My life is so bleak that I feel my only option is assisted suicide
DEAR DEIDRE: LIFE is so bleak that I feel my only option is assisted suicide.
I am so alone and isolated that I’m sure nobody would miss me.
I’m a man of 61 and recently had a heart attack. I live in sheltered housing.
My career is over, my marriage failed years ago, and I have no other family. It feels like I’m sitting here waiting to die.
I’ve read about Dignitas and would prefer to go quietly and peacefully in a beautiful place, without pain.
But I don’t know how to organise it, or how I could afford it.
The people in my sheltered housing block are kind, but they are not real friends and I can’t talk to them about this.
Maybe I’m just depressed and need help? I’m crying as I write this.
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DEIDRE SAYS: I’m so sorry you feel your life is so miserable that you are contemplating assisted suicide.
But the fact you’ve written asking for help shows there is part of you that wants to live and have a future.
Depression is a common and recognised response after a heart attack.
See the British Heart Foundation’s website for more information () and how to access cardiac rehabilitation.
Please see your GP and ask for help. My support pack on Depression has more information. Try to deepen your friendships with the people you live alongside.
Perhaps you could suggest a regular activity like playing chess.
