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A comment on The Shamanic View of Mental Illness (2010). Parent comment

Re:The Shamanic View of Mental Illness (2010) by krageon on Thursday April 13, 2017 @08:24AM (#14106177)
Your life absolutely belongs to you. It's true that other people suffer with you, but ultimately the decision is 100% your own.

It's possible to be supportive and try to keep someone alive as long as possible without making them feel like they're slaved to someone else's desires. I think everyone deserves to feel autonomous.

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Re:The Shamanic View of Mental Illness (2010) by spangry on Thursday April 13, 2017 @10:42AM (#14107344)
One of us might be misunderstanding the GP here. In my case, I'm also overlaying my own personal experience on what has been said, so grain of salt and all that.

I want to kill myself. I've wanted to end my wretched life for a long time now. But I know that if I did this it would destroy my family. I love my mother, father and sister and I don't want to do this horrible thing to them. So, in my mind, my only option is to limp onward.

It is 100% my decision. I've decided to make the less selfish choice.

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