Discussion Would you ctb if you were rich?

[swanfil]

Like many money won't change my situation. I lost the love of my life to suicide and no amount of financial wealth will bring them back or fill this void in my life.
I know money can be a cause of depression n I'm fortunate to have savings behind me, though typically I was a lot worse off financially before this tragedy but because life is cruel I earned money from a freelance job after... Not that money was the issue but it would've meant I didn't have to move away for a job n my love would very likely still be alive.

 

[TheGoodGuy]

If I were a multimillionaire and never had to work again, I'd try to stay alive. This way I'd be able to buy a house in the country, surrounded by nature, and avoid 99% of human interaction.

This is what I would do to.

And to pretty much everyone I forgot to mention that a big part of having so much money would also be that I wouldn´t have to work because working 8-10 hours a day isn´t life for me I hate work and would rather ctb than work. So I see several people posting that they aren´t happy even though they have money but I forgot to mention the VERY important detail that with a substantial amount of money you wouldn´t have to work so sure they might have money enough to cope and buy stuff but if they have to work 8-10 hours a day there isn´t any time left I tried that once I went down with depression after 1.5 month I kept thinking when I woke up everyday and met for work at 6 in the morning to work my 10 hour shift that this is the reality as an adult I will have to work like this 5 days a week for the next 40 years. And I never had any free-time when I got home I would immediately eat dinner and go training after and when I got home from that I would eat again, shower and go to sleep that isn´t life!

 

[RMP]

If i could live in total isolation and subsist, i think i could keep living.

 

[Rocky M]

Yes. Of course money is important, but it isn't everything

 

[blueming]

Yes. I would enjoy myself a bit more first but in the end I would ctb as planned.

 

[CJM]

I agree with those who say it would be more a temporary fix, being flush with cash won't solve the core issue but it can give you the opportunity to make you happier even if brief- go out and buy something expensive that you've always wanted, because fuck it, you can.

Money doesn't buy happiness unless maybe your giving a homeless or poor person a completely new life.

Nah. I'd be pretty unhappy doing that.

 

[Jblack]

Money can't change everything. There are a lot of very well to do people who have chosen to exit. For my self money wouldn't do anything to get rid of the depression or the way I feel. I do not set around thinking that if I had a huge bank account all my suffering would end. When you have a terminal condition, I do consider chronic depression terminal, what good does money do for you. When it takes all the effort you can muster just to get out of bed what is the point of wealth. Enjoy myself before exiting, I doubt it, I just don't have the energy nor do I really care about enjoyment. Yes, even the very rich will ctb, they not immune to what life deals out to you.

 

[Limbo]

Yes, because money wont cure my chronic illness

 

[throwaway777]

money wouldnt change anything for me … i hate myself … money wouldnt change who i am or how i feel … ));

 

[Trashcan]

My parents are financially stable and support me. Still want to ctb

 

[hunter_lewis]

It would take a lot of the pressure off and I could move to live on some island nation and I could maybe have some kids, but in general-yes, I would still want to die. I am chronically ill and already have pretty much the best healthcare you can have for a decent sum of money, so yes I would still ctb due to my chronic pain

 

[Midnight]

Becoming filthy rich would be enough to subdue the suicidality. Would it "cure" depression/suicidality? No but like i said ... i'd probably be able to ride it out. Escapism costs money some forms more than others.

Call me shallow but that's just the way i feel.

 

[Jen Erik]

I used to think absolutely yes, I would.

But lately I am not so sure. I feel like I have come to realize that so many of the stressors that drive my want to ctb have come down to basic survival stuff that requires money – being able to afford housing, food to eat, and health care. Such things are very precarious for me in my present situation and as I grow older, as more time passes, the situation worsens and there is really no hope for improvement without some kind of positive change to my economic standing. Which seems unlikely.

It feels like my need for basic survival has made things that previously drove my want to cbt, like the traumas I've experienced, seem enormously trivial. And I hate that it's come to that, because it feels like I am no longer honoring my lived experience.

I don't need to be ultra-rich; I just need to feel financially secure.

 

[Circles]

'Whether you're a king or a street sweeper, everyone dances with the grim reaper.' It's still a pointless exercise of futility.

 

[deathoverlife]

if riches could buy you happiness and mental peace, none of the clebs or millionaire would have committed suicide... money might buy you luxury and comfort..it would definitely not easy your pain or suffering.

 

[Roph]

Look at all the celebrities with money who have ctb. Money doesn't solve problems.

 

[Revok]

Look at all the celebrities with money who have ctb. Money doesn't solve problems.

Depends on the problems. If you are suicidal for reasons like homelessness or an abusive person that you are financially reliant on, then some money can go a long way in making your life more liveable.

For me personally it probably wouldn't change much though if I had more. It sure wouldn't hurt though either.

 

[Suicideisnirvana]

Yes.

But i wouldn't ctb if i was physically attractive.

Money can't buy you real affection, desire and validation. Being hot does.

Obviously life would still be meaningless and there would be suffering, but i'd totally be happy with the suffering that doesn't involve loneliness (i mean the real physical loneliness, not that you can have a girlftiend and be in a room full of people and be lonely crap), i'll accept suffering if it doesn't exclude company, affection, love (doesn't have to be reciprocal as long as i'm loved it's good) and being desired

 

[Schopenhauer]

I remembered this thread as I contemplated my demise, and came up with a thought-experiment:

Imagine a nigh-omnipotent being, such as Newcomb's Omega offers you a choice between $100 million dollars and instant, painless death. Which would you choose?

And to me the answer is a straightforward "Instant Death".

 

[I've waited so long]

NO!, WORK IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLING ME!

 

[I've waited so long]

FUCK WORK FOREVER.

 

[Kellogg's]

Yup.

 

[iglooblimp]

No. It's the main reason I'm considering ctb.

 

[bigj75]

yes but would probably do some things with the money

 

[deflagrat]

I will ctb when I run out of money, if I had unlimited money I would ctb at least 20 years later... as long as something doesn't go wrong. Life sucks, sure, but this is the only chance to exist we will ever have, I won't get rid of this chance that easily.

 

[musicismylife]

I don`t think I would, no... I would just devote myself to music, smoke weed and be happy.... but that is of course, if we took 'work' out of the equation

 

[Daystavro]

To be honest, if I was rich, rich enough to never work a second in my life again, I wouldn't ctb.
One of the main reasons I want to ctb is that I have no financial future at 26.

If I was rich, I would just sleep all day, exercise, listen to music, go to the beach and to movies and travel.
Live a life of leisure baiscally.

And I think many others wouldn't either if they were rich.
Because lack of money is the reason for many suicides I believe.

 

[Jaded]

Heck yes. Money alleviates things but if your problems are mental then they can always come back .

 

[Trashcan]

If I were rich all I'd do is move out so that I could ctb without worrying about whether or not someone is in the house.

 

[AceOfSpadesCTB]

If a rich person wanted to sponsor me, they would literally be able to keep me alive. Sadly, my financial situation is too far gone for me to have any other options now.