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I think I took something different from it than others are. Many people choose not to suffer, because "suicide is an option". Or pills. Or therapy. Or, the luc
by spdustin 10y ago
I think I took something different from it than others are.
Many people choose not to suffer, because "suicide is an option". Or pills. Or therapy. Or, the lucky ones, they can switch it off.
Depression (noted in another comment) further limits the ways by which one can control the suffering brought on by pain. I know this well. Many of us do.
- mikeash 10y agoThe strong will to live inherent in most humans means that suicide is typically not a choice people can make. That's kind of my whole point: the fact that anybody can ever make this choice is remarkable. But to take the possibility of suicide and thereby declare that suffering is a choice makes no sense to me. It may be for some, but not for most.
- spdustin 10y agoYou did see that I listed other options, right?
- mikeash 10y agoDoes it matter? There are plenty of people suffering from problems that can't be fixed by pills or therapy and who are not mentally capable of suicide. Suffering may be a choice for some, but it is not a choice for many.
- spdustin 10y agoI give up; you've checked out of the conversation and I don't believe I'm effectively choosing the words to match my feelings. Sorry if I caused any angst.