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hunter

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53. I'm really good at faking "good mental health."

Fri Mar 25, 2022, 06:03 PM

Mar 2022

Have about half-a-century experience.

By some miracle I cannot explain I managed to build a social safety net that will catch me when I fall.

At my worst the first thing that flies out the window is my ability to judge my own mental health.

Fortunately for me I've been mostly affable and harmless whenever I've suffered a major disconnect from reality.

Reason number one I'll never be a politician.

That Hunter guy has been locked up in a psych ward.

Nevertheless, the world may be crazier than I am.

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2 Arizona sisters who never returned home from trip to Europe died by assisted suicide [View all] demmiblue Mar 2022 OP

Bizarre. Very elaborate ruse, if they didn't plan to leave instructions of a suicide note. Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #1

That was a trip to die for Effete Snob Mar 2022 #2

Really? chowder66 Mar 2022 #3

It's not as if this was some tragedy Effete Snob Mar 2022 #4

Oh so that's your reason to make light of their death. Good to know. chowder66 Mar 2022 #5

You have yourself a great day Effete Snob Mar 2022 #6

Enjoy your insensitivity. chowder66 Mar 2022 #7

I delight in it Effete Snob Mar 2022 #8

Wow, where are you on all the grave-dancing threads? BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #27

And is there a reason to be sad about their death? brooklynite Mar 2022 #18

They had friends and relatives who seem completely puzzled by this. LisaL Mar 2022 #28

I have friends and relatives puzzled by the fact I'm NOT dead yet Effete Snob Mar 2022 #34

Now that, I can believe. nt Carlitos Brigante Mar 2022 #43

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Can you imagine? Effete Snob Mar 2022 #36

Well, I feel bad for their family and friends... electric_blue68 Mar 2022 #41

Their Loved Ones RobinA Mar 2022 #46

Yes really JI7 Mar 2022 #14

Oof. Lmao! Oneironaut Mar 2022 #13

So you think this is fucking funny? USALiberal Mar 2022 #20

No, it's not that funny Effete Snob Mar 2022 #40

The reporter failed in investigating and providing more information. LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #9

There is more info at these links (one is The Daily Mail, fwiw): demmiblue Mar 2022 #15

They have a brother whom they didn't tell anything about this. LisaL Mar 2022 #25

Perhaps they believed he would try to stop them. Effete Snob Mar 2022 #37

This goes against what I have read about assisted suicide in Switzerland. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #10

I had the same questions as you. Coventina Mar 2022 #11

this will answer you questions Celerity Mar 2022 #16

I read up on a similar group several years ago BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #21

The Daily Mail article above says it's not the law, and Pegasos, in Basel, doesn't require illness muriel_volestrangler Mar 2022 #19

Can any suicidal person go there? BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #22

It's not cheap. LisaL Mar 2022 #26

Most Suicides RobinA Mar 2022 #47

I can see how the impulse factor would BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #51

I am wondering Meowmee Mar 2022 #69

Pegasos was started in 2019 and their standards are a bit looser than some of the other smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #32

Yes, I must have been reading of a different group BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #33

Just doesn't seem right to me. nt Samrob Mar 2022 #12

Assisted suicide in Switzerland mnhtnbb Mar 2022 #17

Could be anything sisters might share. Huntington's disease, early onset dementia, cancer... hunter Mar 2022 #23

They didn't even tell their brother they were going to do it. LisaL Mar 2022 #24

Yeah, I found the story kind of sad, even though it was their choice. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #29

Yep. Friends and relatives seem completely puzzled by this. LisaL Mar 2022 #30

That's not suspicious, in and of itself. Mariana Mar 2022 #77

Something is suspicious here Meowmee Mar 2022 #31

Of course they were in good mental health Effete Snob Mar 2022 #35

So I guess Meowmee Mar 2022 #38

Kind of a paradox Effete Snob Mar 2022 #39

Maybe their brother would like an explanation Meowmee Mar 2022 #42

I know nothing about their relationship with their brother Effete Snob Mar 2022 #50

Read the articles Meowmee Mar 2022 #54

It appears the sisters decided it was none of his business. Mariana Mar 2022 #73

Yes I read that, ty😀 Meowmee Mar 2022 #75

Yep, No Depressed Person RobinA Mar 2022 #48

Interesting thing about depression Effete Snob Mar 2022 #49

I Have No Clue RobinA Mar 2022 #64

They may have been diagnosed with something Effete Snob Mar 2022 #67

I'm really good at faking "good mental health." hunter Mar 2022 #53

Since they are sisters, I wonder if some shared childhood trauma could be the source of this. artemisia1 Mar 2022 #44

Maybe they just didn't feel like continuing on? Why is that so hard to believe? JanMichael Mar 2022 #52

You can only do assisted suicide if you are terminally ill Meowmee Mar 2022 #55

Actually, not at the place they chose. They won't let just anyone check out for any reason, but smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #56

So are you saying it is legal if someone Meowmee Mar 2022 #57

Did you look at the website? smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #58

Yes I looked at it Meowmee Mar 2022 #60

"valid" in your opinion? That is what I oppose. JanMichael Mar 2022 #65

Actually your response is pretty awful bye Meowmee Mar 2022 #68

Also, in this particular instance, I think what these sisters did (assuming there was no foul play) smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #59

I am not against it either. Meowmee Mar 2022 #61

I also feel very bad for their brother. Coventina Mar 2022 #62

I'm so sorry, Coventina. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #63

Well, the GOOD news is, science is progressing rapidly since 1993 Coventina Mar 2022 #72

I wish you and your family all the best! smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #80

There may have been good reasons to not inform the brother. Mariana Mar 2022 #78

There are plenty of families that do not like each other. JanMichael Mar 2022 #66

Yep Effete Snob Mar 2022 #81

Getting "fed up" with life is generally the result of continual bad experience. As to "not finding artemisia1 Mar 2022 #70

You are not showing any empathy for the sisters. Big woop. JanMichael Mar 2022 #71

Welcome to my ignore list. /nt artemisia1 Mar 2022 #74

I "got" what he was saying- basically it feels like many on this thread are judging the sisters Thtwudbeme Mar 2022 #76

"Does he have a right to know?" Mariana Mar 2022 #79

He may also have a financial interest Effete Snob Mar 2022 #82