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I've decided that if I were diagnosed with a slow painful incurable condition like cancer, MS or ALS I'll be on the next plane to Switzerland to utilize their generous assisted suicide law. I won't suffer through debilitating years of a horrible disease and bankrupt my family in the process. I call that the most valiant act of bravery I can think of. I call hanging onto life when the quality has dwindled to nothing the most blatant act of cowardice I can think of. Nothing worse than putting your family through hell because you're too terrified of dying.
The only thing that allows me to live in this garbage world, is knowing that at any time, I can end it.
I'm not stuck watching a stupid movie, because I can always turn it off. And because I can turn it off, I can laugh at the stupidity, instead of being angry and bitter and imprisoned by it.
Life is literally a prison. A prison akin to the Greek myth of Sisyphus. Your entire life, you are pushing a boulder up a hill, just for it to roll back down again. And being forced to repeat this process every day of your life.
Thank you. I appreciate it and your service to our country.
Thank you. I didn't serve in the military, but I have family members and friends who have served. I've seen their struggle.Thread like this honestly makes me cry.
I don't think posters are evil people (like I posted earlier), but I do believe many are misinformed to say the least.
Have you ever watched a loved one suffer through years of an incurable, debilitating illness? I watched my Dad deal with Alzheimer's and if it ever afflicts me I'll damn sure punch out before my mind does and anyone who doesn't like it can kiss my butt.
Yes I have, in fact. And they died honorably and selflessly.
Thank you. I didn't serve in the military, but I have family members and friends who have served. I've seen their struggle.Thread like this honestly makes me cry.
I don't think posters are evil people (like I posted earlier), but I do believe many are misinformed to say the least.
Oh I thought you did based on some other threads. My bad.
I've never suffered from chronic, debilitating depression, so I don't judge those who do. I imagine it's a very painful condition to truly believe that people who love you would be better off if you were dead.
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I edited my post because I am not attempting to be inflammatory. I do think that some of the suicides committed by the very young military enlistees is partly because they have not learned to deal with difficult situations as adults.
How does one learn to deal with the obscenities of war, things which are beyond the boundaries of what anyone should have to deal with?
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