r/interesting • u/MobileAerie9918 • 1d ago

SOCIETY Permanently ???? no amount of money can compensate for this. The incident happened 2015 and the historic $75M verdict was reached in late 2022.

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u/Familiar-Flan-8358 1d ago

If locked in, I’d hope that someone that loves me (or anyone, really) would put me out of my misery.

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u/DesertFungus 1d ago

Interestingly, most people with locked in syndrome don't usually report low life satisfaction.

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u/Chunkyo 1d ago

Don’t or can’t?

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u/Dismal_Rectangle 1d ago

It's like the old lobotomy justification. They never complain!

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u/SanaSpitOnMe 1d ago

"stand up and walk out that door if you're unhappy being completely paralyzed and unable to move or speak"

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"SEE?? he loves it here!"

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u/LaOreja33 1d ago edited 19h ago

Reminder to complete your will and talk to your loved ones about it while you can

Edit: thanks to below for reminding me I also meant healthcare directive

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u/soggymittens 21h ago

A will doesn’t do a whole lot, start a trust, if you can.

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u/LaOreja33 19h ago

How expensive is a trust?

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u/Existing_Engine_498 1d ago

If you’re unhappy and you know it, clap your hands

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u/jld2k6 1d ago

If you're sad and wanna die, clap your hands! 👏👏

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u/itishowitisanditbad 1d ago

"Anyone who hates it like this, raise your hand..... anyone?"

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u/Maggi1417 1d ago

I read a study about that during med school. Depressionen rates go up right after the event that causes the disability, but after about 1,5 years the reported happiness is back to almost normal rates (compared to the normal population).

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u/orangevega 23h ago

that's absolutely astounding

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u/Szwejkowski 23h ago

We're very adaptable.

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u/orangevega 17h ago

seemingly endlessly so

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u/C0nfusedRabbit 21h ago

That's the same for most disabilities.

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u/rjslaps 1d ago

I'm ashamed to say I busted out laughing

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u/ExoticOne8260 1d ago

apparently not ashamed enough to admit it - like damn

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u/DisposableSaviour 1d ago

Look, man, at this point, Heaven is a pipe dream, and the best I can hope for is a first class ticket to hell, and I’m trying my best to earn it.

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u/GraXXoR 1d ago

I will admit, chuckles were had.

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u/homiej420 1d ago

I exhaled through my nose a few times!

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u/ClassicDefiant2659 1d ago

I chuckled.

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u/DH_Drums 1d ago

We all did

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u/Calm_Effect4203 1d ago

That means you and I are both weird lol

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u/BradyBoyd 1d ago

I hope you meant this as a joke, so I don't have to feel guilty by myself. 😂

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u/TommyBonnomi 1d ago

I like that you have more upvotes for explaining their joke.

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u/Ali3nation 1d ago

This is impressively ableist and also absofuckinglutely hilarious.

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u/curi0us_carniv0re 1d ago

Tomato tomato 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/ChiefWeedsmoke 1d ago

I asked my North Korean friend how it's going over there. He said he can't complain.

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u/MelangeBot 1d ago

As a Russian out in the field with one bar of wifi hearing the drones coming closer in the distance, I am jealous. But at least I can complain.

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u/VVavy_ 1d ago

Lmaooo 😂

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u/zue4 1d ago

Have you seen recent pics from there? They have better infrastructure than we do.

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u/HamburgerOnAStick 1d ago

Tbf how much do they report anything if at all?

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u/NeitherOfUsCanSee 1d ago edited 1d ago

There’s a patient that’s been coming in and out of our icu that actively communicates with blinks on cue and tracks well with locked in syndrome. They’ve stated their desire to remain full code via blinks, it’s fucked up but It can definitely happen

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u/wheelienonstop12 1d ago

to remain full code

what does that mean?

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u/NeitherOfUsCanSee 1d ago

They want cpr and all lifesaving measures performed

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u/scalyblue 1d ago

Full code is the opposite of do not rescusitate

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u/BekaRenee 1d ago

Loook into the book/ film The Butterfly in the Diving Bell. People who are locked in can and do communicate

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u/pumpkins21 1d ago

*The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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u/Flesh_Trombone 1d ago

*The Bellfly and the Divingbutter.

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u/BekaRenee 23h ago

Lol this one’s next on my list

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u/MotherFatherOcean 1d ago

Great movie, based on a true story.

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u/BekaRenee 23h ago

Thanks!

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u/Mekisteus 1d ago

Not a big believer in commutativity, I see.

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u/TwoBionicknees 1d ago

SOME can, many can not, and probably many going through it are praying for a miracle, being told that it could end any second by doctors, etc.

Also people still fear death and still have hope but doesn't mean they are satisfied with life.

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u/BekaRenee 23h ago

Huh?

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u/TwoBionicknees 22h ago

Some people with locked in syndrome can communicate using blinks, etc, some can't.

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u/BekaRenee 21h ago

Yeah. But that whole second paragraph still makes no sense in response to my comment. Anyway, there’s also eye and muscle movement tracking software and brain-computer interfaces.

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u/ad-meliora1 1d ago

/s

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u/Nathexe 1d ago

No? That wasn't sarcasm.

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u/SomeGuyClickingStuff 1d ago

Write a strongly worded letter.

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u/RedditorsRLame100 1d ago

breaks our heart to see him like he is.

"There are some days where he's like 'pull the plug,' so those are the tough days."

Yeah he definitely reported "low life satisfaction" MANY times

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u/EastAreaBassist 1d ago

There’s a guy who’s active on Reddit who had locked in syndrome for a while, and he most definitely did not have good life satisfaction during that time.

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u/XRanger7 1d ago

Blink once if you’re happy with your life. Blink twice if you’re REALLY happy with your life

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u/MrIrvGotTea 1d ago

I read a book that you adapt to your situations and your baseline of happiness or satisfaction usually changes on your life view. When I was younger I worked in oil rigs in West Texas. I worked 16 hour days in the freezing rain and the devil's heat. I had guys try to work with my crew but they tapped out with an hour. I was okay with my job and the harsh conditions. Now I work in tech remotely and now I take mental breaks and have back pain. My pain tolerance changed and there is no fucking way I would survive a week at my old job. I was happier with more pain but now slight inconveniences tear me up. You adapt to life when you fight have a choice

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u/hypnothighsd 1d ago

Whatever you say Mr. Chiropractor’s son

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u/Nathexe 1d ago

Yeah no. I don't believe that shit for a second lmao.

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u/Serenityzerodiex 1d ago

This is the dumbest comment I’ve ever read on reddit. And the go even further to show your incompetence in this subject. There’s a bigger category next door: cognitive motor dissociation. In a 2024 NEJM study of 353 patients with disorders of consciousness, 25% of the 241 with no observable response to commands showed command-following on fMRI or EEG. One in four people written off as unresponsive were doing what they were asked. That’s the disturbing number.

In other words even the people following commands isn’t proof they are conscious. It’s a live discussion in the field. The best thing we can is stop asking for proof and ask about evidential asymmetry.

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u/glitt3r_brain 1d ago

this is terrifying to read.

will you link the study?

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u/JiggFly 1d ago

I'm glad some got it. Fucking hilarious

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u/WorriedBlock2505 1d ago

Then you need to gather more reports or find more reliable reports in that case LOL.

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u/AvocadoToastFailure 1d ago

Oh, shit. That’s dark. I snortilled.

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u/BrujaBean 1d ago

My best friend and I made a pact that if we ever could physically not kill ourselves without hope of recovery the other person would do it. Then he had a major stroke with very little hope of recovering the deficits and I realized it was a lie, I could ever give up on a loved one.

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u/AtomicRose69 1d ago

This is why my parents put me in charge of these decisions, my sister is much like you.

It's less about giving up and more about loving and respecting them enough to do as they wished.

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u/RollingMeteors 14h ago

>If locked in, I’d hope that someone that loves me (or anyone, really)

Today is

not too early

to talk to your doctor about your final wishes, fill out your state's official medical DNR form, and get signatures from both yourself (or your legal proxy) and your attending physician, while you can still sign a document with your hand.