Help How long is your farewell note?

[_Minsk]

HII,

I wonder how long a farewell note should be..
I have been thinking about 2-3 paper sheets with booth sites written on but maybe its too much,
has someone advice?

 

[MissKatrina]

As long as you want it to be. :) It's your farewell note. Your choice entirely and you know what fits your situation best. Two/ Three sheets is a good amount. Not too much. Not too little.

 

[a.n.kirillov]

50 pages

 

[21Neberg]

There's no 'ideal length' or 'right length'. If you choose to write a note, write down everything you feel is relevant and feel comfortable sharing. Or whatever you want to say to whoever reads your note. If you write down everything you want and it's 1 page long, that's ok. If it's 12 pages long, that's ok too.

 

[Skylight]

I'm not sure how many pages it is since it's in a notepad style app, but as long as you're able to say what you want to say that's the appropriate length. Though I am trying to shorten mine a bit, lol.

 

[Squiddy]

I have 21 suicide notes though, I'm not sure if I'll ever get to use them

 

[niloc]

I'm not planning on having one. I'm not sure having one would actually help anyone and I sure as hell don't want to start rambling when I'm typing it up. If I hand wrote it, at least I'd probably get a laugh at the fact no one would likely be able to read it..

 

[Talokin]

Mine is just a few sentences, and it's directed toward the first responders who find my body. I want them to know that I've been suffering for 3 decades and my death is a blessing.
I have no friends. And my family only contact me to shame me for not voting for president in 2016 (yes, they are heartless and cruel)

 

[Aavemainen]

Mine is approximately half an A4. I wanted to keep it short and simple, emphasizing only that my family and friends should not feel guilt. It's one of the few things that break my heart, thinking that they'd blame themselves for anything. That's not the case by any means, I know they love me and I could open up about these things (I've actually done it before) but they wouldn't understand.
Your goodbye letter is yours to make, you can only "draw inspiration" from others. It is totally okay to have a short one, long one, or none at all.

 

[SpareWheel]

1 A4 page, both sides filled in. I wrote countless letters, some of them droning on for 7 pages before I finally got one I was content with, it says everything I need to get across without being long winded or retreading the same path. I've also made a voice recording and got some up to date pictures printed up of me looking relatively happy. I have a little box of me set up basically, pics, a letter, voice, my favourite cologne, a hoody I've had years, birthday cards I kept because the written words inside meant so much, a gold chain I got passed down from my Grandma I've never taken off (it's not yet in the box).

 

[pebpebpebpeb]

HII,

I wonder how long a farewell note should be..
I have been thinking about 2-3 paper sheets with booth sites written on but maybe its too much,
has someone advice?

others said this but however long you want it to be.
personally i would want mine to be short, leave some mystery, only the people who knew me well enough would be able to understand it. remember that you (depending on what you believe in) wont be able to see how people react, only imagine. no use in being anxious over how people will see you after it. but yeah, its all really up to you and how much you want to include in it.

 

[moodygrl]

Mine is two typed pages long. It basically explains that it's nobody's fault, my reasons, my illness, and a thank you. I wrote it in notepad app and the printer couldnt decode the part with the numbers od my contacts of people Id like to be informed. I will redo that and add it soon. I think that is important as Id like them to know I cared. Besides, I've deleted my social media already so it would trouble my family.

 

[SpareWheel]

Mine is two typed pages long. It basically explains that it's nobody's fault, my reasons, my illness, and a thank you. I wrote it in notepad app and the printer couldnt decode the part with the numbers od my contacts of people Id like to be informed. I will redo that and add it soon. I think that is important as Id like them to know I cared. Besides, I've deleted my social media already so it would trouble my family.

Have you not had 20 questions about why you've deleted your social media? Even I did, and I'm a grumpy bastard that never liked SM and everyone was aware of it. I still got loads of "are you alright" calls and texts.

One of my biggest worries is someone clicking on to what I've got planned and trying to stop me. I've been uber careful in not doing anything to arouse suspicion for a while now. Even been acting happier than usual.

 

[moodygrl]

Have you not had 20 questions about why you've deleted your social media? Even I did, and I'm a grumpy bastard that never liked SM and everyone was aware of it. I still got loads of "are you alright" calls and texts.

One of my biggest worries is someone clicking on to what I've got planned and trying to stop me. I've been uber careful in not doing anything to arouse suspicion for a while now. Even been acting happier than usual.

Nah, eventhough I used to be quite active on there, its been a while since I stopped that alltogether and isolated myself so no quesrions asked. I think its the right thing to do.

 

[konglegend]

I haven't decided yet.

At the beginning I was thinking about writing messages may be like a full page of A4 or sth like that

But these days I think leaving this world without leaving any messages could be better.

Because i dont want my family menbers know that i committed suicide. I think it will hurt them so much

 

[Jumper Geo]

I wrote mine just so no one feels guilty after I ctb and explain it was my decision and to reinforce and remind them we all die at some point which I think we forget when we are healthy and living with work, bills and the normal stress of life. I must add I do try and get to the point but end up waffling so I could probably reduce it by a few pages.

 

[WhatIsMyLife]

I'm planning on writing a main one that's probably gonna be 2-3 pages long. I will then write a note to anyone who is significant in my life. So I might write 10 letters total. So probably about 25 pages of writing.

 

[SpareWheel]

Nah, eventhough I used to be quite active on there, its been a while since I stopped that alltogether and isolated myself so no quesrions asked. I think its the right thing to do.

Yeah I'd have done the same if I hadn't deleted them all years ago, although some leave theirs as a place of worship. I can see the benefit both ways, just personally I'd wipe everything in case one solitary troll or old nemesis that'd been on my list in an alias decided to have some fun - ain't like you can ever delete it and that could upset people.

 

[thx1138]

Mine is 3 pages, and like others have said, it is a very personal thing so don't worry about the length. It was on this forum that I found something like a "guide" on how to write one. I found it pretty useful, although I can't seem to find the link anymore.

 

[Cosmiq]

I haven't started them yet, I think the longest one would be to my best friend shorter ones to my younger sister and older brother might be just like quarter of a page. The only one I'm actually hesitant about is my niece. She's only 10, but my older sister kinda rejected me for being gay and I've barely seen her this year.

 

[Corpsegrinder]

perfect thread to show off what im planning

(text incase too shitty of picture: you were expecting a good bye note but it was I, DIO INSTEAD!!!)

the front says "bury me with my waifu or light me on fire and trebuchet me at a church(that would be pretty metal)" with a flip me over note at the bottom

feel free to take ideas from my masterpiece

 

[watereyes]

perfect thread to show off what im planning
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(text incase too shitty of picture: you were expecting a good bye note but it was I, DIO INSTEAD!!!)

the front says "bury me with my waifu or light me on fire and trebuchet me at a church(that would be pretty metal)" with a flip me over note at the bottom

feel free to take ideas from my masterpiece

Absolute genius

 

[MaybeSoon]

Not long enough, I'm not articulate enough to express my reasons why, especially the pain. Should be better though considering I'm constantly writing a note in my head. Will probably keep rewriting until I'm ready, I just keep thinking of more things to say to explain myself and make people feel better.

 

[kerolox]

I've been quite open about the possibility of it happening so mine is just a few lines, why I felt the time had come, some financial details, don't blame yourselves.

 

[BPD Barbie]

Originally I was going to leave an extensive note to multiple people but now I've decided to not leave one at all. I think it'll be too hard to write notes and I don't want to make the process harder than it already is. Despite the fact I want people to not feel guilty etc, I just hope they know all I would have had to say already.

 

[DoNotLet2]

50 pages

What, really?
Well I would have to write my reasons precisely. Not sure how long would it be.

 

[Tintypographer]

I don't think I'm going to leave one. My family has stepped in once before to keep me from catching the bus and I think this time they would know "at least he was committed". There isn't anything to say to people in a farewell kind of way for me.

 

[My_name_is_Luka]

I haven't started preparing it yet, but I thought to write:
- an email (that will be send half a day after my attempt) to inform someone where to find my body and the other letters
- a long letter to my parents and sister, explaining the reason why I did it (even though they can imagine). Maybe I will leave something personal, a recent photograph, or a painting. And reference to my bank accounts
- a letter to the police, explaining that it was my self decision and directing the investigation to the person that has ruined me physically
- a letter to the land lord, that will probably need to decide what to do with my belongings. I would probably add a receipt of a scheduled money transfer to her account to take care of the evacuation of the apartment and make my parents and the police aware of it, in case she tried to ask for even more money
- a scheduled post on facebook as a good bye to the people that knew me. That's not because I want them to mourn over me, but because I wouldn't like anyone to wonder why I would not be reachable any more

 

[serah]

I don't think I will be writing one, might just send a text message to my best friend. A final "goodbye and thank you".

 

[derwikinger]

Mine is just a few sentences, and it's directed toward the first responders who find my body. I want them to know that I've been suffering for 3 decades and my death is a blessing.
I have no friends. And my family only contact me to shame me for not voting for president in 2016 (yes, they are heartless and cruel)

Mine is just one page. I tell my wife I love her but cannot live with her, to distribute my belongings appropriately, and goodbye.