achieving peace. My family has gone to ridiculous and immoral lengths to prevent my eternal rest

I'm sorry your family members are a bunch of douchebags. They have no right to demand you stay for them after treating you like shit. My anger emoji reaction is directed at them, not you. Just wanted to be clear.

 

[Death is my goal]

It's not necessarily that I care about their opinion... I despise their attempts to stop me from ending my life... I just wish they would listen to my side instead of trying to stop me from achieving peace. My family has gone to ridiculous and immoral lengths to prevent my eternal rest

well that's normal for parents to do, letting them that you're suicidal isn't a good idea most of the time. like i told my mom and it didn't work out so i lied to her later that I'm fine and not depressed again, luckily she forgot about the whole thing and I'm never opening up again.
and sorry that it didn't work out well with your parents

 

[PurpleParadigm]

But don't you know, something something life is the greatest gift something something permanent solution something something temporary problem.

I take issue with such attitudes exactly because of that. It's okay asking someone if they truly are ready and have exhausted all options, but you also need to be ready to accept that life isn't always a gift - people can be in unbearable situations with few if any options to change anything for the better.

 

[FuneralCry]

I believe that it's always preferable to not exist no matter what and I don't care about what others think. Life in itself is something so futile and harmful, to me it's rational to want to take control over when we exit and not exist for all eternity. Pro lifers are insane and severely delusional, I mean they must be to not see suicide for the perfectly logical solution that it is. There is no point to talking to people about this, insensitive humans never listen and don't care.

 

[Storyteller]

Yeah, I wish something like euthanasia was more accessible. Some may not like the idea of ending it in hospital, but I think being under the watchful eye with genuine support from doctors so you won't leave with despair in your heart but rather solace and maybe even a bit of happiness is comforting, at least for me.
Then I would definitely choose cremation services so they would handle my body afterwards. Don't want anyone to do that, so I would've asked them to spread my ashes, not sure if it's possible but that would be my best way to go.
May not be situation with others, but whatever you want at the end, I hope you can find peace in that.