Venting I wish suicide wasn’t considered some kind of unthinkable decision

[Spekkio23]

I've been dealing with chronic pain for the past few years and to be honest I'm kinda over living. But anytime I mention anything about assisted dying or killing everyone acts like I'm insane for not wanting to live for another 50 years. I don't have anything to look forward to and I've had enough of life as it is. I just don't get why nobody even tries to understand.

 

[Jadeith]

why nobody even tries to understand.

Oversimplifying it a bit but generally speaking, empathy is dead. People lost ability and will to "walk a mile in someone else's shoes". They can't and don't want to even try to understand what are you going through. Plus, death, especially the one by your own hand or by your own decision was always a taboo and difficult topic. People don't like difficult.

 

[itsgone2]

It should be legal. That's it. It's no more complicated than that.

It should be no different than putting a pet down. We don't do it with humans we act like we're so much more important.

But we're stuck because there's a problem, when you're not in this life, it is impossible to understand. I was here 14 years ago. I then got extremely lucky to land the best job I ever had. And I forgot. I forgot what this was like and I turned my back on it.

Now my world has crumbled and it's so clear that we should have this option.