im not sure what forum this goes in, more than likely depression but i will post it here for now...

i read an article yesterday about a charity organisation looking to legalise suicide as it were for people who suffer manic depression. basically they want the law here in the UK to change to allow sufferers of manic depression to decide whether they want to take their own life.

i have mixed feelings about this to be honest. it got me thinking after i read the article. i remember when i was at my worse depression state, i nearly commited suicide but at the very last second decided not to. i really did want to die, so badly. but im glad i didnt. im glad i worked through it and got to where i am today. im not sure what the law will actually be, and how serious it has to be before they are allowed to commit suicide. but i know that to die was all i wanted, but it was the wrong thing to do. all i keep thinking is that people in a depressive state who want to take their own lives could be making a mistake. i know that if i had taken my life back then i would have missed out on so much and now, im glad i didnt. but these people who take their life wont have that second chance at life, it all seems too final really. to think of the pain they leave their loved ones etc. it just doesnt seem right some how.

but on the other hand i agree with it. i agree that if somebody who has been working for years to beat serious depression but cant go on anymore, the only option left for them is to end it all. i think thats fair enough. and it is their choice afterall. after many years of pain and depression suicide may be the only answer.

but i still dont agree with it. like i said, i dont know the law and what the limits are etc. all i know is that an organisation is lobbying to allow suicide to be made legal.

i thought i would come on here and ask for your opinions on the matter. i have set up a poll to see who agrees with the idea and who doesnt.

im sorry if this has triggered anything for people, i know its a tough topic, but i think this new law is significant and needs to be discussed.

feel free to comment on the issue. have you ever been in that situation and realised that its best to carry on, and am now leading a happy life. do you think people should have that choice? do you think the limit should be really strict or that anyone who is suffering from depression should be allowed?

there is room for so much to talk about in this. so feel free to raise a topic connected to this for discussion.

simon