Shrooms00087
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Is there one?
I say definitely. Here's a post I cleaned up from someone else (can't remember who) that sums it up somewhat: "We here in the first world are supposed to be all about personal freedom. The idea of mastering your own ship is touted as the be all and end all of the strong and courageous and fulfilled human. Fulfilled and free to build our own world rather than follow the crowd, Until it comes to suicide. Then everyone comes up with tons of nonsense about it being cowardly, selfish or just wrong. Yet it is by far and away the ultimate expression of free will. We as a race would rather condemn countless humans to worlds of suffering than just to say "Hey it's your life, do what you will with it and I'll do the same"."
I enjoyed that post very much, Cosmic Trigger, thank you. My argument for suicide would be emotional freedom, which is up to the person and that one person only. Just as it is considered personal freedom to eat that piece of cake if one is feeling down, or have a drink, or go on a unproductive trip to some other country to satisfy some emotional needs. One has to also be free to end their own life if they feel that time after time, their existence proves to be rather tasking, and wish to stop it. Honestly, there are many ways to say it, but personal freedom is what I would say if I were given only two words.
Society should provide euthanasia service (with some regulations, of course). Just as we provide mental help, physical medical help and whatnot to people seeking it. Euthanasia is a part of psychological help, I would say.
DECADES of suffering due to trauma/injury/disease/surgical castration and chemotherapy to "treat" said disease...
These things take their toll, not only on me, but my husband of soon to be 36 years.
Pain meds choke my bowel and bladder, literally. I'm not in a legal state to try MMJ...though I'd risk it if someone offered to help me. I don't want to exist in PAIN any more.
My options are exhausted. I need relief from either the pain or the despair. I've reached the "for better or forget it" point.
I don't want to leave my husband behind, but I've only stayed this long for him...not me. I would raise my hand for euthanasia.
Is pleasure all there is to life? Can't there be sadness or where would you draw that line?
I'd say that in cases like these happiness is all that matters. For me, I don't want a life of no suffering. I think struggle will make me good in the end.
But, what do you think of the idea that the causing grief in the people left behind actually transgresses their freedom too?