To put a guess to Wilson's "why" in canon: his self-esteem is totally wrapped around helping other people (his efficacy at that notwithstanding), and he'd rather die than be the one who gets helped, especially because -- I believe -- he didn't think he had anyone in his life who would really take care of him while ill. House could be a great friend in a lot of ways, but long-term-care nurse is not one of them. That sounds logical and is the sort of thing House would say to explain why Wilson did what he did, but IMO that isn't how mentally healthy people react to a death threat. I've posted a reply to one of yarroway's comments which I don't want to repost in full length with my opinion how healthy people react in such a case. You note that hallucination!Cameron says much the same to House, but -- he refutes her advice and chooses to live, although he had more than enough reasons to call it a day. I think that's what people do, what we're hard-wired to do: to fight death to the end, no matter that it costs us more than we ultimately gain.
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Date: 2014-04-19 07:31 am (UTC)That sounds logical and is the sort of thing House would say to explain why Wilson did what he did, but IMO that isn't how mentally healthy people react to a death threat. I've posted a reply to one of yarroway's comments which I don't want to repost in full length with my opinion how healthy people react in such a case. You note that hallucination!Cameron says much the same to House, but -- he refutes her advice and chooses to live, although he had more than enough reasons to call it a day. I think that's what people do, what we're hard-wired to do: to fight death to the end, no matter that it costs us more than we ultimately gain.