Don't tell anyone.

[meowcat]

When we are about to do it,for whatever reason we might try to write emails or a phone call or posting it in Facebook.Bad idea.
You don't want to be rescued when you are sure you want to go.
Someone could step in and call someone,mostly the authorities and then you find yourself alive still.
With a massive headache to say the least.
Be sure that you are doing it with full conviction.Try not to leave anything to chance.
Even Hitler made sure that after cyainide pills and a gunshot,he still made his loyal guys burn the body so much that nothing remained to even know that it was him.
Attempting suicide to get attention after failure is something that a lot of people do
My perspective is that if you are going to do it,then do it alone.
We were born alone.And we have the right to die alone

 

[Trashcan]

Agreed. Telling people is a bad idea and can lead to your attempt being aborted which can lead to consequences. I think there were a few cases of people telling someone that they were going to hang themselves, the attempt got aborted, and they ended up a vegetable.

It also doesn't hurt to try and not to leave hints that you will ctb. I've attempted before (and was in the mental hospital), but my family thinks I'm passed it. I talk about my future (without the ctb part) to make it sound like I plan to stick around. I am an open book aside from sharing I want to ctb or my reasons for it. I don't mention the items I am getting. No hints of wanting to die, not giving away prized possessions, etc. It's working.

 

[Paulsmith]

Agreed.

I'm telling no one (well no one that doesn't need to know )

 

[Xerxes]

I think people tell in an effort to see if anyone cares to save them or not. I think if you "cry wolf" too many times, the real time you actually CTB, no one will care that you attempted it. But there's always that one stranger online or in person that will try to save you. So yes, don't tell anyone your intentions and plan your actions (closure) discreetly

 

[TiredHorse]

I am very fortunate in at least one regard: I have friends whom I have told, and who have actually offered assistance. My family are very upset about the place I'm in, but I am confident they won't interfere, so I was able to at least give them warning that my ctb might be on the horizon. People will be shocked and hurt, but not surprised.

It makes things a lot easier, when arranging details for after I'm gone, getting rid of my posessions, etc.

But if you don't know someone really well, trust them completely, then no, don't tell them.

 

[TheLastTrip]

I'm not going to post to Facebook or anything (don't use it) but I would like to send messages to a few friends, but yes I agree even if I take adequate precautions (wipe phone, remove sim and turn phone off after) then it's still a risk. A determined person could contact the embassy in Peru and inform them, if they step in then a quick look at my credit card records would locate me and allow local police to turn up.

That would suck.

I'll try to get into a hotel using cash only once I am ready. I'm willing to take the risk to contact these 4 people so I can give them a proper goodbye.

 

[TheLastTrip]

Oh and I would contact them right before I did it. So it would literally be, line up all messages in airplane mode so they don't send on whatsapp, remove airplane mode so they all go through together, check for two ticks each on the messages so they have arrived, then wipe/destroy phone and sim, then pick up my glass of N and drink, then the peaceful sleep.

 

[Susannah]

I wouldn't tell a soul. I've seen some "friends" writing their "last words" on FB. I believe this is a cry for help, and care, feeling lonely and depressed. They end up in mental hospitals, get lots of shitty drugs, loose basic human rights (economically, health issues and so on). I once wrote a sms to my (very ustabile) mother, and ended up in a psyciatric hospital. Never ever again.

 

[BaconCheeseburger]

I want to say goodbye to maybe like one person, but I wouldn't do it so obviously as to be like 'I'm gonna go hang myself in 5 mins'.

 

[bigj75]

yes too much risk letting them know

 

[Schopenhauer]

Nobody can be trusted. Maybe that's too strong, but I know that I'll be right >99% of the time. Only you people know about my attempt, and that's it.

 

[TAW122]

I agree and only people here on this forum know, no one else, not even family knows that I will ctb.

Nobody can be trusted. Maybe that's too strong, but I know that I'll be right >99% of the time. Only you people know about my attempt, and that's it.

Exactly, and people on here will know when I will go in the future, I don't have a date, time, or location yet as me ctb'ing will depend on the my circumstances at the time as well as a trigger event. I do know that I will ctb at some point in my life and that no one will know until the very moment that I'm going to do it.

 

[Shewaitsforme]

I told the truth, landed me on a psych ward 2 months in total (2 admissions) had to lie my way out of there. Now ive not said anything to anyone, even made it look like im trying to get better by taking medication but deep down i know there is no way back. Ive isolated myself but i tell my friends im back in work and very busy, in reality im unable to leave the flat anymore

 

[Goldie]

It's ok to tell people so long as you take precautions.
Look at Lovemykids, he streamed his suicide online.

Does anyone know how long it takes for brain hypoxia after drinking N?

 

[VanHeineken]

Never ever tell anyone you are planning to CTB!!!!!! That is a very cruel thing to do!!!!! After you are dead they will blame themselves!!!! You will fuck up other peoples lifes and that is wrong!!!

Please do not tell anyone!!!!!

The only good way to say goodbye in my opinion is to do the same as this one person I heard about did: The day before he killed himself he took a round at his place of work and did some small chat with all his colleagues. He talked about fishing and a lot of things, but NEVER about death or anything bad or sad. It was only after his death they realised he had talked to everyone and this was his way to say goodbye.