Do you ever think people who commited suicide regret it half way?

[Sunghoon]

What the title says

 

[Ineedthis18743]

I don't think people regret it. It's what they wanted and needed. I think most people probably gets scared half way through though
When I'm finally successful there will be no doubt in my mind it'd what I wanted but I bet I'm terrified in those final moments

 

[SVEN]

Maybe regret what they are experiencing because of the method, however I doubt many who manage to commit to the act regret what they have decided to do.

 

[F@#$]

I regret not going through with it 25 years ago.

 

[opheliaoveragain]

I don't like to think this, since I just accompanied someone virtually on weds and I do not want to think that in that 25-40 minute window that they were at all filled with regret. They finally got to where they wanted and needed to be and they're free now, from pain, from tears, from everything.

I can't speak for people who are fully impulsive (different than half impulsive, you can have everything planned to a T and a certain situation puts someone over the edge and they start their plan maybe sooner than they thought they would)

 

[Lost Magic]

I guess it depends on each individual and their methods. Survival instinct is another major factor.

 

[apearl]

I do think about it from time to time, thats why I would never do a jumping off a high place method because if I regret it halfway down it would be brutal.

 

[Emeralds]

I think many people do regret it. There are a lot of impulsive suicides. Also many suicides where someone may not want to die, but feel that they are forced into it because of their circumstances. No one will know for certain if they will regret it until they do it.

 

[nir]

Yes, unfortunately with the large quantity of suicides that happen, statistically it is likely that a large number of people die each year by suicide who regret it in their final moments.

There's an interview with someone who jumped off of the Golden Gate Bridge who said he regretted it as soon as his feet left the ground. He managed to survive.

There are, however, plenty of people who have survived suicide attempts on this website who only regret their survival. I think it really depends on person-to-person, and it can be difficult to assess what your own reaction to death will be like.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Yes, I expect so. Just how much of that is SI induced though, I wouldn't like to say. I'm sure that feeling frightened and in pain makes you want to return to a more familiar place of safety. Feeling scared shitless has managed to banish suicidal thoughts for me in the past. I expect death itself is a much more intensified version.

 

[Ineedthis18743]

I think many people do regret it. There are a lot of impulsive suicides. Also many suicides where someone may not want to die, but feel that they are forced into it because of their circumstances. No one will know for certain if they will regret it until they do it.

Yeah. Regretting actions that got them to that point definitely agree with that

 

[maniac116]

I know that most jumpers who survived said they regretted jumping the second they jumped & that it took "forever" for them to land.

 

[L'absent]

If they are suffering it is normal to regret. But they don't regret the suicide, but the pain.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

Yeah but I think that's mostly due to SI scaring the hell out of them

 

[Worndown]

People who have jumped and survived have stated they regretted it the momrnt they started falling. That might just be SI finally taking over. One last effort to survive.
Regardless the method, once you are past the point of no return, you might turn your attention to other things, even if only for a few seconds.
If it was easy, this site would not be needed.

 

[depthss]

if their SI kicks in, they may feel like they want to live in that moment, especially if their method is painful. but, I dont think thats really the same as regret, its just their bodies reaction to what is happening in the moment

 

[Leiot]

I think many of the people who act impulsively may end up regretting it, but I think those who make peace with it don't. I made peace with myself when I tried and it was the best I've ever felt. No pain, no regrets, no worries.. just living in the moment for a litle while. I imagine it was what Buddhist monks get to when they live in the moment. I would do just about anything to get back there. I got close once when I tried cutting but the feeling only lasted for a moment.

That's when I figured out, at least for me, that if it hurts it's not time. Don't know about other people.

I just grossly underestimated what it took to OD. A full bottle of oxycontin didn't do it, but I was on fentanyl at the time. Should have done the math.

 

[imsotired35]

Yes definitely. There was a girl on here who posted her SN thread, her last message was something along the lines of she was regretting taking the sn but she was sadly not seen on the site again so presumably she wasn't able to get help in time. I think of her a lot.

I heard that every person who survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge regretted it on the way down.

 

[astonishedturnip]

It's pretty dogmatic to assume that nobody who CTBs ever might have regretted the decision. History is full of people who obviously regretted the decision with evidence like calling 911, bemoaning the decision to bystanders, or otherwise trying to save themselves. Sometimes it's SI, sometimes it's the realization that their attempt was inspired by loose reasoning and they really do want to live. On a personal note, yes, I did have a couple friends who regretted halfway but they did survive and were teenagers who admitted the attempts were a cry for help.

Of course, most people on this site crave death and DON'T have options to CTB, so you tend to encounter the assumption that everyone who CTBs 100% meant it and needed it... because we've spent so long fighting against the anti-choice sentiment that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem or that 100% of attempt survivors are soooo happy they're alive. Just saying.

So imo sometimes yes, sometimes no. Certainly there are many those who successfully CTB on the forum who are very happy with the choice. Personally I want to live HAPPILY but choose not to live in the MISERY I know is inevitable thanks to life's shittery. Thus I'd more regret that things had to turn out this way but not regretting I was about to die.

 

[MatrixPrisoner]

No, I think they are too dead too reflect upon it. I am so jealous of them.

 

[an alien]

I think many regret it absolutely but thats because there are so many situations that can drive people to feel like the right choice is to end their life. A person suffering for years from mental/physical anguish who has spent years trying to find a way to live a good life finally saying enough is enough and ending their time here? They dont regret that. A 20something with impulsivity issues that got into a huge fight with a partner of a few years that decides 'fuck them I'm out'? Yeah that person probably experiences a great deal of regret if they have time to during an attempt. The only hope I can hold on to is that the people that do get to have that moment of regret or clarity are in a position they can back out and maybe reconsider.

 

[identity0]

if their SI kicks in, they may feel like they want to live in that moment, especially if their method is painful. but, I dont think thats really the same as regret, its just their bodies reaction to what is happening in the moment

Yeah, such regrets in that state with SI taking over can't be expected to be rational. It's just a biological reaction, part of the dying process.

 

[EnnisTcc1]

Logically, if they were to be stopped and saved, no. But I do think 95% of people feel terror, regret and suffering halfway through the attempt simply because of how the human brain works. It's why people who try to hang themselves scratch at their necks, people who "cut" themselves (and don't pass out) scream and beg for help. It's a survival instinct we evolved before feeling suicidal probably even existed/was a concept recognized.

So, a logical regret? No. But I do believe that because of biology, there definitely is a biological regret that happens.