Zoraya ter Beek, 28, lives in a small Dutch town with her boyfriend and two cats. Though physically healthy, she says years of “depression, autism, and borderline personality disorder” have made her life unbearable. In early May, she plans to undergo euthanasia—“a nice nap,” as she calls it—ending her life peacefully at home.

In the Netherlands, euthanasia is legal under strict conditions. Patients must make a voluntary and well-considered request, and doctors must determine their suffering is “unbearable with no prospect of improvement.” A doctor then administers or provides life-ending medication, followed by an official review.

Ter Beek’s psychiatrist told her “there was nothing more to try.” She plans a quiet farewell, with her partner beside her, a sedative first, then medication to stop her heart. She wishes her ashes to rest in a forest.

Her case has reignited debate about euthanasia for mental illness. Critics fear it’s shifting “from a last resort for the terminally ill to a normalized response to mental suffering,” while supporters argue it gives autonomy and dignity when “all hope is gone.”

Her story raises one haunting question: when suffering seems endless, “who decides enough is enough?”