CMV: I will never consider the day I decide to kill myself as anything more than a good idea.

&#x200B;<br><br>I watched a documentary where a woman had a brain tumor that prevented her from understanding consequences, and caused her to do reckless things like steal and turn down job offers. She said she has thought about suicide, and was told she can’t because of the tumor.<br><br>I think that’s a fucked up take on mental illnesses. I don’t have depression or anything, but I think about committing suicide at least once a week. Not because I’m unhappy with my life, but because I’m scared of pain and death. If I were to get a debilitating disease that would slowly destroy my body and mind, I want to know that I have the option to kill myself. I don’t want to be told I can’t because of my mental health. The idea that mentally ill people are too stupid to make a structured decision to kill themselves is offensive and dehumanizing. I don’t think you need to be able to fully understand the consequences of suicide, the mere fact that you have the capacity to make decisions for yourself should be enough, if you want to kill yourself you should be allowed to. Forcing people to stay alive because you personally don’t think they can make the right decision is nothing short of tyrannical.<br><br>&#x200B;