Why do so few humans kill themselves?

Re:Why do so few humans kill themselves? by Practicality on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @12:37PM (#12166841)

I've torn the ligaments in my ankle and I've been in chronic pain every day for the last 12 years. Honestly, it doesn't bother me. (I mean, it hurts a lot and given the choice to be alive AND have it gone, I would prefer it gone, but, meh)

It bothers people around me that I limp though. Oh well.

I gave the example of acute pain because that was more challenging to me than the chronic.

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Re:Why do so few humans kill themselves? by abandonliberty on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @09:18PM (#12169897)

Interesting. This is a complex issue.

I have those types of issues too. Most of us do once we get old enough.

They don't really bother me. Like yours, I can overcome them. Almost everyone does.

I suspect if either of us had trained all our lives to be, and wanted to be professional runners, it would bother us greatly.

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