There is a terrible, and in my opinion, utterly cruel, double standard when it comes to euthanasia and mental suffering/illness. Sure, most people will not begrudge a terminally ill or physically ruined person the right to end their lives freely, painlessly, and peacefully. But when it comes to those of us who are chronically ill in the mind and soul, suddenly, we are not allowed to make that rational and personal decision, and prevented access to the means to step out gracefully from a life which is no longer acceptable or desirable.

Though suicide can be committed via various ways that are easily obtainable, there are many of us who do not wish to die a painful, messy death. We want a quiet, peaceful, painless, and dignified death of our own choosing, on our own terms, at our own time. Not to mention that many suicide attempts end in failure, leaving the person with permanent damage. Access to self termination methods that are humane should be a basic human right.

 No one asked to be born. And some of us really aren't digging the so called "gift" of life. We have the right to refuse or return any other gifts, if life is a gift, then the same should apply to it.

Personally, I find forced philosophy of the "sanctity of life" to be revolting and hypocritical. And even threaded with a touch of sadism. Society has always held the mentally ill in contempt, treats the depressed with disdain, even degrades, insults, and torments people with mental problems. We are often reminded what a burden we are to society, how much we cost society every year, and how much we bring everyone down. How much better off the world would be without us.  How weak and pathetic we are. If this is the case, then why shouldn't voluntary euthanasia for the chronically, and arguably, terminally mentally ill be available upon request? After all, everyone wins. Society need no longer suffer our existence, and we no longer suffer our own or society's existence. Less money wasted on treatment and problems related to chronic melancholia.

Personally, I believe that people are communally sadistic. They wish to keep those in perpetual mental and emotional pain alive so they have victims to abuse, to mock, to use as scapegoats, to blame, to hold with contempt. Or just feel better about themselves. Or perhaps can't face the fact that there are people who look their mortality in the face, and embrace it. Who have seen beyond that sad, delusional farce called life, and wish to bow out of the game gracefully. Suicide is not cowardice. It is not a permanent solution to a temporary problem. It is the ultimate act of self determination, perhaps, the one thing in life we really have any control over. And the strongest statement of displeasure with the terminal disease called life.

It's ok to euthanize animals for being unwanted, but unacceptable to do the same for unwanted, unhappy people? It just shows how sick, selfish, and sadistic the mass of humanity truly is. They feel better knowing someone is alive, miserable, and in pain, even doing whatever they can to prolong that misery, than allow people to escape it for good. Instead, it is better to die by "fate" than by one's own choosing.

This alone makes me eager for the day when I will leave this sick world and the vile cancer of humanity behind. And I'll do it on my own terms.