Rational Suicide

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Hi all,

I've been thinking about this for a while.

I've done all I've wanted to do in this life. Genuinely.

I've got the chance at 'a new life', new job, new place to live etc.

But I'm bored of the constant struggle, to make money, to make people happy etc. Given, that when I die, I would know no more than before I was born. Isn't death the natural (least energy) option? I don't even have to worry about the struggle of actually trying to die, simply fall asleep and don't wake up.

So, world, why the hell should I bother with this thing called life? No BS about it being beautiful and experiences to have, all experiences are lost once we're gone.

N.B. My disbelief in the afterlife is concrete, so no God squad please.

I totally relate. Life is nothing more than an endless stream of pain and suffering. On second thought, it mostly resembles torture. Learnings? The only thing to learn is that humanity is a failed experiment that should have been trminated many thousands of years ago. After 67 years, all I have left is anger, bitterness, and hatred. Unfortunately, it seems that reincarnation is the name of the game. If this is really true then we are truely screwed forever. Hmmm, If life is torture, then who is enjoying the show watching us suffer? Food for thought, eh?

Leave behind something worthwhile, dying nameless and claiming you've done it all is BS.

I will leave several scientific results in major publications. Why not just ask what I've done rather than assume my life is as incomplete as yours.

I should also add, my name isn't on here so that nobody can stop me, should I decide to go ahead. Presumably you can comprehend this?

Neil Armstrong covered up the earth with his thumb.

Don't you want to do that?

Just did it, on a smartphone. Can't afford it IRL.

The bi-polar aspect of my life would make it very hard to do anything 'fun'.

Hey, it's your choice. In Eastern cultures it is viewed as a choice. Just consider all the variables (pragmatics, DNR / advance directive etc.) and if so, also do consider the 'death with dignity' movement as a last resort if you chicken out. I wish you the best of luck, whatever choice you make.

How do you propose to simply fall asleep and not wake up? Overdose?

Just so you know... overdose is NOT painless.

Even though the times we live are crazy, I'm curious to see how things turn out while I'm around. Who will be the next president for example?

I dunno. I suppose if I was as extremely bored with life and you say you are I would consider drug abuse. I'm very curious about strong psychedelics and trying some of them is kind of on my "bucket list".

Who knows, if you had some LSD or DMT you might get a new perspective.

You are obviously highly intelligent and I think it would be a pity to deprive us of future contributions to our progress on Earth. Aren't you indeed curious to see what new scentific developments may be just around the corner and also, wouldn't you like to actually see your own input making a difference, however small?

No-one can stop you from taking a choice but WP is a community and we do not want to see anyone removing themselves just when we start getting to know each other. I see WP as a type of "online town" and we are all a part of it.

I have been tremendously helped by what I've seen in the seven months since I joined WP and also by all that I've learnt in the past 4 years since I was finally diagnosed with AS. I spent the first 46 years of my life uncertain of what was "wrong" with me and had no real support system. Life is a journey of discovery.

I don't pretend to know much about conditions such as bipolar but surely the right medication is effective in combatting the "dark thoughts"?

Also, we don't really know what lies beyond. What if you woke up in the Spanish Middle Ages or somewhere worse?

Boredom does indeed suck.
There are far more remedies for boredom than for botched suicide though.
Many people who try and fail do enough damage that they are trapped with no opportunity to have another go.

You could try a hobby like base jumping, swimming with sharks or designing and flying your own ultralight aircraft.
Thus curing the boredom with a guaranteed exit at some point.

Not so fast...

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sds

At most, I think Humanity is like a tragic/comedy.

Curious question in two ways. First, I think if the OP answered it they'd likely get themselves in trouble with TPTB running this site. Most forums like this are usually okay with discussing suicide in the abstract, but much less tolerant of the description of specific methods. I'm guessing you weren't trying to get anyone in trouble, but it is not a question you should reasonably have asked.

Second, that it came from somebody with a nom de guerre like "Valkyrie2012," obviously a reference to Norse mythology. The Norse actually put dying by suicide ahead of dying quietly in bed. The former could get you into Valhalla, the latter would not. Of course, both were inferior to dying in battle, but presumably a Valkyrie would swoop down to snag the soul of a suicide, whereas they would not deign to grab the soul of somebody who died of old age, or even of disease. Though what sort of a heaven equivalent Valhalla actually was, I'm not so sure. Eating pork three times a day while waiting for Ragnarok doesn't sound like the best way to while away eternity from where I'm sitting. Maybe the mead would be good, but those tedious Norse skaldic poems I could do without, personally. Even if I understood the language, which I do not.