Discussion How many of you are only alive because you don't have access to any easy method

[Darkover]

if i had easily access to a substance that kills you peacefully without needing lots of time to require and setup i would leave or if assisted dying was available to me i would also leave, the only reason i am alive still is because of the government restrictions on effective peaceful methods

 

[Peter Skellern]

More or less.

 

[NoPoint2Life]

Pretty much I suppose.

However- my mom is currently ill so if
something easier was available, I might have to actually think about it first . I'd feel too guilty

But- if you're talking about something really easy and peaceful like a magic pill, I would slip it to my mom first, so she would not have to suffer anymore. Then once I made sure she was done suffering I would take it myself.

 

[Namelesa]

Mostly yes, I am still here cus I am trapped by family and so don't have any easy access to any effective method. Only reason for me to voluntary continue to exist is to finish making the games I want to and while I would like to do that to provide something special to others, at some point I just feel like I should just kill myself already as am suffering so much and at some point should take my feelings into consideration first and do what I want most for myself.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Depends on what you define 'peaceful' and 'easy'. I bought SN from IC before he was arrested. People in the UK still seem to get hold of SN. However- it does risk welfare checks possibly, which obviously aren't great. Especially if you live with others. I suppose relatively speaking though, it does appear less brutal than other methods and it is just a matter of buying a product. That said, maybe laws have tightened up over the past couple of years- I'm not sure. The antiemetics are still an issue though.

I'm still hoping to wait for my Dad to go first regardless but, even after that, I worry I may not have the guts to go through with it. Do you think you would if you had SN to hand say? I just think any DIY method is going to be terrifying to be honest.

 

[zerocontrol]

I definitely would've done myself in 6 years ago if firearms were accessible where I live.

 

[Defenestration]

ME ME ME

 

[Eudaimonic]

I'd say that's why in my case. I'm in the process of planning a CTB with SN, but it's certainly not my first choice, just what is most practical given that I can't be away for that long and live with others.

I don't really think SN is a peaceful method. But it seems relatively painless, which I think is good enough for me tbh, especially with benzos to reduce panic.

 

[Defenestration]

if I lived permanently at the top of a building 50 or 60 m high I wouldn't have been there since 2005... I constantly say that in times of crisis I could have thrown myself away...