# What would you do if you knew you would die in 5 years? **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [December 24, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778 "2025-12-24T04:31:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/1 "2025-12-24T04:31:00Z")
Tell me what you would do ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/rainstorm/32/242_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/2 "2025-12-24T04:44:03Z")
Spend as much time with my Mom as possible ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/3 "2025-12-24T04:53:59Z")
It’s probably already really true. Nothing, live out the rest of my days in solitude and peace. I had my good years, now I just want to wind down quietly. ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/4 "2025-12-24T04:54:20Z")
Did you got 20 plus years left in you at least ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/5 "2025-12-24T04:54:32Z")
It’s really beautiful that you love your mother ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/6 "2025-12-24T04:55:57Z")
Maybe if I lose weight, exercise and eat right. Those are big ifs though. ---
**Author:** ![shutterbug](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/shutterbug/32/900_2.png) [@shutterbug](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/shutterbug)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/7 "2025-12-24T05:00:23Z")
I’m not supposed to be alive right now and I don’t know if I’ll be alive next year. I’m not waiting until tomorrow to do the things I want to do today. ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/8 "2025-12-24T05:02:30Z")
This is supposed to be a thought experiment where people engage in the effort of understanding themselves the sense that they would determine their actions based on the concept of losing their lives. I did not mean to engender the concept of losing one’s life or collaborate upon the idea thereof ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/9 "2025-12-24T05:02:46Z")
That’s voice to text so it’s kind of bullshit. But you get the idea ---
**Author:** ![anon2524392](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@anon2524392](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/anon2524392)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/10 "2025-12-24T05:25:36Z")
I would spend so much time letting everyone I love how much they mean to me. There’s a country song about a guy who learns he has cancer, and he changes the way he lives- took time to fish with his dad, that kind of stuff. I’d do that. I’d stop worrying about spending money on stupid things and invest it in things that matter like time with the people I love. I’d find a way to make sure my husband would be set up once I was gone. I’d write letters, take pictures. I wouldn’t work or go to school; I may enjoy it, but I would enjoy the time with my loved ones more. ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:28am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/11 "2025-12-24T05:28:27Z")
Good explanation and that song sounds really good ---
**Author:** ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-knew-you-would-die-in-5-years/778/12 "2025-12-29T19:36:00Z")