I live in a country where the law provides the possibility to apply for euthanasia, even for unbearable and unsolvable mental suffering.
However, this procedure has an approximate timespan of 1.5 years and only 5% of the people actually are 'granted' euthanasia.
In my case, I would have to try a lot more medications and/or treatments, which would prolongue the process even more.
So, I'm reluctant to step into this procedure which will take up a long time and with no sure outcome. The waiting will be very stressing as well, since you don't know what the outcome will be. And if you case is denied, than you have to resorts to other ways anyway. Which I could have done much earlier then, without having to suffer all this time.
My husband, parents and brother have agreed to support this process in case I should apply for euthanasia. This is very hard for them, and therefor very altruistic of them.
But for myself, I prefer not to have to wait this long until it ends. And I feel very guilty about it. Because I would deny my family a death that could be more easy to accept.
But the longer I wait, the more 'losses' I am likely to suffer: friendships, self-worth, my job, maybe my relationship...
My attempt for CTB about 6 weeks ago was precisely because of this reason: to end it before I could suffer any more losses, to leave the others behind before I could be left behind.
But I do wonder, what would you do in case you lived in a country with this specific possibility for euthanasia (for mental health issues). IF(!) you are to receive this, your death is painless AND you can be surrounded by friends and family. Would you postpone CTB for this or not?
(Btw, for physical issues, the process is much shorter and easier 'to get it', so I would certainly apply for it in that case)
However, this procedure has an approximate timespan of 1.5 years and only 5% of the people actually are 'granted' euthanasia.
In my case, I would have to try a lot more medications and/or treatments, which would prolongue the process even more.
So, I'm reluctant to step into this procedure which will take up a long time and with no sure outcome. The waiting will be very stressing as well, since you don't know what the outcome will be. And if you case is denied, than you have to resorts to other ways anyway. Which I could have done much earlier then, without having to suffer all this time.
My husband, parents and brother have agreed to support this process in case I should apply for euthanasia. This is very hard for them, and therefor very altruistic of them.
But for myself, I prefer not to have to wait this long until it ends. And I feel very guilty about it. Because I would deny my family a death that could be more easy to accept.
But the longer I wait, the more 'losses' I am likely to suffer: friendships, self-worth, my job, maybe my relationship...
My attempt for CTB about 6 weeks ago was precisely because of this reason: to end it before I could suffer any more losses, to leave the others behind before I could be left behind.
But I do wonder, what would you do in case you lived in a country with this specific possibility for euthanasia (for mental health issues). IF(!) you are to receive this, your death is painless AND you can be surrounded by friends and family. Would you postpone CTB for this or not?
(Btw, for physical issues, the process is much shorter and easier 'to get it', so I would certainly apply for it in that case)
