What options for death really are there for profound disabled like myself? I can’t get a gun, can’t get in a car and go somewhere, and hanging never fails to fail. The only thing I was suggested by “professionals” was, if you want to die, you can, you just have to stop eating and drinking completely. Number one, what an inhumane way to go! I cannot imagine depriving myself of water until I am dead. That is barbaric. Number two, most of us disabled are in the care of family members who would force feed us. So this is clearly not an option. Also most of us disabled do not have any relatives or friends that would help us die, and do have many relatives and friends in favor of forcing us to live. When you see somebody like me languishing in bed year after year you can be almost certain they aren’t here by their own choice. There is a huge obstacle in the way of our dying and that is the self-interested “loved ones”, friends and doctors who refuse to let us free. Family members won’t release you because then they’d have to grieve. Doctors are making their fortune off of keeping your half-alive body half-alive. Some have gone to the courts to fight for euthanasia, but they are almost always defeated.
So if you were one of us, severely disabled, retarded, paralysed, life supported, wheelchair bound, anything like that, what would you do?
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Finally someone who isnt whining about something regarding relationships. Which is imho isnt worth killing yourself.
Can I ask whats wrong with you?
Also I agree with your opinion on the savagery of doctors. There all pompous pricks who can’t admit they dont have a clue as to what they’re doing majority of the time. Rather suck you dry or screw you up then admit their lack of knowing.
Same thoughts here, relationships aren´t worth suicide as themselves; they act more as a the triggers for it if everything else in life sucks already.
And same about doctors, my condition is worsening by the minute and the pricks don´t take me seriously; even thought have severe disabling symptoms. They have no clue and have lied and promised this and that. Honestly all they do – all day long – is avoid responsibility and throws the patience a bit here and there, just so it seemes and seemed that at least something was tried to be done.
Sickening field full of incompetent arrogant bastards imo.
@ rancid….multiple birth defects, with facial deformity
@ Lovinglife….I know about doctors. I have been going all my life and they have done nothing but make me worse and cause extreme emotional pain. I have had more unfulfilled promises of healing and health than I can count. What I have experienced is that most people who call themselves ‘doctor’ are not qualified for the position, are unable to use basic common sense, are arrogant and are likely to cause harm rather than help
The only thing that seems to matter to me is sex. Besides that health and making money, but it all eventually leads to sex. I’m starting to believe its the only proven meaning of life from at least a biological standpoint.
If I didn’t care for that at all. I would probably become really spiritual and also study and try to understand the workings of the universe. I’d also take a bunch of psychedelics and try and expand my mind.
So yea thats what I’d do.
Oh I’d also get an internet job and make thousands and buy useless crap I don’t need. Which is what I’m aiming for atm.
Hey Rach, Haven’t talked to you in a while(Not sure you remember me). I’m not dead yet… But preferably of course I’d want the gold standard of euthanasia(N**butal). The most effective option that I could theoretically obtain is a shotgun. I wish Dr. Kevorkian was still around to help us. God bless that man.
LL – well put. Triggers – relationships. Friggin brill.
@tupa…Mr. Kevorkian could have transformed medicine. But no, he was villanized as a monster just for wanting to give people a peaceful choice about whether they wanted to live or not. While the American Medical Association is hailed as the “hero”….and what do they advise….well, if someone really wants to die, and they squeak past all our psychological and medical tests, we will let them STARVE and THIRST to death. I think I see who the real demons are. What bloody hypocrites the AMA are! You know if they wanted suicide they’d get ******** or they’d shoot themselves but they wouldn’t starve and thirst themselves to death.