Discussion Does the idea of there being nothing after death scare or comfort you?

[faust]

I'm going to use nitrogen too but I was going to take some Xanax first to make me sleepy and calm. Are you going to use a mask or exit bag?

No, not nitrogen. Nembutal. If I do not get N, I will buy SN

 

[Deleted-User-0]

No, not nitrogen. Nembutal. If I do not get N, I will buy SN

I bought 2 packs of SN today as a back up method.

 

[faust]

I bought 2 packs of SN today as a back up method.

SN is a good method even as a primary I think

 

[oneanonymous]

It comforts me. Even when I was a little kid, the idea of existing forever scared the hell out of me.

 

[escapefromabuse]

To finally be able to shut my mind off, sleep, and escape the hell that my life has become sounds divine.

 

[WhyamIstillhere]

I'm going to use nitrogen too but I was going to take some Xanax first to make me sleepy and calm. Are you going to use a mask or exit bag?

Different N

 

[Cave Johnson]

The thought comforts me, it truly does. The actual process of dying scares the shit out of me, mostly because I worry about fucking it up, but passing into the infinite void? I'd like to cease existing.

 

[mesohappy]

Sometimes the thought comforts me.Sometimes it makes me feel a little sad,I don't know if scared is the right word.Maybe just fear of missing out?I still get pleasure out of some small, simple things in this existence,like the hot shower that I took this morning..My mind has been all over the place lately.Sometimes I don't feel 100% convinced there is "nothing".Last week a stranger showed me a random act of mercy and kindness at a very dark time and because of it I found myself praying and pouring my heart out to God.I prayed "the Lords prayer" before I went to sleep last night.Then comforted myself with the thought of achieving "nothingness" in the morning.Im all fucked up..

 

[Lost Magic]

tbh I am more afraid of the concept of reincarnation. I have no clue how people find that a comforting thought. Imagine having to come back to this shit hole world in different body vessels lifetime after lifetime. Fuck that. I am okay with there being nothing after this but if consciousness does somehow survive, I hope it is better than this hell.

 

[ncmxm]

i had a lot of experiences in life that prooved to me that there is definitely something beyond physical life.
for that reason i am not scared of completely dissapearing.

i'm not religious or new age or anything like that so it makes it easier for me to know it definitely from my own experience.
and i wish every one of could.

i AM SCARED however that i will loose my identity.
that my desires will seem silly.
that i won't indentify myself as a female, that i will lose the drive to do what want to do.
i am TERRIFIED of that.

i have to overcome that fear.

If it's ok for me to ask, would you mind sharing what experiences you've had? If you don't feel like answering it's absolutely okay of course!

 

[FuneralCry]

The idea of there being nothing after death is very comforting to me. Of course it is hard to comprehend what eternal nothingness is like as existence is all we know. To me it sounds wonderful to never have to experience anything again, to me it is freedom from the prison that is called life. It is the thing that I want the most. Life is the scary thing to me as there is unlimited potential for suffering.

 

[jscudd55]

Both for sure, just one of the questions of is it better to exist and suffer or not exist and never know you did.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

It comforts me.

I would be more scared of my existence continuing.

 

[Journeytoletgo]

It's comforting. I won't have to remember anything from this existence, and my mistakes and failures and being unsocial as a social being and unattractive

 

[Mondo]

Every single one of us will find out one day.. sooner or later, no one is going to live forever, we will find out when we get there

 

[BrokenLine]

The idea of not being of not existing is something I find comforting.

 

[Pharmaruined]

i had a lot of experiences in life that prooved to me that there is definitely something beyond physical life.
for that reason i am not scared of completely dissapearing.

i'm not religious or new age or anything like that so it makes it easier for me to know it definitely from my own experience.
and i wish every one of could.

i AM SCARED however that i will loose my identity.
that my desires will seem silly.
that i won't indentify myself as a female, that i will lose the drive to do what want to do.
i am TERRIFIED of that.

i have to overcome that fear.

That's your ego.. the small mind. The bigger mind or your higher conscious just is. it doesn't think or judge it's just a witness.. we probably chose to take physical form so we could have some pleasure, feelings etc. Or it was a big trap..

If we need to incarnate into something to feel those things. Make sure to read the fine print. Cuz there's a flip side

 

[StevieNixs]

I believe that there is 100% something after death due to my recent experiences - which I outlined in another post. In fact, this gives me comfort (and no I am not religious) in fact it makes me more determined in my desire to cTB.

 

[OnlyTheWind]

I've always naturally felt that there is something after death. Whether it's a direct transition to a different stage of existence, or a temporary nothingness followed by another existence, it's all good with me. I believe that everything in the universe operates on cycles, and that includes consciousness.

 

[filthyrottendirty]

Comfort (but there is something after)

 

[ClownMe]

Definetly comforts me.

 

[Dear Agony]

Both. If there is something after death, this basically means this was all some cruel test and I actually deserved all of this. If there's nothing, then it was all just a coincidence and there's no reason for my pain. That thought comforts me, but is also depressing...

 

[Lady black]

The thought about death gives me comfort it doesn't matter if there is a nice place after death or if there is nothing

 

[motel rooms]

I don't need comfort. I have a huge heart & I'm always comforting other people.

 

[littlelungs]

The idea of ceasing to exist completely is definitely hard for me to wrap my head around, simply because when I didn't exist, I obviously wasn't aware of that (or anything else) and thus I have no reference point and can't really imagine anything TO be afraid of, if that makes sense.

So, no, I wouldn't say that I'm afraid of it; rather, it's just not something that I can comprehend. But at the same time, the idea of being at peace and generally just left the hell alone for all of eternity – both by myself and this dipshit world – is definitely a comforting thought.

 

[Saski]

To me, like many others, it's both. On one hand, I want to be at some sort of afterlife (that understands why people take their own lives), a reality where the things happen in your life are gone or done right, pocket dimension, or be a ghost where I can feel comfy and do whatever I want with my spirit. I feel like a pocket dimension, being a ghost, or an afterlife are the most comforting in my opinion since they're the most you can be at your most free.

However, if nothing happens and we see a void, I'm fine with that. I don't get to feel, I don't get to experience whatever I want to wipe off my mind. It's an everlasting peace. I may be dust, but at least I get to feel nothing when I'm forever resting. These are my two cents. I know the stuff I mentioned are ludicrous but I'm just listing possibilities, no one knows after death for certain.

I'm just at a point at just leaving the world, no matter what happens after.

 

[ConfusedAndWeird]

It mainly comforts me. I've "not existed" for billions of years before my birth and I never noticed or cared. My pain only began once I was born, and I know for certain that there is no pain in non-existence, so what would I have to be afraid of?

 

[circleofdepression]

Definitely comfort. I want there to be a nothingness, a blackness. No consciousness, no nothing. Just peace.

 

[ITSCHRISHERE123]

From a realistic, completely logical POV, it would seem that death for humans would be the same as it is for any other species. We are gone, poof snap that is it. The same as it is before you were born, there is nothing, not even nothing. TRUE nothing, not even the feeling of nothingness. Does this bring you guys comfort or scare you?

Comfort, there's no way around it anyway your going to die eventually

 

[nightnightnitrite]

I'm really hoping there is nothing after death. I don't want a heaven or hell or for me to be reincarnated. I'm so tired and just want nothingness. The idea of me not existing anywhere comforts me, I start feeling uneasy if I consider anything after death because I really don't want to deal with anything else.