Suicide is painless- Discussion on Suicide.

Vayne wrote:Does hanging yourself hurt do you think? I mean is it like being choked, and you're gasping for air, or is it pretty peaceful and you just slip into sleep.

Not that I'm thinking about killing myself or anything right now, I'm just curious.

If you jump and hang yourself you will probably snap your neck and die without feeling it. If you don't snap your neck then you'll just hang there choking with i think would be a pretty painful way to die.

Hatake wrote:

Vayne wrote:Does hanging yourself hurt do you think? I mean is it like being choked, and you're gasping for air, or is it pretty peaceful and you just slip into sleep.

Not that I'm thinking about killing myself or anything right now, I'm just curious.

If you jump and hang yourself you will probably snap your neck and die without feeling it. If you don't snap your neck then you'll just hang there choking with i think would be a pretty painful way to die.

I tend to disagree with your first statement. I don't think there is such thing as instant death; you can get close, such as with a gun, but I think most times you still feel something. Things may happen fast, but I still believe that you would feel a great amount of pain for even a split second before death.

Anyhow, if you were just hanging as opposed to falling, it would still be mighty uncomfortable. Have you ever truly been choked before? It can be fairly painful, and you have to remember that all your weight is being supported by your neck and all that pressure is going straight into your neck/trachea. No way would you peacefully slip into sleep before dying.

I remember reading a story by Orson Scott Card about a guy who was being punished by being hanged to death and then brought back to life to be hanged over and over. His discription of it was absolutely horrific. I remember him discribing how the guy vomited, but how it couldn't go anywhere. I don't remember the whole thing and I don't want to. It sounded REALLY nasty.

If you broke your neck I would think it would be pretty fast. I wouldn't chance it though. The gun in the mouth is the classic way. If you destroy your brain right away that's your best chance to avoid pain.

I don’t have the gumption to off myself, but I do wish for cessation every single day of my life. I’ve never actually attempted to kill myself because of what it would do to my family. I usually just quietly and discretely self-mutilate whenever I’m feeling really bad.

Maybe I’ll get lucky and be killed by outside circumstances…dying in a car accident would be nice. Winter’s coming up, so I guess that gives me something to look forward to.


I’ve always thought that suicide would be terrible for the time between knowing you’ve gone past the point of no return and the sweet bliss of oblivion. I imagine the surge of fear, adrenalin, and regrets of “Oh god, what have I done?” would be more horrible than anything that could lead up to suicide.

I don't like the idea of what people would say about me after I did myself in. I bet there's a lot of creeps out there who would think it's party time.

Parador wrote:I remember reading a story by Orson Scott Card about a guy who was being punished by being hanged to death and then brought back to life to be hanged over and over. His discription of it was absolutely horrific. I remember him discribing how the guy vomited, but how it couldn't go anywhere. I don't remember the whole thing and I don't want to. It sounded REALLY nasty.

If you broke your neck I would think it would be pretty fast. I wouldn't chance it though. The gun in the mouth is the classic way. If you destroy your brain right away that's your best chance to avoid pain.

Wouldn't he have just choked on his vomit?

He was choking anyway. This stuff just made it worse burning in his throat. And I think the pressure makes your eyes pop out of their sockets. Nice.

Asuka wrote:Before I kill myself I will definately write a book. I should recount my memoirs tomorrrow. To be honest I don't really know how much more of this ######6 #######4 I can take. AvPD sucks ass. The narcissism is getting too intense and I don't want to degenerate into a zombie and forsake whatever remnants of a soul I once possesed. I can't die alone in a bed, old, ugly and unwanted. Much better to die young with a sense of self and spirit still intact.

I would read your book. You have really interesting posts and its fun to read them, your book would probably be better then reading these pointless books for english class.

I agree with you about dying young. I don't want to live past 30 so if i haven't killed myself by then and my life still sucks i'll probably poison myself or some other painless death.

Ah, the suicide thread. I can avoid it (hah!) no longer.

Cosmos wrote:When I'm on a plane, I fantasize about the plane crashing.

Ever seen Fight Club?

I still have a (healthy?) fear of accidental death. Maybe I just want control.

Befuddled wrote:I’ve always thought that suicide would be terrible for the time between knowing you’ve gone past the point of no return and the sweet bliss of oblivion. I imagine the surge of fear, adrenalin, and regrets of “Oh god, what have I done?” would be more horrible than anything that could lead up to suicide.

I could not have put it any more eloquently or succinctly. Or in other words, I'm a real wuss when it comes to pain.

I must admit that, particularly in my bad moments, I also have recurring visions of suicide, in particular slashing my wrists for some reason. On the other hand I know I couldn't really go through with that, as I could never actually puncture my own skin. Also it would probably end up as a botched attempt, as either subconsciously or consciously I would do it at a moment when I know I will be found in time. It would probably be a "cry for help" and I really don't want to do that. Also I'd have to live with the scars.

Hanging probably would have a higher chance of success (or well epic fail really) if I manage to break my neck in one go, as was already said here. It still does not sound pleasant.

About going to sleep and waking up with these sort of feelings, I always savour that blissful moment of ignorance after just waking up. That moment when you are still halfway in some dream state and don't remember who you are yet. It only lasts a second or so, and then the full force of reality comes crashing down on you, and you realize in mounting horror who you really are and how much your life sucks.

@Asuka:
You seem like an intelligent person and I do enjoy reading your posts. Actually, write those memoirs on the forum (I suppose in some sense you already did in some fragmented way), I'm sure others here can relate to them and will enjoy reading them as well.

And to anyone reading about this heavy topic, LOOK AT THE CUTE KITTY CAT! Maybe it will cheer you up...

Asuka wrote:Thanks. Sadly I can't because it would'nt be fair on some of the "Characters" involved. I was just ranting more than anything else. This forum allows me to get stuff out of my system that I just repress everyday and barely acknowledge IRL.....If that makes any sense.

Understood, you shouldn't be posting highly personal information about other people on this forum.

That does make sense. It's good to have some form of emotional relief, even if it only works temporarily.

EDIT: Kittens are awesome.