Is it true that when a person chooses to die mentally, the body starts giving up

[LastDayOnEarth]

I heard about people who simply passed out due to heartbreak and simply not having the will to continue

 

[inpainnosleep]

I have completely given up due to a neurological injury and its symptoms. I have completely given up mentally and physically as well. I simply sit in bed and click on stuff on my laptop. I do have friends but don't want to interact, only left the house to go to three doctor's appointments since December. I have given up on self care and only eat when I have to even though I used to enjoy food. On top of that I'm in severe withdrawal from one of my meds because it was helping me and I was taking extra (I had extra stashed away from previous prescriptions) but now have to go back to my regular lower dose. I feel like the withdrawal has given me akathisia and I'm so anxious all the time and my body constantly gets worse. I'm so sad because I was actually happy up until September when all this started. I was fighting severe mental health issues but still had windows of happiness until then. I have completely given up, yet my body keeps going while giving me more and more psychical and psychiatric symptoms. So unfortunately the giving up method does not work but I wish that it did :( After such a painful life and so many set backs I do not have a will to continue any longer, but my body doesn't seem to want to pass on its own even though I ask for that every night. Once again, this makes me sad. I keep thinking of the mistakes that I made that led to my health issues and wish I could go back in time. I was suicidal for much of my life and life was mostly crap or always turned into crap (which made me feel like I was cursed) but there was always hope. Now there is no hope.

 

[softfur]

i know factually that anxiety weakens your immune system, and of course gives people heart attacks. so i'm sure something similar can result from depression. but it would have to be very miraculously rare for death to happen like that if someone isn't already severely ill.

 

[Jadedmeursault9]

I think it depends on the circumstance. There's definitely adverse effects on the body when you're deep in a depressive cycle.

If you're severely ill I believe the body begins to shut down faster if you accept your fate as well.

 

[sickofeverything]

If you're talking about broken heart syndrome it does happen from great trauma but it can take up to a year and seems to be easily avoided with support. I also wish the body would just give up when you give up mentally

 

[elenaboo25]

Yup. I have given up mentally in November. I am in my mid 20s. My blood pressure was normal back in November despite me being obese and having other risk factors for high blood pressure. Now it is high enough that medication is being suggested. I have also recently developed what appears to be vestibular migraines. I did not have that before. I feel like my body is already giving up. Now I have to decide if I want to take both migraine medication and blood pressure medication, as the migraine medication says one should not take it if one has untreated high blood pressure. But I feel it is a waste of resources, given that I want to ctb anyway. I feel I am a drain on society and a waste of money because I will likely start taking those medications so that I can live for another few months or years with less pain, just to then ctb.

 

[insectontrial]

I think this is true of me. I've noticed, through testing my preferred method, that I don't have a feeling of instant regret or a strong desire to fight back once I've started the process. I had to force myself to back out of my last test because I just had this thought of "what's the worst that could happen if you just went ahead with this?", and I hadn't even printed out my goodbye letter yet. I am just ready to die now.

 

[gardenhouse]

I haven't been sleeping for months, 7 months in total because of severe tin, the only way i sleep is i take sleeping pills, snd that only gives me 5 hours of sleep too. researchers say, lack of sleep results in hi blood pressure, and cardiovascular health, but I checked my blood pressure all are normal, what suffers the most is my mental health as it leads me to depression of wanting to die, that's why i'm here. I wish i would die from heart attack or stroke due to chronic insomnia but nah

 

[Forever Sleep]

I'm sure that deep grief, depression, anxiety affects the body in a negative way. As remarked here- it can also be accompanied by not taking proper care of ourselves. Neglecting food, hygiene, sleep, fitness etc.

I'm sure that many elderly people- after losing their lifelong partner say, do deteriorate rapidly themselves. But then- their constitution may already be weakened- being old and frail already.

I think the body (fortunately or unfortunately) is also very resilient. It's also quite difficult to ignore our survival needs without suffering. I imagine many of us may be neglecting our needs somewhat but- we maybe still pander to them eventually- to avoid pain/ discomfort or illness.

People aren't exactly the same either. I imagine genetic factors affect just how vulnerable we are to abusing ourselves.

 

[rainatthebusstop]

God I wish. I have given up 15 years ago and I am in best health. But then again, I might just be unlucky.

But yeah, having depression affects your health negatively because you start neglecting yourself and all of that useless stuff like brushing your teeth or showering is actually good for you.