Q&A

Can you write something that will make me want to stay alive?

Zanna Smith

When I feel that death would be better than the state I’m in, in physical and psychological pain, I try to focus on something in nature and savor it, even for a few minutes. At that moment I am glad my senses are alive and part of nature. Death is also part part of nature. Most animals know when it is “their time.” Humans can also.

When I feel that death would be better than the state I’m in, in physical and psychological pain, I try to focus on something in nature and savor it, even for a few minutes. At that moment I am glad my senses are alive and part of nature.

Death is also part part of nature. Most animals know when it is “their time.” Humans can also. But it’s always a good idea to check it out with a nonjudgmental friend who knows your full situation in depth.