Discussion Fear of Suicide

[asano.para]

Committing suicide and claiming you would commit it are so far from each other. I'm frightened, absolutely terrified, of Death, yet I always seem to long for it. Is that hypocritical? Is the fear of death simply a basic biological response for survival? Where does it actually come from?
And I wonder: when someone is suicidal, are they also terrified of their own suicide? I keep imagining it, fantasizing about it, but I could never bring myself to try. Am I just idealizing the idea of leaving — seeing it as an egotistical and easier escape for myself instead of continuing to live and suffer?

 

[unluckysadness]

Survival instinct is extremely powerful. And fear is created by brain to keep us alive, so I guess it's normal to fear death.
I personally don't fear death itself but I fear the transition (the few moments before we die). It must be so cool to die while sleeping.
If you're terrified, it's maybe not your time to leave. If you're still young, you may give life a last chance. Take care

 

[jazpers]

I get that, for me suicide it not something I'm fearless about, but it can offer be a way to escape heavy emotions. The fear comes in waves, mixed with feelings of acceptence of life and also death. I heavily believe that this environment our species has created is so insane and far removed from context ancestors adapted to deal with. Still it is of the interest of this organism to bargain with itself to maintain a sense of continuity.

 

[morina]

Yeah me too, fear of death keeps me alive even though I am sick of living for more than a decade now. For so long this wish to randomly die in my sleep has rested within me, but even though it only continuously gets worse, no matter how much I get abused, no matter how lonely I am, I cannot bring myself to finally ctb. I don't think it's hypocritical that you have a hard time going against one of the strongest instincts you have. It's just how the brain works.