Given the choice, would you like to die early?

Would like to go out like my father in law - living life to the full, massive heart attack, dead before he hit the floor.

Not live like mother in law - doesn't know us any more, doesn't know what day it is, doesn't know she's alive. No way to exist.

Make the most of each day and don't live to regret anything
 
Yes. Ideally I'd like to die at about 25 years of age. (Roughly 5 years from now).

That gives me enough time to achieve my goal in life. After I've done that I see no point in continuing to exist.
 
basmic said:
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So I put this question to you: Given the choice, would you like to die early?
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It depends what you mean by "early".

For me, when I'm ready, I'll go. The means to do so, quietly and peacefully, are already organised and on hand. There are certainly conditions and situations I'll do my utmost to ensure that I don't end up in, and if that means checking out "early", so be it. I'll check out early. But I'm in no hurry.

Also, "early" will be a situation, not a predefined time. It might be 50, it might be 85. I'll decide when it is when I get there, because what I think now might be my decision point might well change when I reach that point.
 
I find the general attitude in this thread generally very sad. Personally I really can't see why anyone is contemplating this unless they themselves are under very miserable conditions right now.

My folks are getting on now and they've had their share of health problems. My dad has parkinsons, which has a variety of associated problems but he's a hero in my eyes, just ploughs on when things aren't going right.

I've watched my grandparents fall ill to cancer and literally seen my granfather unable to hold down his last meals. But I never saw them complaining about their lives or looking for any way out.

I actually find it rather pitiful how it appears so easy for some people to post so generally about this stuff in here. There are so many people on this planet tonight who'd like to extend their lives, who are we to ponder over its worth.

Sure we can take our own lives, but personally I'm not willing to give such thoughts a moment of my time, I'm alive and willing to go as far as I can in my time here.
 
What I find amazing is that if someone wants to take their own life early, it's called suicide. If someone smokes cigarettes and falls ill, they get sympathy and treatment, but it's not considered suicide. In my eyes, one is as bad as the other.
 
As long as I have something (or rather someone) to live for, I don't want to end my days on this planet :)
 
yermum said:
What I find amazing is that if someone wants to take their own life early, it's called suicide. If someone smokes cigarettes and falls ill, they get sympathy and treatment, but it's not considered suicide. In my eyes, one is as bad as the other.
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i'm th eother way. i have the deepest sympathy for people who commit/attempt to scuicide.

whereas, smokers on the other hand... :mad:
 
basmic said:
Life isn't too rosey once you get past 65.
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They should be some of the best years of your life being retired with a pension, seems good to me. Unless you've based your life around work in which case it might be a miserable time.
photoshop said:
i wouldnt like to live past 55
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Location: Stockton on Tees

That explains it! ;)
 
basmic said:
Amen. Hence the reason I'm looking into losing some of my blubber, by means of jogging. One the wet weather goes. :o
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Yeah, me too. I'm trying to shift a little beer belly, but getting up half an hour early is bad enough, but then I go out running and the air is so cold that it hurts when I'm breathing hard. My motivation is waning.
 
I don't think I'd get bored if I lived to 1000. Even then, I don't think I could have seen all the world, done all there is to do and learned about everything that I wanted to know.
 
The $6m Dan said:
Yeah, me too. I'm trying to shift a little beer belly, but getting up half an hour early is bad enough, but then I go out running and the air is so cold that it hurts when I'm breathing hard. My motivation is waning.
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My problem is, I won't run on the pavements, in case somebody I know sees me. :eek::o

Therefore I choose to use dirt tracks (which there are miles of, surrounding Darlington). The downside of these tracks, is they can soon turn into mud tracks. :(
 
basmic said:
My problem is, I won't run on the pavements, in case somebody I know sees me. :eek::o
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Lol :p
I'm the same though, as soon as someone is approaching, I have to put more effort in to look less like a lardy, and more like Rocky Balboa.


basmic said:
Therefore I choose to use dirt tracks (which there are miles of, surrounding Darlington). The downside of these tracks, is they can soon turn into mud tracks. :(
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It's better on the knees though.
I intended to run along the Guildford canal over Spring/Summer, for both the reason you mention above, but after falling off a mountain board one too many times, I needed to rest as I'd badly hurt my ribs.

Note to self - Extreme sports should not be attempted by nerds.
 
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