Would you prefer to be dead?

I'm not trying to speak for anyone else but I feel like I'm just "going through the motions" right now. In a veritable holding pattern. Art, culture, music, all mostly tools of the government, passed on to us through television. Propaganda rules, and we are their puppets. Thank god I found this forum, that's all I can say! Finally some free thinkers! We need another renaissance, some kind of rebirth of art and expression. And this is the good part, because I think it's coming. Maybe not in 2012 like everyone's saying, but sooner rather than later. I hope._javascript:icon('')

in the words of my psychiatrist, i have suicidal tendencies. i don't believe those scammers now (since i was treated for a major depressive dissorder... it was a side effect of my thyroidal issues btw and not really a psychiatric issue), but yes, i had hard times in my life when the only escape seemed to be killing myself...
... till one of my best friends commited suicide and I started to question myself it my life were in fact THAT terrible to do something like that...
Now, and taking the appropiate medication for the real issue i have, i haven't had time enough to think about killing myself. I'm enjoying life and no, I don't want to leave this world till I fullfil my dreams. No sir, no. Life is beauty, even when sometimes seems to be a real sh**. All those bad times are indeed lessons, to live better and enjoy more this time on earth.

(sorry for my rusty grammar and spelling... 5:31 AM here...)

Sure sometimes life is hard and i feel alone. everything seems pointless, but i prefer to be alive and witness what happens in the world, i'm very curious and i wish to see what's coming in this and the next years, besides, death always brings sorrow to those close to us.

I'm not glad to be alive, nor am I that unhappy in such a way I would prefer to be dead. There is (in my personal opinion) no such thing as the meaning of life or destiny; all that life is, is what you make of it. I'm convinced that if you are capable of making your own life miserable you are also capable of learning to fix it. Even if the person was not in charge of the decisions that conributed to a miserable life; you always have a choice and instead of running away, stand your ground and fix it. Once you have tried everything you can and you still fail to do so, be free to take the easy way out; choosing death is your own choice and responsibility.

I feel that no matter how hard life has been for me personally, it is not a reason to have a dead wish. I want to be here with a crate of beer and popcorn when the world goes to hell, or all hell breaks lose. Must be a major upcoming show I heard

I would rather be alive I think, sir.

I thank god for everyday he gives me. Some of u guys sound like u really don't enjoy anything out of life. Look in the mirror and smile damnit. As bad as things can get there's always a new day and if u honestly believe there is nothing good about being alive...just remember its down the street not across. Cause what type of life are you living that you have to complain about it everyday? There are people starving all over the world and I'm sure they're not as sad a sack as the group of you here whining about how bad you have it. There's always someone out there who's got it worse so suck it up and find reasons to enjoy your life or someone to enjoy it with

I can't really answer this question without knowing what awaits when we die.

It may be easier. It may be harder.

We'll never know until we get there.

What keeps me going here is,progression and family.I would love to just say good bye and die but I do also want to see how far humanity can go one day in space and technology who knows maybe I'll live to see aliens contact us ...besides,I'm no quitter damn it!! XP

its all planned out! and none of us really have a say but all we can do is make the most of whats in the pipe line for us. im not a religous person but i truly believe we carry on living once we pass .and that is just down to a few experiences iv had in my life

You bring up a GREAT question. As for me, I would not prefer to be dead. No matter what I go through, for some reason, I cannot get enough of life. I am happy just being able to wake up in the morning and look at the tree's outside.

Doesnt mean im happy everyday. I think we all have those days where we just want to lay in bed and make it go away. But most the time im able to talk myself up. And its important for YOURSELF to be able to talk yourself up because sometimes we dont have a person by our side telling us "You are strong. You can do it."

The fact is, this whole life is a mystery. We can try to figure it out as much as we want but in the end we arent going to get some of the answers we are looking for. We just have to enjoy 'being'.