Euthanasia for the Depressed?

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I don't think there is much of a distinction between being in constant physical pain and a constant state of severe depression. It could easily be described as mental pain, and it's a lot harder to control.

This is all a very difficult subject and I think it needs way more debate. In this particular case, it seems the person is being forced to stay in the institution. I understand why this may be, but it also makes her ability to kill herself greatly reduced.

At many points I've been about 5 minutes away from killing myself. I'm amazed that it hasn't happened. But if I had have stepped over the line at any point, I'd be faced with how to kill myself. However I do it, I'm going to leave people with a horrible shock and a mess to clean up. It would then be a matter of deciding if someone is allowed to help me do it cleanly with drugs, or if I'm going to call an ambulance to my location and tell them which cliff I'm about to jump off.

It's a whole lot easier I imagine where guns are available. If I had one... I certainly would not be confident I wouldn't have used it already.

Am I glad I didn't kill myself yet? No.