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Honestly, having worked in healthcare, you never, never ever want to answer anything but "no" to the question "do you want to die?"
It's basically one of the few things that's liable to get your rights to autonomy nullified in an instant. Worst thing is the professionals don't have much choice in this either as not acting on someone having indices of suicidality may cause them to be fired or even lose their professional license.
What I said to the question was "No, and if I did I wouldn't tell you, or even be here in the first place. But, I can envision future scenarios where I might consider it as an option if I don't manage to figure my shit out, which is why I'm here. I have no intention of suffering unneccessarily if a day comes where I'm miserable and there's no longer any hope for improvement."