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		taylorius on Nov 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Daddy isn’t coming back But why doesn't "not being in command of one's mental faculties" qualify as a valid reason to want to end one's life? If that is ongoing, and unlikely to ever improve, I can well imagine wanting to off myself, rather than continue within that nightmare.

Dylan16807 on Nov 18, 2021 [–]

> If that is ongoing, and unlikely to ever improve

Well, that's an enormous 'if'. Yeah, maybe it's different in that case. But it's not the common case.

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