I see by looking through your profile at some other material you've posted that this question may possibly be more than just a passing one, something more than just an intellectual exercise.
I can think of a lot of ways. I'm VERY imaginative.
Fast, slow, painless, excruciating. Self inflicted, assisted, or set up by someone else (a victim of your desires). I can think of clean ways, pleasant ways, gruesome ways, public ways, messy ways, and ways that leave little, if any, remains.
I can think of ways to make it look like an accident, murder, or natural causes. I can think of ways to make it exceedingly painful for others, or ways to traumatize witnesses on a grand scale. I can start with the letter "A" and work my way through "Z" and come up with five different ways to commit suicide starting for each of the letters. I can make it look like a race issue, a religious issue, or a drug issue.
Why can I come up with so many different means, even to the point where I can categorize and classify them, you might ask?
Because I've been there. I've walked the line, gotten as close as it's possible to be without going over. Had a long, drawn out staring contest with the guy holding the scythe who NEVER blinks. I know he doesn't blink. I asked him and saw him slowly shook his head from side to side.
What's the quickest way to die? Pardon me, but I'm not going to tell you. Suicide is an intensely personal decision. Ultimately personal, in fact, and the means for it are therefore just as personal in my opinion. You'll have to figure it out for yourself. I won't be a part of such a personal process. I will not share in the responsibility or the guilt for such. I will not play a role in your scheming.
I believe very much in personal responsibility. Even to the point of death. Whatever you do in life, however you conduct yourself, has its rewards and its consequences. You may reap the rewards and/or you may suffer the consequences. Either way, each person is responsible for their part.
That's life. We are all born, live for a while, and then we all die. There are no exceptions. Not one.
Marriage problems? Guess what? YOU ain't the only one who's ever had marriage problems.
Health problems? Guess what? YOU ain't the only one who's ever had health problems.
Kids don't like you? Bummer. YOU ain't the only one who's ever had kid problems.
And you know what else? No matter what problems you have, there's SOMEBODY out there who has had worse.
And survived to live a healthy, happy, productive life.
Which means YOU can, as well.
If you want to.
IF you are REALLY considering suicide, then the stage you are in now is the one where you are crying out for help. Which means you WANT to be better.
IF you're pulling our legs here, then you're FULL OF SH*T and I absolutely, POSITIVELY have NO problem with telling you this. Because if you ARE this depressed you either won't care or you'll absolutely appreciate how forthright I am with you on a matter you are taking quite seriously. I should know.
You want to live through your times of crisis?
Keep physically and mentally busy. A mind and body engaged in practical work has less time to spend on depression. You work your body hard, which gives outlet to the physiological stresses that severe depression brings on. And the exercise helps put your body in a healthier condition and enables you to get sleep. The mental engagement diverts your minds attention away from the psychological stressors and allows it to achieve a psychological and psychochemical balance. Which further reduces the stresses on your body and mind and also enables you to get sleep.
You got good friends? Get out and DO things with them. That's what friends are for. Fish, swim, hike, play cards, BBQ, put up a fence with them, work on a car, see movies, eat out once in a while, hit the beach, SOMETHING.
You got brothers and sisters? They're family. Same thing applies with family that I've outlined for your friends.
Got bills? Health issues? A job? Sit down and deal with them. List your bills, your payments, your income, your health problems...EVERYTHING. Put it on paper and start coming up with a plan, solutions to them. MAKE IT WORK OUT.
Ever heard of doctors, counselors, priests, psychologists, and psychiatrists? They are RESOURCES. USE THEM.
You want to die? Well, in all honesty, there is NOTHING I CAN DO TO STOP YOU.
I don't know who you are. I don't know where you live. And even if I did, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that I could stop you from killing yourself if you REALLY want to. I could spend every waking moment with you, but I've got to sleep some time. And even if I had several friends who could tag team this, we couldn't prevent it. That's professional level serious that is beyond the long term means of people like us.
Get help.
Comments
Good points, Chief. ;-)
by BigDaddyBS on January 12th, 2010
I've been to so many counselors, doctors, psych doctors that I've lost count all not amounting to a complete waste of time. I told a counselor just a few days ago that I am ready to die and do you know what her response was? The B**** gave me a gun to do it with!!!
I am not pulling anyone's leg when I say I'm ready to die. the only thing that kept me going was my kids but the fact that the doctors said "You have 4 months to live" on top of my then wife taking them and leaving gives me all the reason I need to end everything. You are entilted to your opinion I'll give you that much but even though my family had me admitted to a Hospital last night to prevent me from following through with it but you know what that didn't stop me from slitting my wrists with the glass from the clock I broke in my hospital room. At the moment a nurse is in my room every minute of the day and when he leaves MY HANDS ARE STRAPPED TO THE BED!!! This will be my last year no matter what anyone does. The security here is so lacking that I still have my knife under my pillow and I will kill myself sooner or later it will happen. no matter what these people try. All I have to do is act different for these people then once I am released I won't even leave the building before slashing my wrists AGAIN. I'm tired of living a life that is full of nothing but problems a people that sound like counselors with the almighty cure so preach on but keep an eye on the obituaries and you will soon hear about the person that killed himself while in a hospital.
by Williamstown on January 12th, 2010
Things that make you say "Hmmmmmm....".
Pardon me, "Williamstown". But you're full of it.
A "counselor" gave you a gun to commit suicide? Riiiiight.
You slit your wrists with the GLASS from the clock you broke in your hospital room? Riiiiiight. The clock was plastic and you sure seem to type pretty well for someone who made a 'serious' attempt to commit suicide by slitting both your wrists.
Your hands are strapped to the bed when the nurse has to leave your room? Sorry Charlie. I've been on suicide watch before. NOBODY leaves a suicidal person alone once a suicide watch is stationed. Not for ANY amount of time and not for ANY reason.
And if you slit BOTH your wrists, guess what? THEY DON'T STRAP YOUR HANDS TO THE BED! They use other restraining methods.
Oh, and speaking of being under a constant suicide watch while in a hospital where you attempted to commit suicide by slitting both your typing wrists the night before and have to have your hands strapped to the bed when said nurse leaves...
Funny about you being able to surf the internet so freely in a hospital where they DON'T allow WiFi service on the hospital floors because of the potential for broadcast radio signals, even from cell phones, because they might interfere with vital hospital equipment. And CERTAINLY they won't let a truely suicidal person anywhere NEAR something like a CAT5 or CAT6 computer cable that can be used to hang themselves. And CERTAINLY they wouldn't ever consider taking note of what you are typing under such serious conditions.
You have a knife under your pillow? Not if you're on a suicide watch like this. They search EVERYTHING.
You're terminally ill with four months to live? At this point, my response is "Whatever, dude." You're supposedly intent on committing suicide, so why do I care that you're terminally ill with 16 weeks or so to live? You can commit suicide by just sitting there and watching the days go by without trying to fight it.
You wanna commit suicide? That's YOUR decision. Pure and simple. And if you're being honest about it, there ain't a d*mn thing I or anyone else can do about it.
I'm not some yahoo with no experience in the signs of suicidal people. It's not as if I haven't actually KNOWN a few people who actually DID kill themselves, and a few more who tried, while I was in the Navy. And it's not as if I haven't been to the brink myself. That lends a LOT of validity to the suicidal awareness training I've received, as well as having been on suicide watch for people before.
Yeah, I can "preach" about this. I've earned the right. But my answer WASN'T preaching. It was honest, helpful information from a firsthand experience.
But don't expect any sympathy from me over this, and certainly no guilt either, if for no other reason than I just don't know you from Adam.
I might know you from MEGHAN, but DEFINATELY not from Adam.
by The Chief on January 12th, 2010
Oh, and it's very interesting how you claimed "THERE I JUST SLIT MY WRISTS PROBLEM SOLVED" on a comment posted to BigDaddyBS's answer. At the very same time you posted your comment above!
So, did you do it just before posting the comment here...or were you bleeding all over the keyboard while you were typing?
And where was that nurse you were talking about? Forget to tie you down while he took a potty break?
SOMETHING ain't right about your story. You should change your screen name to "colander" for all the water this is holding right now.
by The Chief on January 12th, 2010
I don't think I could imagine a more perfect answer Chief. Thank you.
by buster on January 12th, 2010
You are most welcome, buster.
by The Chief on January 13th, 2010
As a matter of fact I had slit my wrists but my sister walked in and after spending 72 hours in a hospital (St. Elizabeth South)on suicide watch and talking to at least 4 counselors that is the furthest thought from my mind I now have 20 stitches in east wrist. I got to do alot of thinking during those hours and I've decided to refuse to give up no matter the circumstances. I wish I had been pulling your leg Cheif but I did what I said and thanks to one of my sisters finding me at just the right minute I'm still here. Right now I am living with her (Thats the only reason the Doctor let me out as early as he did. I just wanted to thank all of you for taking the time to try talking some sense into me but I will now have the scars to remind me (once the stitches are out) everyday. All I can do is take it one day at a time come what may. I apoligize if I made anyone mad or upset but understand when I responded to all those posts I was pretty messed up. I hope we can forget about it and become friends because having someone to talk to will really help. I apoligize and thank you all for that slap in the face I needed. My computer still has some blood on it which I will leave there as a constant reminder that suicide is the cowards way out and if I want to talk I will send a letter out to you Cheif or one of the others that responded to this question. thank you chief I needed that slap in the face and if I need one more I'll ask YOU and everyone else that responded for one. Just for the record I live I Williamstown, KY.
by Williamstown on January 17th, 2010