This puts a new twist on attempted suicide

I have a half baked idea that when we die maybe what we think is going to happen to us happens, we make our own reality in death, that is if something does carry on. Oh! like that movie What Dreams May Come.

The choices are limited to our imagination. What I came up with, that would fit my belief, or lack there of, system.

You die and that's it. Nothing happens. The End!

Or maybe when we die we go into some other dimension, like our own personal Twilight Zone, with infinite possibilities. Where anything is possible. Like a dream and you are controlling it.

I've seen evidence of some sort of spirit world so I tend to think there could be something. But maybe it was just that part of my brain that was able to tap into that reality for a few brief moments.

Or maybe when we die our life essence goes back to our home planet were we take on another form and live again.
 
I do think that there must be something; I imagine my husband somewhere with his best mates and a large glass of red; otherwise I don't think I would have got through it.
but I can't believe in heaven and hell, nobody is perfect surely?
 
And therein lies my problem of any afterlife...you would think that it would be possible for them to let us know...a little anyway.

Or some scientific PROOF of something, anything but so far...nothing!
 
CeeCee said:
And therein lies my problem of any afterlife...you would think that it would be possible for them to let us know...a little anyway.

Or some scientific PROOF of something, anything but so far...nothing!
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Then, again, all the wacky callers on Coast-to-Coast have all the answers. Personally, I'm still goin' with the zombie angle...
 
Last night I started a bit of reading on this topic from a philosophical point of view and while I'm not able to regurgitate all of it, it seems that there are three factors in play - pain, distress and suffering. It appears that either of the first two can be present independently and not be a serious problem but when both are present to a high degree then you have a rough definition of suffering. Perhaps a first course of action is to alleviate either (or both) of the pain or the distress of a situation. Then death might not seem like the only solution.
 
A problem arises when the pain is mental, rather than physical. Because it can't be seen, many people assume that it doesn't exist.
i remember my doctor saying to me once; "think of depression like a broken leg. We would plaster your leg, and people would understand and help you, but we can't plaster your head.."
 
That Guy said:
I'm so sorry about your father, OG. I was so miserable after Vietnam that I was ready to check out. Luckily, it dawned on me that I'm gonna go eventually anyway so might as well stick around and see what happens. That was over 40 years ago and some really great and not so great things have happened that I would have missed.
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Thank you TG..he was a WWII vet..in those times stress from war was was not recognized, at least officially. Had it been the outcome may have been different, but that water has long ago flowed under the bridge. You are fortunate to have a mind strong enough to be able to work through your problems and have a productive life. As they say, only the strong survive.
 
Ozarkgal said:
Thank you TG..he was a WWII vet..in those times stress from war was was not recognized, at least officially. Had it been the outcome may have been different, but that water has long ago flowed under the bridge. You are fortunate to have a mind strong enough to be able to work through your problems and have a productive life. As they say, only the strong survive.
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Thanks, OG. It took a long while and is probably . . . no, is surely a work in progress.
 
Anne said:
It's an old radio program, CeeCee: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/

Art Bell used to host it; now it's George Noory. They cover about every subject you can think of, from the paranormal to extraterrestrials, and conspiracies. Pretty interesting if you're into any of that stuff.
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Before xm radio it used to be the only station you could get heading over the grapevine (highway from L.A to Bakersfield) late at night. Brings new meaning to the phrase 'silence is golden' :)
 
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