Comments by "Ellie" (@ellie698) on "The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters"
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I want M.A.I.D. to be available in the UK
As a sufferer of a horrible, incurable and degenerative disease that is not fatal, I stand to lose the entire quality of my life, zero control over any part of my body, without the ability to kill myself, plus I wouldn't want to do it in a way that is risky to myself ( by this I mean that may not kill me and that may be painful and distressing) or messy and distressing for those who find me.
I have no intention of getting pressured into it, but I without it I may live for 20 or 30 years unable to hear, see, eat unaided, speak or even breathe unaided. What sort of life is that, what sort of quality is that?
We use our compassion to ease the suffering of animals. People should have the choice too.
It shouldn't be open to children, they do not have the perspective to make any life-changing decisions.
They should be given counseling and extensive help. Just as adults who are healthy.
All people who apply for M.A.I.D. should have rigorous therapy to help them work through any issues they may have.
About ten thousand people a year use MAID.
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It's impossible to get counseling on the NHS, it's far easier to keep someone on antidepressants for their whole life. It keeps a large proportion of people functioning, not happy and their underlying issues untouched but at least they're not suicidal.
But given enough extra stressors and the inability to cope, connect with others, self, soothe, cognitively deal with they're problems, some of those on antidepressants will inevitably succumb to their depression and choose to end their lives.
There simply isn't the social support and one to one counseling/prolonged therapy that everyone needs.
If more social support and truly effective talk therapy (much of it just isn't.... for all sorts of reasons too long to go in to here)was available more people would be able to cope, survive, even thrive.
Thinking outside the box further, many people are unhappy because they haven't been properly and adequately parented. More emphasis on good parenting skills, relationship skills, conflict resolution skills etc would help parents and their children cope better with the ever present difficulties that life continually throws at everyone.
So much to say on this subject.
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