I am writing to seek help committing suicide.
I have a very black-and-white personality. Either all or nothing.
Either good or bad. Either something is or it is not. There is no
middle ground. By itself this is not such a bad thing, but I also have
had on-off depression since 2nd grade (I’m now in 9th) which has been
constant in the past few weeks. I see everything as pathetic and
everyone as awful. If it is fair to say that for most, good and bad is
like a scale, hoping the good outweighs the bad, for me it is like a
drop of bad dye in a glass of good water: it takes very little bad to
contaminant all good.
Which brings me to my second point: I see no worth in individuals. We
are each one person in over seven billion. Seven billion! That is a
number we cannot begin to comprehend. And each of us are only one in
this mix. To better explain this, let’s say you had someone who was
completely broke; they didn’t have a penny to their name. If you came
up to this person, them having no idea who you are, and gave them
$100, I feel it would be safe to say that the $100 may feel like a
million. However, to an actual millionaire? That money is nothing. Now
instead of a few million to a hundred, make the comparison over seven
billion to one. That is the worth of you, me, or anyone alive. Which
poses the question: why is suicide such a bad thing? Each one of us is
far too outnumbered to make a difference, thus leaving each of us as a
waste of space, food, and other valuable resources. For the most part,
this article sums up my view on suicide:
http://www.italki.com/entry/93498
You must know I cannot be helped. I’ve sought all kinds of help:
parents, friends, teachers, religious teachers, even a professional
(who was the one who diagnosed me with depression). Nobody helps
because all they do at most is give coping methods. Really? Coping?
Say you had a virus on your computer. Would you just try to ignore the
problem? Would you accept the fact that your computer is basically
broken? Would you waste hundreds of dollars on a new one, even with
your old files potentially locked away? No! You fix it! You eliminate
the problem! Why should life be any different? I shouldn’t let
constant problems happen, I should eliminate them! And medication, you
say? I’m (apparently genetically) diseased with CMT. It’s different
for everybody, but here’s mine: the cartilage between the skin and
nerves is there to stop the nervous system from overreacting. However,
it’s overproduced in my skin, strangling the nerves and making
responses delayed, or sometimes, not responsive at all. Thanks to
constant study and trial-and-error from my grandfather, I know that
most antidepressants would severely worsen my CMT. A few months ago,
my mother gave my doctor a list of antidepressants (written by my
grandfather) which had little to no effect on my CMT and asked him to
see which would be best. We still haven’t heard back from him.
So in short, I want encouragement to commit suicide. I’ve nearly jumped
to my death before, but chickened out. I’m sick of living every moment
in misery and want to prove that my pathetic existence is worth
nothing. So please, take some time to come up with something that can
push me over the edge…literally.
4 comments
I’m sorry to tell you this, but you probably won’t get any comments urging you to end you life, not on this site. This site is geared to preventing suicide, not encouraging it. Also the prospect of police investigation would stop people from giving you what you want…
I sympathize, really do. Years ago I was anorexic–brittle bones, hair falling out 100 pounds, self harming, suicidal and depressed anorexic. I tried to jump of a cliff, and I also over dosed. Still alive. Suicidal desire still burns in me, and what do you know I’m still anorexic. I’d like to tell you it gets better, because truly it can and will (situation depending) but killing one self goes against the core of what we are as human beings. That core, is survival. What creature would starve and hurt itself voluntarily? What is a human when they defy the fabric of what they are and end their life? Well, a persistent, in pain human. But the point is, when you have the gun in your mouth or edge closer to the cliff, something, in most cases, makes your body stop despite your brains screams for you to do it. It’s hard for a reason. That involuntary instinct is MEANT to keep us alive, because one you leave this worldly existence, you won’t be coming back the way you left. Of course that’s spiritual option.
Suicide is hard. For you, me, and everyone in this site living is hard sometimes. Life is hard, it can hurt, breathing is hard, and for me, eating is hard. But, which is harder. Life, or suicide. And what guaranties death is any easier than life?
I’m sorry I can’t help you little one. I can’t help you overcome these feelings. And I WON’T encourage you to do what I can’t.
You said you looked to friends and family for help. That’s what makes it so hard, isn’t it? Knowing who your leaving behind, and knowing they will miss you, knowing that everyone who loved you, you’re killing part of them too.
I hope you can find the courage to live. Good luck.
I apologize for my various typos and errors… Sorry spelling.
I agree, I would never want to encourage someone to commit suicide. Sorry ><
We're all fine talking about how we want to leave, or how we have tried, but its a different story telling someone else they should do it…
I’m sorry, but as bad as I can get sometimes with the same feelings, I can’t want this for you. I want you to be free of the pain even though you may never be “positive” or completely loving your life. I want you to find solace in living, experiencing and moving forward.
My friend’s younger brother (19) just hung himself as his father did 10 years prior, so I’ve gotten to see what this is doing to the family left behind and it’s so much more than just “missing” him. It’s so incredibly destructive to the loved ones (even if they weren’t the close-knit family you’re picturing right now, because they were not.) after the fact. One brother has closed off completely and the other is now embracing drugs to the point of immediately exchanging all xmas giftcards hours after receiving them. The grandfather is convinced he is cursed and is in constant agony – two months later.
So, it’s not “they will miss me and move on”. It just isn’t like that at all. It’s so very much worse.
And the fixing is something only you can do is the thing, the trick, the solvent to your depression buildup. I’ll tell you to consider doing something radical, like a move or job change or go to school. Try things you wouldn’t normally try (good things) because why the fuck not? It’s not like if it leaves you destitute, you wouldn’t have at least experienced something more than this. The end is permanent. So at least give the effort and take the risks of something less permanent before you take the final exit. I won’t tell you to consider that, because I can’t, knowing what happens and what’s at stake for you.