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I would do it myself the same day I was diagnosed.
by mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y ago
I would do it myself the same day I was diagnosed.
- andy_ppp 3y agoYou’ll have days where you feel fine though and be having fun and enjoying life. It’s easy to say but the initial symptoms might be very mild.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoI've thought about it a lot. I want to die while I'm still enjoying life. So I can say goodbye to family and have them remember the person I was, not the shadow I became.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago27 club y'say? Guessing that ship has probably sailed.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoYeah, maybe. 30 actually...
- VMG 3y agoLet's hope you don't get the diagnosis in the afternoon then - the goodbyes might be a bit rushed otherwise
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoYeah same day might be a bit excessive, come to think of it. Probably give it a week or so to set up a get together. Like a "living funeral" or something.
- tchaffee 3y agoAnd on it goes. Nephew really wants to say goodbye but has to finish studying for finals so a week turns into a month. For those who enjoy life, these decisions are easy in theory just like losing weight. And much harder than imagined when attempted to carry out.
- carlmr 3y agoIf you're not physically too old, maybe a good time to start a risky hobby like motorcycling, free solo rock climbing, base jumping.
- andy_ppp 3y agoStrangely you become more risk averse and stuck in your little loops as you get older and the routines you have become fine, good even.
- carlmr 3y agoI mean in general it makes sense. As you age your body becomes more brittle, injuries take longer to heal, some you might not recover from at all. Also psychologically you will have experienced more injuries so you will instinctively avoid doing the same again. My point was rather that if you know you will die a slow painful death, but not now,and you don't want to commit suicide, you could try riskier stuff that you always wanted to try but would be too dangerous.
- grandfield 3y agoProblem is that it's not all-or-nothing. Lots of activities have failure modes that leave you severly disabled for the rest of your existence, even unable to do any of the standard suicide activities or even speak/write. That's all worse than having another decade of a good life. Or perhaps even a broken hip that never heals is not too great. Now you won't just get dementia, but you'll do so while you can't even go to the toilet yourself even on your clear days.