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FieldsofLavender
nightmare life, go away! nightmare life, go away!
- Feb 7, 2023
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So... I had a discussion today with someone who reacted pretty much the exact opposite of what you'd want; very authoritarian and without understanding; literally saying "You should not be able to choose to give up." and "What you want doesn't matter, getting help is what you need." And I just couldn't seem to explain why it shouldn't be assumed that people suffering should be kept alive against their will, they responded to my attempts with thing like "Do you want to be reason someone is dead?" and insisted that things will get better, always. I... Don't know if I'll ever be able to get through to that person, but I do want to know... How do I convincingly explain to someone why someone with chronic, unending mental illness should be allowed to decide to end their lives? I can imagine an argument of "Their judgement and ability to make good decisions is inherently impaired by mental illness", and I don't really believe that, but I don't know how to respond to things like that...