/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9380279
>Dying is worse
I mean, dying is just resetting to zero. There's not really a "worse" when you have no way to experience anything anymore. That sounds bad, but you won't even have the capacity to even be bothered by that thought so it isn't a big deal.

If your every day live is filled with suffering and there's no alternative, suicide isn't really a bad option honestly. As a society we really like discouraging it because there ARE many cases in which those who are suicidal can get help; but there are also cases where that isn't a reality and the choice between suffering and obliteration of one's consciousness becomes a bit easier to pick between. If someone is suffering from an illness that has them bedridden in a hospital bed with no hope for curing, would you say it's better for them to be alive even if every day is filled with suffering?

Let's say, hypothetically, they had something like bone cancer (which is extremely painful - your bones will grow spikes that will be ripping you from the inside) but we've advanced far enough in cancer treatment to keep them alive but not quite yet to remove the cancer. They lay in bed all day and have intense bouts of agony; yet they aren't in danger of death. Do you think it's better for them to stay alive, despite this, in hopes that maybe sometime in the future there's some way for them to get help? To just let them hold on to that possibly unobtainable wish? Do you still find it worse for them to just die if they truly want to?

There's no right or wrong answer really, it's just food for thought. Psychological pain can be just as, if not worse, than physical pain. Depending on the severity of depression, they really may be in this hypothetical position but just not in a way that gives clear visual dismay for you to easier empathize with.

I don't want people to commit suicide but I certainly understand that, realistically, there are times in which it isn't so bad of an option.