the desire to be remembered

[Leonard_Bangley39]

Does anyone else want to be remembered after they're gone? For me, the thought of being remembered gives me some closure and comfort. The thought that even years after i ctb, there will be some guy online going "hey, remember so and so? yeah that was crazy."

 

[itsgone2]

I'm horrified by it. It's probably one of the things holding me back.

 

[trist]

i actually prefer the opposite, i wish i could erase all evidence of my existence

 

[Nightfoot]

I think it's natural to want to be remembered after we're gone as it's as close to immortality that we can get. However, the vast majority of us will be forgotten in just a few generations and even descendants will only know our names, but won't really know us. Whether were remembered or not, once we leave this mortal coil, we won't know, anyway. Legendary musician Frank Zappa once said, "I don't give a fuck if they remember me or not." An interesting quote from a man with an I.Q. of 160. I think it's more important to be remembered while we're here. Being remembered after we're gone may benefit those we leave behind but won't benefit us, at all.

 

[CaptainSunshine!]

It is a human desire to be remembered and loved, so I definitely do feel this. But unfortunately I will be forgotten by everyone on here and real life. Suicide and death in general makes people remember your existence, but to me it seems like temporary reputational theatrics. I think you can only really be immortal if you are useful, but even then you might be miscredited and lost into obscurity.

 

[lonergirl_26]

I have a complicated thing with wanted to be remembered
I've always wanted to disappear, my family forgetting me and moving on
Then I also want to be remembered so I can be liked. Only by people on the internet. It's weird but people don't like me so a small part of me wants people to like me in death especially people who will only know me because of my death

 

[dasmurphy]

I actually don't want to be remembered, my biggest wish would be if I could be completely erased from history and memories....

 

[ifihadnever]

I understand that.

I don't think anyone knows I exist so have no chance of being remembered!

 

[AshenRose]

I want to be forgotten

 

[Macedonian1987]

I want to be forgotten without any trace in this world. I don't even want a tombstone. I want to be like I never really existed in this world. That's why before I ctb I plan on deleting all my social media.