Venting Why can't we just think really hard and kill ourselves

[Painless_end]

That would be great when you can't physically bring yourself to die.

Just think very hard or focus as hard as you can on dying. Close your eyes and wish for it very strongly.

And in the next instant, you can't open your eyes anymore. You are dead.

I wish it was that easy.

 

[watchingthewheels]

"If wishes and buts were candy and nuts..."

 

[FTL.Wanderer]

Just think very hard or focus as hard as you can on dying.

This has been a fantasy of mine for many years. Yes, just think it hard and be gone. Imagine how few victims of torture or unjust imprisonment or government oppression... would have to endure these things. For the rest of their lives. Dealing with PTSD and the fallout like job insecurity, homelessness, declining physical health...

 

[Huntfish34]

I've thought about this from time to time.. .. and Damnt that would be nice if it were possible.

 

[A_miStake_of_NATURE]

A looooooot of people would've been dead by now, if that really worked…….. But I'm totally behind that idea

 

[Stopthepain]

Patrick got pretty close
Pretty strange that our brain can make us suffer incredible agony for years but u only becone a vegitable without dieing. I feel like i am dieing every day and still i have to do it my with my own hands

 

[FuneralCry]

If we could do this, I would have been gone a long time ago. It would have prevented years of suffering. However, we are programmed to survive which means it is difficult taking our lives. I wish it was easier to let go of life. Existence is a nightmare. All I want is to be free from it.

 

[Pluto]

The mind certainly has the power to make us physically ill, but this only worsens things without bringing about a genuine solution.

 

[lmon]

That would be great when you can't physically bring yourself to die.

Just think very hard or focus as hard as you can on dying. Close your eyes and wish for it very strongly.

And in the next instant, you can't open your eyes anymore. You are dead.

I wish it was that easy.

I always just hope I dont wake up. and when I do I'm like God dammit

 

[Kristicide]

Ha I've definitely tried thinking I could somehow convince my body to just let go. Still working on it.

 

[tieiwi]

If only it were that easy…

 

[S like suicide]

I tried so hard and i can only get bad headaches in this way

 

[Ta555]

"If wishes and buts were candy and nuts..."

Marge...how does the rest of that song go??

 

[markimobzzdeasui]

I think it is not possible. Mind and body are made for survival. They can't use themselves to kill themselves. They are not sentient like our consciousness. But yeah if it would have been possible, I would consider myself the luckiest person in the world.

 

[HappyForever?]

If it worked I think everyone would be dead. Many people have thought about dying at least once.

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

That would be great when you can't physically bring yourself to die.

Just think very hard or focus as hard as you can on dying. Close your eyes and wish for it very strongly.

And in the next instant, you can't open your eyes anymore. You are dead.

I wish it was that easy.

The medical mystery of those who "think" themselves to death

Those with dysexistential syndrome can literally will themselves to die. Medicine is just starting to understand

www.salon.com

What is psychogenic death? Unlocking the Mystery | Medical News Bulletin

What happens when a person gives up completely, both mentally and physically? Can resignation lead to death? Discover the phenomenon of psychogenic death and its alarming progression. The phenomenon of psychogenic death is not linked to depression, nor is it suicide. It usually follows a trauma...

medicalnewsbulletin.com

 

[LittleCloud]

I remember wishing there was a button you could press and simply stop existing, just like how you can quit a game on your computer by a click of a button. If that were the case, I would be long gone by now. The closest we have are those new capsules in Switzerland which supposedly offer a quick and painless death. Maybe a button like that hasn't been invented yet because people who actually wanted it found another way to achieve similair results, haha.

 

[Darkover]

if everything alive had a inbuilt way to cease functioning nothing would be alive here

 

[clockface]

If we could do this, I would have been gone a long time ago. It would have prevented years of suffering. However, we are programmed to survive which means it is difficult taking our lives. I wish it was easier to let go of life. Existence is a nightmare. All I want is to be free from it.

I've always wondered about that "programmed to survive" thing, even when all logic says no. What or why is there this tiny little spark that's able to control every other piece of our body and soul.

 

[1001YellowDaffodils]

Orange, monkey, eagle!
If only that easy lol

 

[CiproKilledMe]

I'd be dead a million times over if this were a thing.