I've been struggling for many years with thoughts about suicide, but my case is peculiar in that I desperately want to live. — simmerdown
This has created an incredibly difficult life for me, and I regularly fall into depressive episodes (for which I've been seeking help) — simmerdown
as selfish as it sounds, there would be no "me" to realize the consequences of my actions — simmerdown
Honestly, I think what keeps me alive is my irrational survival instinct and the possibility that there might be something after death (e.g., afterlife, reincarnation, etc.). This has created an incredibly difficult life for me, and I regularly fall into depressive episodes (for which I've been seeking help) — simmerdown
We're not professionals and I fear we'll do more harm than good if people commenting seriously (or just for kicks) entertain suicide as a viable option for someone who is clearly dealing with mental issues beyond our control and expertise. — NKBJ
Has anyone grappled similar issues? If so, how did you cope and continue living a fulfilling life?. — simmerdown
I think darthbarracuda is closer to the line of thinking I'm getting at. — simmerdown
we can place certain values on life, such as life is good or bad. — simmerdown
I want to be given a rational argument to convince me out of my beliefs, because regardless of whether it's a product of my survival instinct, I want to live. It's just incredibly difficult to do so when I don't have a logical justification. — simmerdown
I want to live. It's just incredibly difficult to do so when I don't have a logical justification. — simmerdown
I want to live. It's just incredibly difficult to do so when I don't have a logical justification. — simmerdown
I want to live. It's just incredibly difficult to do so when I don't have a logical justification. — simmerdown
I've been struggling for many years with thoughts about suicide, but my case is peculiar in that I desperately want to live. I realize that if we take a literalist conception of non-existence seriously, then non-existence can't be better, — simmerdown
...yet no point in living.
...sufficient enough argument to justify continued existence.
I think what keeps me alive is my irrational survival instinct and the possibility that there might be something after death (e.g., afterlife, reincarnation, etc.).
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