Welcoming Death
When committing suicide, one wants the quickest, painless, neatest way. Jumping off buildings is foolish because one might end up quadriplegic and even less able to end one’s misery. Cutting one’s wrists means deliberately inflicting pain on one’s own body and only really sick people can do that without flinching. Hanging one’s self is too much work and not nearly instant enough, methinks. An overdose, if not planned carefully, can lead to an emergency room visit and traumatic stomach-pumping.
Ideally, the method one chooses for an endeavour such as this should allow a smooth, easy slide into oblivion. Remember, planning is everything.
This appealed to me in a morbid sort of way. That said, you did not specify which is the quickest, least painless way to suicide.
Comment by bunnywunny — January 14, 2006 @ 10:45 am
That’s because I don’t need a host of strangers searching the Internet for the best way to commit suicide descending on this blog. I don’t particularly relish having the deaths of anybody on my conscience, thank you very much!
Comment by Scribbler — January 14, 2006 @ 9:45 pm
OK, so /someone/ has to leave the mandatory “please tell us talking about it doesn’t mean you’re acting on it” comment. So don’t go do anything stupid, here!
It’s something I think about from time to time. I have a bottle of pain killers here. There’s a risk it would only land me back in the hospital, but it’s enough to do the job if done right (not going to say anything more about how to do this, either). While I won’t ever do it, I think about methods that would guarantee the job was done, while looking accidental.
Comment by kevin — January 15, 2006 @ 11:35 am
Not about to do it, but sometimes I think it would be nice to escape from this life…
Comment by Scribbler — January 16, 2006 @ 6:10 pm
In our society, suicide is the coward’s final escape. So painless = good. Unless they’re just crying for attention. Interesting contrast with hara-kiri suicides, no?
Comment by sneexe — January 23, 2006 @ 11:59 am