Comments on: Suicide is painless?

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:15:38 +0000

I’m going to close the comments on this post now.

If you feel you need to discuss any of the issues raised by this post, or the comments that have been made on it, there are better places than this blog for you to find the help you’re looking for.

One such place is The Samaritans: http://www.samaritans.org

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:13:04 +0000

@Echo
There’s not anything I can say in response to your comment that won’t come off sounding insincere, patronising or just plain rude so suffice to say that my opinion remains the same.

By: Echo

Echo — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:24:28 +0000

Hey, Wolf. I know you’re not trying to give any wrong impressions by writing about your thoughts on suicide, contemplative or otherwise, but I figured I’d just do the same thing and see if I could get some thoughts back. But I must say, I was a bit disappointed when you said that suicide was “the ultimate act of selfish cowardice” since I believe that sometimes it is not. In my case, I’ve had schizophrenia for about a year and a half now and the people I see and the way the disease makes me feel has been slowly killing me on the inside and driving me insane, in the less-serious sense. In the beginning, I did want to give up and kill myself because I felt God had turned his back on me anyway. But after a long time, I changed my attitude and no longer wanted to commit suicide, although I do fantasize about it pretty much every day. I just hope this gave you a new perspective on some suicide cases.

By: Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:31:23 +0000

hey everyone. to be ohnest i came to this sight by accident , im 14 and love life.i started reading the article and just couldnt stop. school and everything is a real hassle for me at the moment and, although i would never do it, i sometimes fantasize about killing my self. my plan ia to take a load of downers and then jump of something realy high like a clif or bridge so i drown.i love adrenilen and i love the water.srry for the typos

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:17:05 +0000

@Trudessa
Sorry, you’ve come to the wrong place. I’m not here to give anyone any advice on how to end their life.
Also, think of the consequences of your possible actions – throwing yourself in front of a train doesn’t just make a mess; it turns the driver of the train into a killer. Do you really want to do that to some stranger? Suicide is the ultimate act of selfish cowardice, but please spare a thought for the people that may be involved in the aftermath of your actions.
Personally, if I was in your position with children who are going to be left behind, I couldn’t even contemplate ending my life.

By: Trudessa

Trudessa — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:58:35 +0000

I want to know a quick and least amount of pain suicide. That’s all. Cancer runs high in my family and I don’t want my kids to see me suffer. I am 52 and not in the best of health as it is. I just want something quick and something my kids won’t have to clean up after. As far as painless, no such thing. But want that for myself. I have come up with standing in front of a fast moving train, but that is such a mess for everyone. But it’s the quickest and pain hopefully won’t last long. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:41:43 +0000

@Mitchell:
Hey there Mitchell. Thanks for your comment.

I’m beginning to regret having written this post because it seems to have been taken as some sort of ‘call to death’ by a number of people – generally youngsters like yourself. You really should give life a chance before deciding that you’ve had enough of it. 18 is no age at all – and at that age, you have the opportunity to change anything you don’t like. There’s nothing so bad that it can’t be overcome.

Let me put you straight – hanging yourself is not “quick” or “moderately painless”. It’s a long, slow, painful death and you’ll regret the attempt just at the point when it becomes too late to save yourself. Any form of asphyxiation is to be avoided, too.

If you want to waste your life pointlessly, join the Army and get yourself posted to Iraq!

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:28:04 +0000

Dear Wolf,

My name is Mitchell and I am 18. Your letter has nearly described my exact feelings and mind set, although I can not say that I am as depressed as you, it’s more that we both fantasize about our own suicides and the different points of views on the subject. I greatly appreciate you writing this letter, as it has given me a somewhat adequate feeling of closure that I am not the only one who thinks as I do. The power of free-will has been by far my greatest reason to commit suicide, however so few would understand my reasoning behind it writing a suicide note would be like writing a book haha…but anyways, I often fantasize that being hung would be my favorite form of suicide, quick, moderately painless, and theres just something old school about it that peeks my interest. Should I ever not be up to it I would have to say nitrogen asphyxiation is my number two choice. Perhaps those two options will help in finding a way to either ending your life, or starting another chapter to it. Wolf, I thank you for sharing your thoughts and wish you the best of luck on your 60th birthday.

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