Would you always respect suicide as a valid personal decision no matter what?

[FuneralCry]

No matter what I believe that suicide should only ever be supported and respected as a very valid personal decision, wanting to force others to delay their inevitable fate in this existence they never consented to is extreme cruelty. I find any gatekeeping, restrictions and discrimination on suicide to be sadistic as it's the individuals decision to make and not other people's, I'm disgusted by humans who want to interfere in the right to die, it's just evil to believe that one would have to suffer to a certain extent for their wish to die to be valid.

I wish that there's only compassion towards those who want to die as no matter what I'd never wish for something so hellish and harmful as existence, nobody should be forced to continue suffering no matter what. Suicide is a personal decision, it never needs to be justified in any way. As humans we are all just waiting to die so if one wants to take control over when that is then it should only ever be respected because after all existence is just pointless and meaningless suffering, for me personally suicide would be very rational to find peace from the futile imposistion that is existence.

Not everyone wants to suffer for as long as possible, simply not wanting to exist should always be seen as a valid way to feel, in my case I have no interest in decaying from age in this undesirable existence where there is no limit as to how much one can be tortured, I'd always prefer the peace of eternal nothingness.

 

[AnonymousL]

Humans are selfish beings.
They think about the pain they will go through if their loved one ends up passing away.

And I understand that, it sucks. Its a soul crushing experience.

I wish people were allowed to end their lives in a humane way. I think that would help for me to accept my loved one ending their lives.
To know what my best friend had to go rhough in order to end his life is maybe more painful than him actually being gone.

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

Agreed, for me personally I respect everyone's decision even if it was made in an impulsive/emotional state or if they were young. Existence is an imposition and no one has the right to ask someone to continue carrying that burden.

@FuneralCry would you support an age restriction if the government were to offer assisted suicide to everyone?

 

[FuneralCry]

@FuneralCry would you support an age restriction if the government were to offer assisted suicide to everyone?

It would be better than nothing of course, but I'm personally against age restrictions, I believe in the universal right to die for all. Restrictions on suicide are just a way to make existence into imprisonment and enslavement, I believe that continuing to exist should be voluntary not an obligation, I don't see why people should be punished and forced to suffer ultimately because other people were selfish enough to so harmfully and cruelly procreate. Forcing one to be conscious with the ability to suffer endlessly in this meaningless existence they never consented to in the first place is sadistic, extreme cruelty to me.

 

[WretchedDreams]

Yes, I will always agree. My brother committed suicide two years ago without warning. Even if it pains me, I respect his decision, and even celebrate it because he is no longer exposed to the suffering of existence.

I miss him a lot. Still, it was his choice and that's how it should be for everyone.

 

[clown_17]

I would never tell anyone that they don't have the right to commit or that their reasoning isn't valid. We all have our own value systems and different things have different levels of importance to people. Sometimes someone is hanging on by a thread and something seemingly minor can be all it takes for them to give up. Everyone has a different level of adaptability and a different threshold of suffering that they can tolerate. That's okay. It's their life and their choice when to give that up.

 

[wildflowers1996]

I'm not sure - it's complicated for me because I have a fear of the afterlife which also extends to other people
I get scared about people dying because of that, even though I probably don't believe in an afterlife the fear is still there

assuming death is nothingness though - I think generally yes, unless someone is clearly acting impulsively / out of character and there's a high chance they will feel differently very soon and will be glad they lived

the other thing that makes it difficult is situations like where the person who wants to die has children - who will be extremely scarred by their parent ctb - in situations like that I just don't know; I guess I'd be in favour of whichever outcome led to the least collective suffering? :(

 

[karmaisabitch]

Humans are selfish beings.
They think about the pain they will go through if their loved one ends up passing away.

And I understand that, it sucks. Its a soul crushing experience.

I wish people were allowed to end their lives in a humane way. I think that would help for me to accept my loved one ending their lives.
To know what my best friend had to go rhough in order to end his life is maybe more painful than him actually being gone.

Totally agree with your statements! To know what a person what going through that pushed them to the edge is more painful that death or them being gone! In my case I don't know what happened to my son he was so innocent beautiful heart gorgeous face and his friends took advantage of him he trusted them but they used him as a game until he killed himself now that's need revenge which I'm hoping God will take care of them. To love your child so much and all the sudden they are gone is not just painful it's terrifying! I get up at night looking for him when he died I died too. He was my only child the only person I love the most

 

[iloverachel]

Yes I will always understand and respect someone's personal decision to leave this shit hole world.

 

[JKFleck]

Not everyone wants to suffer for as long as possible

Slight correction: I think NOBODY would actually want to suffer for as long as possible, who on the world would want that?

 

[Worndown]

Not everyone contemplating suicide is really ready to die. At that time, it might be the only attainable relief.
After conversations, other remedies may be found that allow for an improved life.
One should never deny that opportunity to anyone.
Others use conversation to determine life is no longer possible or to refine their method.
It goes both ways. To disallow that makes us a death-cult.

 

[LetMeBeSad]

I would. My only real friend is like me and I know it would hurt like he'll but, if she wanted to do it, I would respect her choice.

 

[Kit1]

I am a mother of two children. I want tend my life and have battling to keep myself alive for their sakes. I now have a date to end my life - but am fairly sure that I will wake up the day after that date. If I die by ending my life, that will be a life sentence that I would have left foe both my children who love me dearly (and I love them dearly). My death cannot and should not be based on the pain of those that I brought into this world as they are my responsibility.

However my aunt ended her life a long time ago and she left behind both her daughters who were aged under 5 at the time. One of the daughters ended her life when she was in her late teens. The pain caused to those young cousins is just sad. But I can understand why they both ended their lives.

It is harder to always say that suicide is okay for everyone, all the time. My first suicide attempt was whennI was 14 years old - twice in the same year. Clearly I survived and I wish Inhad not. However in hindsight, I did go on to achieve a lot, was happy and also managed to help so many people in my life. In the past 4 years, my past is haunting me mercilessly and I am back to struggling to keep myself alive. Every tune I see the love, kindness, happiness and laughter on my children's faces, I see those that I worked with thrive and be happy - I am glad that I survived those attempts aged 14 and I was too young to make that decision.

A friend's 15 year old son is severely autistic and has no sense of danger. He will have no understanding of suicide either. There are people who are unable to grasp that understanding. With the 15 year old, his parents worry about what will happen to him when he dies as right now, they are his voice and they love and protect him. People's lives are complex and life circumstances are complex. There are so many people who Ibhave had to look after when they are suicidal and so manybhave returned to thank me saying that they are glad that they survived. And I have lost people to suicide as well. At the end of the day, it is up to each individual to decide what is right for themselves. Apologies for the long ramble.

 

[StarFaded]

I will always respect their decision. That's our advantage as a human being - we are conscious of our existence, so we should have the right to decide how we live or die.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

Yes, I would. Any reason is valid as nobody asked to come to existence at all so I believe that people should be allowed to leave existence if they want to. Existence shouldn't be something that is forced upon others no matter what

 

[TransientEternal]

I'm fine with it being an impulsive/planned/rational/emotional decision. I'm not fine if it was a decision that was influenced by other people. Above all else, it should be your own personal choice.