thought provoking...

is it "passive suicide" if I engage in a life-risking behavior (over-eating to morbid obesity, chain smoking, over-consumption of alcohol, etc.) only if I say "who cares?" as opposed to being in denial about the consequences?


all of the above are more addictions rather than suicide, don't you think? Plus an additional cost of money and distress to those around you.

In terms of refusing medication? That is much more subtle. That is why a living will is probably a smart action to take so that your end of life decisions belong to you.

all shadowed in gray.

Not an advocate of suicide personally. It is an "all about me" frame of mind rather than what it can do to those around us. I have had many friends where suicide and addiction have affected them personally, not in a positive way.