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shattered1 · 15-06-2011, 02:11 AM

I am in the USA and did not see this documentary, but it sure sounds interesting. I think that people should be able to choose when to die. I am not trying to start a war, but xlaurenx, I have to disagree with you on that people should only be "allowed" to die if what they have is uncureable and that there is suffering and that depression doesn't qualify as a reason. Let me explain. I have several things going on with me, all of which are are uncureable and there is suffering but none of which at this time are life threatening. See, I have been dealing with depression since I was a child, I hid it until I was in my early 20's when I had my first Major Depressive episode. I am now 38. Since then I have been on more of the antidepressant medicines out there than I can remember. Somewhere I used to keep a list of the ones I had been on so when I had been asked what ones I have been tried on I could just hand them the list, I think it was up in the 20's or more. So in my case it has been pretty much uncureable and caused a great deal of suffering.

I don't sleep much or well, so I am constant tired, I have Fibromyalgia so I have constant pain, I also have arthritis in my spine a bulging disc and a herniated disc...just to name a few things, there are more. So, I have have several things going on, and there have been many times I wish I would be "allowed" to die. But others don't see it the same way I do.

15-06-2011, 02:11 AM	#7
shattered1 Worthless & used by people,sick of it! Name: J.A.R Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Iowa, USA I am currently:	I am in the USA and did not see this documentary, but it sure sounds interesting. I think that people should be able to choose when to die. I am not trying to start a war, but xlaurenx, I have to disagree with you on that people should only be "allowed" to die if what they have is uncureable and that there is suffering and that depression doesn't qualify as a reason. Let me explain. I have several things going on with me, all of which are are uncureable and there is suffering but none of which at this time are life threatening. See, I have been dealing with depression since I was a child, I hid it until I was in my early 20's when I had my first Major Depressive episode. I am now 38. Since then I have been on more of the antidepressant medicines out there than I can remember. Somewhere I used to keep a list of the ones I had been on so when I had been asked what ones I have been tried on I could just hand them the list, I think it was up in the 20's or more. So in my case it has been pretty much uncureable and caused a great deal of suffering. I don't sleep much or well, so I am constant tired, I have Fibromyalgia so I have constant pain, I also have arthritis in my spine a bulging disc and a herniated disc...just to name a few things, there are more. So, I have have several things going on, and there have been many times I wish I would be "allowed" to die. But others don't see it the same way I do.