1 hour ago, swissie said:

trying to explain to a cave man how a computer works?

Sure, teach the caveman to find restaurant reviews and then try explaining what a restaurant is... and where to find one in the future... 

3 hours ago, G Rex said:

Both of my parents died from/with dementia

 

3 hours ago, G Rex said:

If I cannot function independently or feel I am a burden on others

My sympathies as I also had 2 dementia parents and it was a nightmare... though they, as many, they would have previously said - just shoot me - nobody can shoot them... 

And the dementia was gradual and at no time did either realize they had it... sort of a toast until it burns then 2 seconds less. You can't do that. 

3 hours ago, G Rex said:

as a recently retired veterinarian - I terminated patients on a daily basis

it is not easy to find a vet here who will execute this humane approach. 

3 hours ago, G Rex said:

start showing early symptoms of alzheimers

check out the 7 stages of alz... I think we are born into stage 2... and from what i saw in taking care of my parents, they can fluctuate in and out of 3 stages in the course of a day or moments... this is not easy... not sure what the green stuff is but by the time you are ready to indulge it, you likely will not remember what it is...  though whatever it is, I want some too!

NO! NO fear of death.  Remember: nobody gets out alive, death is guaranteed.  Were you afraid of being born?  Death is normal....enjoy life, your Thai wife, and Thailand. 

15 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

According to my friend his grandfather had 3 girlfriends when he died.

He left a will that they should all inherit something. What he didn't do it write what they should inherit. His idea was they should sort that part out themselves. ???? 

I hope he left something for his wife too.

16 hours ago, Liverpoolfan said:

 

I believe we are a collective of atoms roaming an organic spaceship that is just floating around the sun.

 

 

I think that what most people fear is not death itself and neither process of dying. But rather missing the great things that life brings, and most likely the bad ones too. Essentially not being you anymore and becoming once again the "nonexistence" that you once were before you "came to life".  At least for the majority of Western people... 

 

As OP mentions, I've also observed that Asians (both Thai and Chinese), seem to think of death - at least "natural death" - as something which is bound to happen, and they just ignore it, without letting that fact bother them at all. 

 

Anyway, try to make the most of every single moment of life. What we all can agree is that life is too short! Make the most out of it and don't let the fear of death overwhelm you! (But beware of reckless things which may bring you closer to it ????)

 

 

 

4 hours ago, swissie said:

 ... At some point in the past, every technological/medical achievement of today was "science fiction" before.  ...
 

 

Very true,
Science fiction writers, from Verne to Kubiak have predicted the future with alarming accuracy, from submarines, spaceships to AI, 

 

"If you can imagine it, you can create it"
 William Arthur Ward
 

 

 

8 hours ago, billd766 said:

Is it one like this?

 

 

yes

My only two fears are Thai roads and my missus when I've peed her off.

21 hours ago, nikmar said:

thought it was a bottle!!

 

I dont fear death so much as the process of dying. I "lived in the moment" a bit too  much when i was younger and subsequently worry about the consequences that may or may not be in the pipeline.

The process of dying is the problem. If one could choose the method and moment it would be a great deal simpler but governments seem opposed to this.

19 hours ago, jvs said:

This is probably on the verge of being allowed or not but there is a whole range of drugs or other ways to make the end come quick.

Painless.

Hope they are not the ones they use for the Lethal Jobbie in USA !    LOL

A  young woman asked me to walk with her  through the Cemetary, as she felt scared, its a shortcut to her room, she asked me , are you not scared of Ghosts, i said yes i used to be scared when i was alive !!!!

Several posts and responses removed.

 

Please do not post "how to" methods of ending.

33 minutes ago, Farang99 said:

The process of dying is the problem. If one could choose the method and moment it would be a great deal simpler but governments seem opposed to this.

Euthanasia should become legal everywhere .

There are a lot of still conscious people who are simply not allowed to die .

That is like a punishment .

But for what crime ?

1 hour ago, Farang99 said:

The process of dying is the problem. If one could choose the method and moment it would be a great deal simpler but governments seem opposed to this.

You can thank religion for that! 

1 hour ago, Tyler Visan said:

Hope they are not the ones they use for the Lethal Jobbie in USA !    LOL

THERE IS A WHOLE RANGE OF MEDICINES FOR  COMFORTAABLE QUICK DEATH, BUT THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. gOOD LUCK IF YOU KNOW A GP WHO WOULD HELP BUT MOST WILL NOT - IT CONTRAVENES THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH

7 hours ago, ctxa said:

 

I think that what most people fear is not death itself and neither process of dying. But rather missing the great things that life brings, and most likely the bad ones too. Essentially not being you anymore and becoming once again the "nonexistence" that you once were before you "came to life".  At least for the majority of Western people... 

 

As OP mentions, I've also observed that Asians (both Thai and Chinese), seem to think of death - at least "natural death" - as something which is bound to happen, and they just ignore it, without letting that fact bother them at all. 

 

Anyway, try to make the most of every single moment of life. What we all can agree is that life is too short! Make the most out of it and don't let the fear of death overwhelm you! (But beware of reckless things which may bring you closer to it ????)

 

 

 

The older I get the fewer expectations of good things to anticipate I have. 

7 minutes ago, Farang99 said:

THERE IS A WHOLE RANGE OF MEDICINES FOR  COMFORTAABLE QUICK DEATH, BUT THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. gOOD LUCK IF YOU KNOW A GP WHO WOULD HELP BUT MOST WILL NOT - IT CONTRAVENES THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Don't shout!

22 hours ago, Pilotman said:

 of 100 Tramadol pills and a bottle of the finest Scottish single malt. 

Yes, and then you trow up, and have people watch you 24/7 so you not going to try again. Top of that you risk damaging your organs, and need more medical help, and stuck at hospital. So much for that. 

 

Co2 is the best way to go, and a couple of valium if you need to calm down ???? 

 

cant see myself dying slowly in a hospital, waiting tick tack tick tack. No not afraid of dying, but afraid of the process of dying as one mentioned before. 

10 hours ago, Bangyai said:

 

Yea, well , when the mechanic tells you your big ends gone, they probably won't be making them any more and you will be toast unless you can convert your Duke to batteries.

If you could just trade your worn out old body for a smart new one it would be splendid.

9 minutes ago, Farang99 said:

The older I get the fewer expectations of good things to anticipate I have. 

Sign of the times ...

I'm not too concerned about death, but then I am a Roman Catholic and have a faith to sustain me.

 

Taxes however...

6 minutes ago, Farang99 said:

If you could just trade your worn out old body for a smart new one it would be splendid.

May be one like this ...?

22 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

 

 

 

It  is possible to go a bit less messy, and still keep your boots on.

 

Not necessery to feed heroic passings with clips like this, and sure there is quite a few on TV thinking of ending their lives right now. So please no motorbike, car, jumping, hanging themselves with long ropes outside buildings. There is better ways to go. 

 

Some will even make it very well with dobbel dose of viagra, vodka redbull and a hot lady of preference. 

1 minute ago, Tagged said:

Some will even make it very well with dobbel dose of viagra, vodka redbull and a hot lady of preference. 

Sounds like a plan! Very doable in Thailand. I've been trying to commit suicide, at least once per week, for years

33 minutes ago, Tagged said:

Yes, and then you trow up, and have people watch you 24/7 so you not going to try again. Top of that you risk damaging your organs, and need more medical help, and stuck at hospital. So much for that. 

 

Co2 is the best way to go, and a couple of valium if you need to calm down ???? 

 

cant see myself dying slowly in a hospital, waiting tick tack tick tack. No not afraid of dying, but afraid of the process of dying as one mentioned before. 

I have given this some thought, although not a lot..  The guess that the 'trick' is to take the tablets and the whisky over a period of hours, maybe up to 6. Then you get to enjoy the experience as well as achieve the main aim.  If brave, you could also watch an NFL game to see what you will be missing, or a game of football so that you can also bore yourself to death at the same time. 

11 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

Take your time , they're working on it ...

 

 

Dr. Greg Fahy of Intervene Immune gave a presentation about his company’s Phase 1 human trials in which the thymus, a critical organ of the immune system, was regenerated through a combination of existing drugs, restoring immune function and causing epigenetic biomarkers to show rejuvenation.

 

https://www.lifespan.io/news/greg-fahy-at-ending-age-related-diseases-2019/

Trying to pad things out.....but I doubt I can last long enough.....☹️

7 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

I have given this some thought, although not a lot..  The guess that the 'trick' is to take the tablets and the whisky over a period of hours, maybe up to 6. Then you get to enjoy the experience as well as achieve the main aim.  If brave, you could also watch an NFL game to see what you will be missing, or a game of football so that you can also bore yourself to death at the same time. 

Well if you picture it that way, you will damage your internal organs and wake up with a huge hangover. 

 

Death is not romantic and pills is deff not a good way to go. 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Tagged said:

Well if you picture it that way, you will damage your internal organs and wake up with a huge hangover. 

 

Death is not romantic and pills is deff not a good way to go. 

 

 

you need to lighten up mate. Its a forum?  get it? Its in the 'fun' forum subject area? 

28 minutes ago, polpott said:

Sounds like a plan! Very doable in Thailand. I've been trying to commit suicide, at least once per week, for years

Dont worry, you will finely make it, keep up the good hard work and you will succeed. 

 

That is one of the best slow motion suicides I can think of. 

 

I have a couple of friends eating and drinking themselves to death, horrible to watch

1 minute ago, Pilotman said:

you need to lighten up mate. Its a forum?  get it? 

I have no problems with it, just worried someone will get ideas and think it is a good way out, and it is not! It is a forum yes, and we do not know who is reading in the other end.