Poll of the Day > What keeps you from ending it all?

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What motivates you and gives you joy in life?
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Video games.
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I plan to live forever, no matter how miserable I get...

I have a hope the technology for brain download to computer will be invented within my lifetime
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Ending it all isnt worth it, and knowing the consequences

Seriously, go outside or do something that makes you not feel depressed, unhappy. Saying nothing makes you happy is another way of saying I dont know anything that makes me happy

Cooking is my destressor
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Fear

I'm not dying and in constant agonizing pain.
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I'm not particularly motivated by anything. I don't want to die.
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I just got that oooo0OOO0OOOoooooo00oooooOOOOO00OOOOoooo000oooooooooOOOOOo00ooooo in my heart.
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I... think I already did. That was how I wound up here.
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i got a cat. it would probably starve if i died, so guilt, i guess.
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Zangulus posted...

My wife.
My cats.
Rainbow Six: Siege

Same almost, except I'm only basically married (common law except that's not recognized in PA), and replace Rainbow Six with hockey and my snes classic
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A combination of suspecting there's experientially nothing after this, the potential risk that there MIGHT be something experiential after this (and that something may be terrible), the more mundane risks involved with trying to kill yourself and failing, and the impact that killing yourself has on the other people around you who care about you are all pretty strong motivations to not go leaping headfirst into the dark abyss.

But that being said, my life is pretty chill and enjoyable in and of itself. I don't ascribe any great meaning to it or feel like I somehow have to leave a lasting legacy or make a lasting impact, but just the process of learning and experiencing new things, having social interactions with people I care about, and generally enriching myself as a person (by my own standards) gives me more than enough reasons to wake up every morning.

Now granted, if I was diagnosed with a terminal illness, suffered from some majorly-impairing injury (like blindness), fell into crippling bankruptcy, or otherwise had my life spiral into a situation where I was miserable every single day I'd probably be much more inclined to snuff it (I'm not really afraid of dying, per se, and I don't necessarily attach any metaphysical stigma to suicide), but at the moment I have no real need to.


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Fear
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The fear that I'll miss out on something. For instance, the day after I die, mankind finally makes contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life.

Literally nothing >_>
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A rich and fulfilling life.
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Life is pretty cool.

I've gone through years of heavy depression. However, life is pretty cool.
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Because I'm fucking awesome.
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ReturnOfFa posted...

Life is pretty cool.

I've gone through years of heavy depression. However, life is pretty cool.

How did you finally manage to break out of your depression?
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Big asses, friends, games, and dogs
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I ask myself that everyday, and haven't yet come up with a good answer.
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weed and sex. would have killed myself long ago if it werent for those two

Laziness and I wanna see the next elder scrolls and dmc games
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An increasing bank balance and thinking about stuff I could do with it, but not doing it because that would be reckless.
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Being a hypocrite, also the things I like in life.
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knowledge
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Idk
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Come on, fellow humans! There's got to be at least one of you has found an all unifying reason to keep the desire to live alive. Right? We can't all be merely existing, waiting to die. Can we?
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Nintendo
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Summertimebooks posted...

Come on, fellow humans! There's got to be at least one of you has found an all unifying reason to keep the desire to live alive. Right? We can't all be merely existing, waiting to die. Can we?

SunWuKung420 posted...

Because I'm fucking awesome.

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Lack of a gun, fear of pain, and pessimism that it would work this time.
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I'm not a bitch.
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Why in the world would I? I love being alive. Life is a joy and a treasure. If I could, I would love nothing more than to live forever. The fact that it's all gonna end one day makes me sad and scared. I will never understand someone who willingly takes their own life.
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Im not able to die.
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The fact I don't want to put my parents through the same pain they went through when my sister died years ago (cancer claimed her May 1985 at the age of 10).

I also know that suicide is not the answer when things look like it's all gone to shit.
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Firewerx posted...

The fear that I'll miss out on something. For instance, the day after I die, mankind finally makes contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life.

Every day is a new adventure!
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The fact that it will happen eventually lmao why greet it early? I don't know what happens after I buy the farm, this could be it.

The sheer curiosity of what will happen next.

What crazy scientific breakthrough will happen within the next 20 years?

What amazing movies, books, or video games will pop up in the next couple years?

Where is VR heading?

What will porn be like?

All the hilarious and witty YouTube channels with all their delicious content.

The prospect of meeting other human beings that aren't total assgoblins.

All that delicious food I havent eaten yet.

Aliens?

The completion of the manga Berserk.

A sequel to Einhander.

There's always more to look forward to than there is to dread.

Life is nuts. But it's the only game in town. And maybe it's not the best game...but know that you never had any say in being thrown into it. So you don't owe anybody anything. So just roll with it. And try to have fun.

Also: kittens.
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I would like to add: Being a motherfucking sorcerer
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Summertimebooks posted...

Come on, fellow humans! There's got to be at least one of you has found an all unifying reason to keep the desire to live alive. Right? We can't all be merely existing, waiting to die. Can we?

In my experience the only people that seem to enjoy life are those that have an overarching goal or something they want to pursue. Much harder to make life "worth living" without that, though I guess in those cases if you have a family you care about that might also make it worthwhile.
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Monopoman posted...

In my experience the only people that seem to enjoy life are those that have an overarching goal or something they want to pursue.

Not me. I'm just that awesome. Fuck achieving.
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I'm not terminally ill and in endless pain wishing that euthanasia was legal.
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Family, media, and fear.
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Summertimebooks posted...

What motivates you and gives you joy in life?

My fear of death. I don't enjoy life but I absolutely fear death.
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wwinterj25 posted...

fear death

When you say "death", do you mean the act of dying or the absence of life?
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Mead posted...

Im not able to die.

Monopoman posted...

Summertimebooks posted...

Come on, fellow humans! There's got to be at least one of you has found an all unifying reason to keep the desire to live alive. Right? We can't all be merely existing, waiting to die. Can we?

In my experience the only people that seem to enjoy life are those that have an overarching goal or something they want to pursue. Much harder to make life "worth living" without that, though I guess in those cases if you have a family you care about that might also make it worthwhile.

Nope. I've already achieved all of my goals and I'm cool.
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A) Death is scary.
B) Living people's lives' challenges (minus benefits) don't outweigh that fear.

I'd like to pin it all on altruism and say I don't I don't want to leave people behind, because I'm such a good person, but deep down everyone might know they'd sacrifice morality for themselves any day of the week.