Dying of starvation

[Hikikomori1]

I have read many stories about it being common in Japan for older hikikomori to die of starvation after their parents die.

Would slowly killing yourself of starvation or dehydration be a good way to CTB?

 

[loser098]

You're looking at a minimum of a few days to expire. In my opinion, it isn't a good way to go. Sounds unnecessarily painful.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

Imo not. No way this could ever be peaceful besides that it needs days or weeks and it will so hard not to eat or drink sth.

 

[underthedatetree]

After a week or a little over hunger pangs go away, as if your brain can tell you're not listening to the signals to eat and stops bothering to send them. But near the end, the pain returns, its last ditch effort.

 

[zrh389]

It seems a long and painful way, unless you really mind pooping yourself upon death

 

[SmollMushroom]

Painfully slow and possibly one of the worst way to go. You can find many resources on the forum that show definitely better ways of ctbing.
If it is as common as you say, it just goes to show how severe the hikikomori syndrome can be.

 

[fwompie]

It will take a long time if you keep drinking water, could last weeks. And not drinking water is one of the hardest things. You can look up threads here about people trying this method, most don't last without drinking water and eating for longer than a week. Survival instinct will kick in quickly and strongly. Your body will unfortunately keep fighting at all costs to keep working.

 

[daydreams]

You will die from dehydration and hyponatremia, that's gonna be very painful
I have experienced similar thing

 

[FuneralCry]

In my opinion it sounds unbearable and torturous to try and succeed with. I'd personally prefer the dying process to be over quickly.

 

[kilowatt]

That's gonna be really painful. At the same time I doubt you'd have the willpower to starve yourself for months unless you're locked up in some room with no safety exit.

 

[bigfishlittlefish]

You're looking at a minimum of a few days to expire. In my opinion, it isn't a good way to go. Sounds unnecessarily painful.

Weeks, more like - unless you stop drinking too.

 

[Kit1]

Trust me on this - I have tried it though not necessarily intentionally to end my life. But it is ecmxtremely pain and excruciatingly slow. Mine is related directly to trauma when I dmgintgrough episodes of not eating or sometimes not eating or drinking. But it is seriously painful and difficult.

 

[bettertosleep]

starving is one of the most painful ways to go to me. i have an eating disorder and i feel so tired and unable to do anything after fasting for less than 10 days, so i can't imagine what you would feel like if you didnt eat for weeks