end one's life
Take fatal action
To end one's life is to kill oneself, whether by suicide or assisted dying.
The phrase serves as a gentler alternative to blunter terms: She ended her life after a long struggle with depression.
It can also describe euthanasia or physician-assisted death: He chose to end his life on his own terms.
- hangingExecution by noose
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- despairTotal absence of hope
- crisis hotlineEmergency support phone service
- reaching outInitiating communication
dark thoughts · hopelessness · cry for help · taboo · community support · drowning · autonomy · martyrdom · assisted suicide · moral dilemmas · peer counseling · therapy · mental health crisis · euthanasia · firearm · guilt · right to die · mental health awareness
life continuation vs. termination
end one's lifebe born
Begin living
survive · live on · stay alive · fight for one's life · give birth
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