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The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by _bxg1 »

asveikau wrote: post #10
_bxg1 wrote: post #8

I'm going to go out on a limb and request that people not post this sort of thing here. HNers, I believe, have a higher-than-average rate of anxiety and psychosomaticism (myself included). Articles like this that don't include any real hopeful message or interesting takeaway just cause pointless distress for many of us.

On the other hand, many people on HN just like most likely pretty much every human you meet needs to hear something like this in the end blurb: > If I get a soapbox, here’s my short shtick: We are all so fragile. Each day is precious. And the most important parts of our lives are the relationships we invest in. Carpe diem! Do something nice for your loved ones. Make friends with someone you dislike. Go be good to som…

I doubt there's anyone in our society who hasn't heard that adage at one point or another. Not that it isn't meaningful, but I don't think hearing it repeated again justifies the toll on mental health that comes with it in this instance.

Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by verylittlemeat »

_bxg1 wrote: post #8

I'm going to go out on a limb and request that people not post this sort of thing here. HNers, I believe, have a higher-than-average rate of anxiety and psychosomaticism (myself included). Articles like this that don't include any real hopeful message or interesting takeaway just cause pointless distress for many of us.

On the contrary, articles like this remind me to not take life for granted.

Ever since I read about Lee Holloway at Cloudflare I try to be grateful for every day on this Earth. I am 30 and yet so many promising and beloved people have died before my own young age.

We will all die. I am lucky to still be here experiencing this life.

Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by kaonwarb »

searchableguy wrote: post #7
remote_phone wrote: post #5

I remember this article when it first came out. It was like a gut punch. Things like this are so scary and you can do everything right and still die early. When I read he died a few months later it was just horrible to me. I still think about this story often and it scared me to my core that I could have undiagnosed cancer and be dead in months.

Same. Why I am against the idea of ever having a family unless I have a fuck you pile of cash. At least that way, you won't have many regrets and you should be able to hire someone to take care of things that you won't live to. It won't be 100% same as when you were there but at least, it won't be the worst. Death isn't as scary as the idea of leaving someone dependent on you behind. They might become dysfunctional w…

Life insurance can be very reasonably priced.

Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by jotm »

kleiba wrote: post #9

So it was weird when my primary care doctor put me on a cocktail of pain killers, nerve blockers, and cortisone shots. I even tried acupuncture. But as my back began to improve in late June, I started to feel off. Sick to my stomach. Weak. Couldn’t sleep. I lost more than 10 pounds. [...] My doctor said I was fit and healthy and that there was no need to run any blood tests. He wondered aloud if this was all in my he…

It's really not exclusive to America.

Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by searchableguy »

kaonwarb wrote: post #14
searchableguy wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same. Why I am against the idea of ever having a family unless I have a fuck you pile of cash. At least that way, you won't have many regrets and you should be able to hire someone to take care of things that you won't live to. It won't be 100% same as when you were there but at least, it won't be the worst. Death isn't as scary as the idea of leaving someone dependent on you behind. They might become dysfunctional w…

Life insurance can be very reasonably priced.

Yeah, you are right. Though, you stil require high income to go for higher plans (at least here). My aim would be for my family to live a luxurious life without having to work again. That requires more than life insurance money.

Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by Aeolun »

_bxg1 wrote: post #8

I'm going to go out on a limb and request that people not post this sort of thing here. HNers, I believe, have a higher-than-average rate of anxiety and psychosomaticism (myself included). Articles like this that don't include any real hopeful message or interesting takeaway just cause pointless distress for many of us.

Yeah, I was kind of waiting for the ‘I beat the odds’ message. Only to find that it wasn’t there...

Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by jotm »

Do we just never hear the other side (because there's too many of them and they're too poor to get published)?

There's a lot of people who say their parents wished they "left a mark" or did something in this world besides enjoying living.

My uncle died of cancer, it took all of 8 months (he likely had it for a while by the time they found it). It was horrible for him.

By now, I have about 5 people I knew who just died suddenly or very fast, including one who killed themselves. Life is short and unfair, there's no time for negative emotions like hate, feeling sorry for yourself, regretting stuff imo. Just enjoy whatever life you have.

Re: The Day I Found Out My Life Was Hanging by a Thread (2017)

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Post by ravenstine »

_bxg1 wrote: post #8

I'm going to go out on a limb and request that people not post this sort of thing here. HNers, I believe, have a higher-than-average rate of anxiety and psychosomaticism (myself included). Articles like this that don't include any real hopeful message or interesting takeaway just cause pointless distress for many of us.

Maybe articles like these are what some people need to be reminded that life isn't all about coding.
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