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Just about everyone. The will to survive is stronger than the pain of old age. Virtually nobody says "I want to end it."
That's not my experience at all based on my Hospice volunteering. Plus, I now live with the elderly, and there are a lot who would like to end it, but are too scared to do it themselves.
There are a couple of states that allow assisted suicide. There are residence and terminal illness requirements, but it is possible if one is mobile and has the resources (money and manpower to get there).
I asked one of my daughters to put a pillow over my head and she was very offended. I was only half-kidding.
Read Carolyn Heilbrun's The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty. Great book.
The will to survive is stronger than the pain of old age. Virtually nobody says "I want to end it."
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Originally Posted by Fran66
That's not my experience at all based on my Hospice volunteering. Plus, I now live with the elderly, and there are a lot who would like to end it, but are too scared to do it themselves.
"Virtually no one" is somewhere between 0.0143% and 0.1573% evidently.
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Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide.
Of every 100,000 people ages 65 and older, 14.3 died by suicide in 2007. This figure is higher than the national average of 11.3 suicides per 100,000 people in the general population.
As noted, an estimated 11 nonfatal suicide attempts occur per every suicide death. Men and the elderly are more likely to have fatal attempts than are women and youth.
Well I can understand how you feel but why are you afraid of dying? Not wanting to die and being afraid are two different things. I am a little surprised to see someone your age posting on the retirement forum. There certainly isn't anything wrong with this, just a surprise.
I got here via a link, not specifically posting on the retirement forum I figured I'd post because this is a question all ages can answer.
And I am afraid of dying because if I died, my life would be cut severely short. I really don't want to die at a mere 20 years old.
I got here via a link, not specifically posting on the retirement forum I figured I'd post because this is a question all ages can answer.
And I am afraid of dying because if I died, my life would be cut severely short. I really don't want to die at a mere 20 years old.
Of course we understand. And I certainly wish you a long, happy and healthy life.
I had a great life. I worked for almost 30 years at a job I loved (well, up until the last 5 years LOL), with people who were wonderful (we were like family). Now I have a nice pension. (PLEASE started prudently planning for your retirement NOW -- or marry someone very wealthy. ) When I was young, I traveled to every place I ever wanted to visit. I did a lot of volunteering. I just did a lot of things and had, what I consider, a very, very good life. I hope you have a great life too! Just because I'm tired of living doesn't mean that I am not profoundly and humbly grateful for all that has been given to me. Actually, I think I'm still having a good life. I'm just tired of all the BS in the world. I wouldn't mind passing away at a relatively young age.
I'm not afraid of it...I just don't want to do it....at least, not right now.
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I figured I'd post because this is a question all ages can answer.
) When I was young, I traveled to every place I ever wanted to visit. I did a lot of volunteering. I just did a lot of things and had, what I consider, a very, very good life. I hope you have a great life too! 
Just because I'm tired of living doesn't mean that I am not profoundly and humbly grateful for all that has been given to me. Actually, I think I'm still having a good life. I'm just tired of all the BS in the world. I wouldn't mind passing away at a relatively young age.
