# Reasons not to kill yourself just yet **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468 "2013-08-17T01:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/81 "2013-08-19T17:09:49Z")
I have 1200 unbuilt model kits to finish. 🙂 …And I want to see how my daughters fare in life. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/82 "2013-08-19T22:25:29Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > I suspect the afterlife is even more of a pain in the ass. I forgot to mention this fear, same here. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/83 "2013-08-19T23:57:34Z")
I want to stick around for a variety of reasons: - My mom literally cannot live on her own. Since my brother can’t be trusted, she would end up in some sort of home I’m sure. Boo to that. - My cat would be devastated. He was depressed when I got him; he’s much better now. Plus, if he went to the shelter no one would adopt him because he bites. - I should have a pension payout coming, which will make things more comfortable for a good while. - Want to see the new Thor movie, even if Loki doesn’t make it out alive. He’s such a bastard, but he’s fun to watch. - There is all sorts of J-POP and K-POP music I haven’t even discovered. - I haven’t gotten to play Skyrim yet. Everyone assures me that I will love it. - I may get well enough to write consistently again, and that would be awesome. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/84 "2013-08-20T00:06:41Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > . . . So chocolate ice cream, rum and whipped cream. You just can’t get that once you’re dead. Oh, man. I never even thought of that! > [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Oh and not to mention… [Bears](http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/us/bear-attacks/index.html?hpt=hp_c3)…[bears](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2013/08/16/nl-torngat-polar-bear-attack-doctor-816.html)…[bears](http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2013/08/16/nb-bear-attack-fredericton-mezzetta.html)…! Regarding the first headline, how did they know the bear was twelve years old? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/85 "2013-08-20T00:11:08Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Regarding the first headline, how did they know the bear was twelve years old? Counted the rings, of course. What did you expect? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/86 "2013-08-21T01:55:06Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > So chocolate ice cream, rum and whipped cream. You just can’t get that once you’re dead. > [@Yllaria](#): > > Oh, man. I never even thought of that! I saved a life today. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/87 "2013-08-21T02:37:11Z")
I thought of another one, sheer spite. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/88 "2013-08-21T02:38:44Z")
For those of you who can’t die because someone depends on you: The graveyards are full of people who thought they couldn’t be replaced. Uh-oh, now I’ve cost a life today. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/89 "2013-08-21T02:59:33Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > I want to see North Korea fall. > > I want to watch China become a hub of innovation and science. > > I want to watch solar power become ubiquitous. > > There are places and ways I haven’t lived yet that I would like to do still. > > There are some family members I don’t want to hurt. These reasons plus (although substitute nuclear for solar): -I intend to trust in God’s plan for me for my life and as a result not take my life into my own hands -There’s lots of books, movies, and TV shows I still want to read or see -I want to play some RPGs and get into video games more -I want to help in the civic improvement of the world through involvement in various causes -Mein Führer (My nickname for my love interest due to her being an artist, not the German dictator) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/90 "2013-08-21T03:06:45Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > These reasons plus (although substitute nuclear for solar): > > -I intend to trust in God’s plan for me for my life and as a result not take my life into my own hands > > -There’s lots of books, movies, and TV shows I still want to read or see > > -I want to play some RPGs and get into video games more > > -I want to help in the civic improvement of the world through involvement in various causes > > -Mein Führer (My nickname for my love interest due to her being an artist, not the German dictator) Seems there’s more to that last line than what showed up in the actual post. Please clarify. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/91 "2013-08-21T03:11:04Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Seems there’s more to that last line than what showed up in the actual post. Please clarify. Not sure if a joke, but just highlight. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/92 "2013-08-21T18:45:43Z")
There are a few places I need to visit before I die. Let’s see… The Taj Mahal Stonehenge Macchu Picchu And all of the other places on Earth that I haven’t been to yet. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/93 "2013-08-21T19:11:39Z")
Regarding the point that you are dead much more than you are alive during your existance: Percentage-wise living a few more days/years doesn’t matter so why not get it over with. On the other hand, as long as I’m alive and supermodels are alive, there is a non-zero probability that I’ll sleep with one. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/94 "2013-08-21T19:17:53Z")
- The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special is coming in November, followed by Eleven’s regeneration into Twelve. Can’t miss that! - I haven’t published a novel yet, and the possibility isn’t as remote as it used to be, if the stars align. Definitely can’t give up on that! And even if I don’t publish a novel commercially, I’ve still got tons of stories yet to tell. - My cats would miss me (and so would my spouse). ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/95 "2013-08-21T20:37:30Z")
I have just started my new life, I wanna see how it goes! Also, there is still so much for me to learn and see. Probably mostly learn but that’s okay. And I want to go to Rome before I kick it. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/96 "2013-08-21T20:54:12Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I want to be in New Jersey when Christie becomes President. And when Springsteen dies. I want to live in NJ if the reverse happens too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/97 "2013-08-21T21:29:02Z")
My wife really needs me and my death would destroy her. The future is unknown I want to see how it all turns out, or at least as much of it as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/98 "2013-08-21T22:53:36Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > I want to live in NJ if the reverse happens too. 😉 That would be _awesome_! ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/99 "2013-08-22T02:01:06Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > These reasons plus (although substitute nuclear for solar): > > -I intend to trust in God’s plan for me for my life and as a result not take my life into my own hands > > -There’s lots of books, movies, and TV shows I still want to read or see > > -I want to play some RPGs and get into video games more > > -I want to help in the civic improvement of the world through involvement in various causes > > -Mein Führer (My nickname for my love interest due to her being an artist, not the German dictator) It is genuinely sad to know you’ve thought about suicide. I was in my early 20s before I ever thought about it. I at least got to be a kid before my life went to hell. On another note, if you and your love interest manage to stay together for 5 years you can start to refer to your relationship as ‘Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice’, which you can just shorten to ‘my struggle’. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468/100 "2013-08-22T04:59:05Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > It is genuinely sad to know you’ve thought about suicide. I was in my early 20s before I ever thought about it. I at least got to be a kid before my life went to hell. I apologize since by posting in this thread I’ve given the wrong impression that I’ve struggled with suicide. I wrongly believed that a lot of the people here were posting in jest even if they haven’t struggled with dark thoughts. I’ve read about your struggles in other threads though and I hope you stay strong in the face of them. You’re one of the kindest and most knowledgable posters I’ve anywhere on the Internet. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasons-not-to-kill-yourself-just-yet/666468.md?page=4)