Ready to do my will
Question:
I just called my lawyer this morning. I need to revise my will. Both of my parents are now dead and I went through two marriages and divorces. I have no children nor siblings. I did some volunteer work with Big Brothers in the early 80’s and have a 36 year old little brother. I still am in contact with him. I want to do something for him and for the Tourette Sydrome association for their research foundation. When I came down with Tourette symptoms in 1968, there was almost no information on Tourette. Now if you google the word, you get 10,000+ hits. This is thanks to the internet and to research. My biggest problem has always been anxiety. Unfortunatly, the anxiety has always been magnified due to work insecurities and family dynamics. I am not in a situation where I want to end my life but I really don’t have any purpose to live my life. This is not a cry for help. I don’t intend to kill myself but I know if I develop a chronic health problem, I will not prolong my life. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I just called my lawyer this morning. I need to revise my will. Both of my parents are now dead and I went through two marriages and divorces. I have no children nor siblings. I did some volunteer work with Big Brothers in the early 80’s and have a 36 year old little brother. I still am in contact with him. I want to do something for him and for the Tourette Sydrome association for their research foundation. When I came down with Tourette symptoms in 1968, there was almost no information on Tourette. Now if you google the word, you get 10,000+ hits. This is thanks to the internet and to research. My biggest problem has always been anxiety. Unfortunatly, the anxiety has always been magnified due to work insecurities and family dynamics. I am not in a situation where I want to end my life but I really don’t have any purpose to live my life. This is not a cry for help. I don’t intend to kill myself but I know if I develop a chronic health problem, I will not prolong my life.
Fred, I’m not familiar with your "story" but this is just to say I’m sorry that you feel you have no purpose to life. I’m not going to offer glib reassurances but I do offer my sympathy. I have *some* idea of what it’s like to feel that way, because I’ve felt it quite a bit lately, albeit intermittently (and a lot today as it happens). I have a strong need to believe that we all share a common humanity and that if we each try to bear part of the weight of each others’ suffering we are all less alone. L. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
Response:
" I have a strong need to believe that we all share a common humanity and that if we each try to bear part of the weight of each others’ suffering we are all less alone." Very well said. smiles, Elise
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I just called my lawyer this morning. I need to revise my will. Both of my parents are now dead and I went through two marriages and divorces. I have no children nor siblings. I did some volunteer work with Big Brothers in the early 80’s and have a 36 year old little brother. I still am in contact with him. I want to do something for him and for the Tourette Sydrome association for their research foundation. When I came down with Tourette symptoms in 1968, there was almost no information on Tourette. Now if you google the word, you get 10,000+ hits. This is thanks to the internet and to research. My biggest problem has always been anxiety. Unfortunatly, the anxiety has always been magnified due to work insecurities and family dynamics. I am not in a situation where I want to end my life but I really don’t have any purpose to live my life. This is not a cry for help. I don’t intend to kill myself but I know if I develop a chronic health problem, I will not prolong my life. Fred, I’m not familiar with your "story" but this is just to say I’m sorry that you feel you have no purpose to life. I’m not going to offer glib reassurances but I do offer my sympathy. I have *some* idea of what it’s like to feel that way, because I’ve felt it quite a bit lately, albeit intermittently (and a lot today as it happens). I have a strong need to believe that we all share a common humanity and that if we each try to bear part of the weight of each others’ suffering we are all less alone. L. — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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<gently snipped :: I want to do something for ::him and for the Tourette Sydrome association for their research ::foundation. I really encourage you to do this. The Tourette association will benefit greatly from your experience…. and you will benefit by feeling good about helping. It’s really a win-win situation 
:: I am not in a situation where I want to end my life ::but I really don’t have any purpose to live my life. T Many of us here have felt this way. We have more purpose than we realize. Jackie "I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn’t work. I felt pretty good for a while, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality."
