RueTheRavenPrincess
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- Apr 15, 2024
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Ok so I picked up this book, classic philosophy, because I thought it would be helpful with my mindfulness on the acceptance of my death whenever it may be.
It's been incredible, it talks about so much that we talk about on SaSu!
I have to know if anyone else has read or plans on reading it.
How To Die by Seneca is EXTREMELY PROFOUND and rich in knowledge and wisdom that so far I have only otherwise found on THIS SITE. It was written in a time where suicide had an altogether different connotation, and this book is almost entirely about suicide and talks about all the same things that people do on these forums. It doesn't talk in depth about method, but it does talk about the value of choosing death in extreme detail. And WHERE can we find discussion like that except for here? Seriously. You know how everyone googles vaguely suicidal questions and gets NOTHING but hotlines? This book is what the results *should* be if one were to ask a search engine "should I kill myself?"
It seems like it's own historical suicide mega thread of sorts lol. This book has made me less scared of death, and also more comfortable with the idea of suicide. It has helped me understand the stigma of it all. It also is helping me to assess my current situation and why im feeling the way I am and if I should push through or CTB.
If none of you have read this collection of writings I will turn this into a book suggestion. I feel like this would be a good read for pretty much anyone on this site. I can't even believe a book like this is allowed to be on the shelves in this society. It's almost 100% about the freedom of death and the freedom of choosing your death. The only times it strays are when the editor chimes in to give context, this is almost surely there to try and make the book less offensive, honestly it just helps to act as a foil to the reasonable nature of the author. If anyone picks this up please come back to this post and share your thoughts because I would love to talk to somebody about the contents of this book.
It's been incredible, it talks about so much that we talk about on SaSu!
I have to know if anyone else has read or plans on reading it.
How To Die by Seneca is EXTREMELY PROFOUND and rich in knowledge and wisdom that so far I have only otherwise found on THIS SITE. It was written in a time where suicide had an altogether different connotation, and this book is almost entirely about suicide and talks about all the same things that people do on these forums. It doesn't talk in depth about method, but it does talk about the value of choosing death in extreme detail. And WHERE can we find discussion like that except for here? Seriously. You know how everyone googles vaguely suicidal questions and gets NOTHING but hotlines? This book is what the results *should* be if one were to ask a search engine "should I kill myself?"
It seems like it's own historical suicide mega thread of sorts lol. This book has made me less scared of death, and also more comfortable with the idea of suicide. It has helped me understand the stigma of it all. It also is helping me to assess my current situation and why im feeling the way I am and if I should push through or CTB.
If none of you have read this collection of writings I will turn this into a book suggestion. I feel like this would be a good read for pretty much anyone on this site. I can't even believe a book like this is allowed to be on the shelves in this society. It's almost 100% about the freedom of death and the freedom of choosing your death. The only times it strays are when the editor chimes in to give context, this is almost surely there to try and make the book less offensive, honestly it just helps to act as a foil to the reasonable nature of the author. If anyone picks this up please come back to this post and share your thoughts because I would love to talk to somebody about the contents of this book.
thank you so much
