Discussion Group suicide

[terminalending]

What are everyone's thoughts on group suicide (2-4 people?)? Personally, I love the idea and can see the appeal, but it's hard to find one partner, let alone more.

 

[cgrtt.brns]

id be worried about them fucking up the plans somehow or going behind my back to get me sectioned. but if i was confident that i could trust them i think id really like someone to die with, i can see it being comforting and less lonely. but then again i only get one opportunity to die so im not sure if id prefer to die as i lived, alone. id also worry about either of our SI kicking in and how to deal with that.
if all parties are certain and confident that they want to end their own life then and there, i see no problem with dying together.

 

[terminalending]

id be worried about them fucking up the plans somehow or going behind my back to get me sectioned. but if i was confident that i could trust them i think id really like someone to die with, i can see it being comforting and less lonely. but then again i only get one opportunity to die so im not sure if id prefer to die as i lived, alone. id also worry about either of our SI kicking in and how to deal with that.
if all parties are certain and confident that they want to end their own life then and there, i see no problem with dying together.

same here. and what if one of us dies and the other lives? that's a scary situation. + i like the idea of dying with someone else, but i also want to feel comfortable, so it has to be someone i create a bond with, which isn't very possible.

 

[FuneralCry]

No, it sounds like a bad idea. You cannot trust other people anyway and suicide is already difficult enough without the complications of involving other people. They could also back out as well, I think that if someone wants to die it's better to plan to die alone, I don't understand why people would risk it.

 

[Valky]

Fully agree with @FuneralCry here. I understand that it sucks to be alone when ctb but something seems so terribly wrong to me when it comes to group suicide.

 

[Absolute Chips]

I couldn't find anyone that I can trust enough to do group suicide. What if someone is pretending to be suicidal just to bait me so they can send me to the psych yard?

 

[cgrtt.brns]

same here. and what if one of us dies and the other lives? that's a scary situation. + i like the idea of dying with someone else, but i also want to feel comfortable, so it has to be someone i create a bond with, which isn't very possible.

yeah i feel uncomfortable enough being around people i dont know very well just in a casual social setting, dying with someone i dont know would just be too stressful. it would have to be the absolute perfect scenario of someone i care about a lot and am comfortable being around who also wants to die as much as i do. in an ideal world i would want to go this way, but realistically its just too risky. i think im just romanticising it which isnt good. also yeah the idea of me dying but the other(s) living and having to cope with that or deal with my corpse is horrific.

 

[terminalending]

yeah i feel uncomfortable enough being around people i dont know very well just in a casual social setting, dying with someone i dont know would just be too stressful. it would have to be the absolute perfect scenario of someone i care about a lot and am comfortable being around who also wants to die as much as i do. in an ideal world i would want to go this way, but realistically its just too risky. i think im just romanticising it which isnt good. also yeah the idea of me dying but the other(s) living and having to cope with that or deal with my corpse is horrific.

right! I think i romanticise it too, but in reality I know it's probably not possible, so I try to make peace with dying on my own. Maybe a face call would do the job? I don't know. But yes, it's too risky. A suicide partner(s) seems only good for temporary comfort and maybe a confidence boost before you committ to the act.

 

[sorrowful]

i can see the appeal, i have thought of committing with another person. of course, you would have to be careful, and people can change their minds, back out at any time or feel pressured to go through with it when they do not actually want to. so, i think it depends. the fantasy in my head is definitely a romanticized version that i'll never actually get.

 

[SoftWorries]

When I think about group suicide I think of the "Happy Family Planning" episode from Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent.

Way too many shenanigans for me.

But how I really feel about it is it's people that make me want to die. Before covid I was looking for rural places to live and start homesteading. With the loss of my job and a good portion of my savings that isn't a possibility now.

I have PTSD so I need to weigh everything before I interact with people.

People are too chaotic to reveal my inner world to. They are certainly too chaotic to view my death. That's an interaction between myself and the universe.

 

[cgrtt.brns]

even with a face call it can be risky, like the person calling an ambulance after youre unconscious or recording it against your will to post online (which ig isnt as bad bc you wouldnt even know once youre dead, but for me i would really hate this to happen, i just want to disappear off the face of the earth)

 

[terminalending]

even with a face call it can be risky, like the person calling an ambulance after youre unconscious or recording it against your will to post online (which ig isnt as bad bc you wouldnt even know once youre dead, but for me i would really hate this to happen, i just want to disappear off the face of the earth)

that's true! i suppose dying alone is inevitable.

i can see the appeal, i have thought of committing with another person. of course, you would have to be careful, and people can change their minds, back out at any time or feel pressured to go through with it when they do not actually want to. so, i think it depends. the fantasy in my head is definitely a romanticized version that i'll never actually get.

yes, me too! and i've thoguht about it too; i don't want them to feel preassured to do it. but it's still a comforting and enoyable fantasy

 

[LittleJem]

I read a story about a group of four people using CO method in a car. Fully approve. It was in Japan.

Don't think I could though as would be more upsetting for family. They would think I'd been influenced.

Instead, just walked round graveyard for exercise while reading this forum. What a life. Back to watch Netflix. Tomorrow same again.

 

[terminalending]

I read a story about a group of four people using CO method in a car. Fully approve. It was in Japan.

Don't think I could though as would be more upsetting for family. They would think I'd been influenced.

Instead, just walked round graveyard for exercise while reading this forum. What a life. Back to watch Netflix. Tomorrow same again.

ooh i take everyday walks in a nearby graveyeard too! it's refreshing but makes me long to be dead. and yes, the CO method seems very popular in japan! it's peaceful and accesible so it makes sense.

 

[Linda]

What are everyone's thoughts on group suicide (2-4 people?)? Personally, I love the idea and can see the appeal, but it's hard to find one partner, let alone more.

I'm a bit uneasy about that. Theoretically, there's nothing wrong with it, if everyone in the group intends to go. But in reality I would have concerns about group members being pressured, not necessarily deliberately or consciously, but pressured nonetheless. Group dynamics can be complicated. For example if someone changes their mind at the last moment, and wants to back out, they might feel unable to do so out of worries about how the others might react.

 

[Death is my goal]

i think it's stupid

 

[Embalmer]

I guess I can understand why someone might want to do it but I personally could never. I'd much rather try to help that person get better, I wouldn't feel right knowing that someone died with me just so I wouldn't be alone even if I obviously wouldn't remember bc I would be dead lol. I'm way too emotional over the thought of other people taking their own lives especially if I could have stopped them.

 

[ShotgunShell]

With strangers? God no, too risky.

With friends or people you've come to genuinely trust overtime? Absolutely.

 

[TydalWave]

With strangers? God no, too risky.

With friends or people you've come to genuinely trust overtime? Absolutely.

Have to agree with shotty here... You'd need to vet out someones mental space before venturing into this territory with a stranger.

Too much risk. Unless you mean doing it remotely.

 

[iLikeFrogs]

It sounds like a very intimate thing and I would do it with someone who I would trust 100% and I'd still have dbouts or be scared that they would change their plans

 

[squirley]

I recently learned about heavens gate.
Not sure if everyone was "brain washed" or ctb by choice. Different media . Covers the story in certain ways. But either way interesting story.
phenobarbital and vodka.

 

[terminalending]

I recently learned about heavens gate.
Not sure if everyone was "brain washed" or ctb by choice. Different media . Covers the story in certain ways. But either way interesting story.
phenobarbital and vodka.

just searched it up! i wonder that too, if they were brainwashed or not.

 

[squirley]

I read a story about a group of four people using CO method in a car. Fully approve. It was in Japan.

Don't think I could though as would be more upsetting for family. They would think I'd been influenced.

Instead, just walked round graveyard for exercise while reading this forum. What a life. Back to watch Netflix. Tomorrow same again.

I'm trying to find the story.
Does it involve hydrogen sulfide?

 

[terminalending]

I'm trying to find the story.
Does it involve hydrogen sulfide?

not sure, i dont think it mentions it. i'll let you know when i find out!

 

[squirley]

just searched it up! i wonder that too, if they were brainwashed or not.

The interview with the one guy that just felt off about everything and backed out. He found everyone.
He is pretty convincing that everyone knew what they wanted and happy to go through with everything.
cheers I suppose.

 

[nothingbutmybest]

For others, I'd say no because the risk is just too much. Personally though, I think I'd only consider a double suicide because I'd at least like to know the person I'm dying with!! Anything beyond that has group dynamics and is too much...

(also hi again!!!)

 

[loopdaloop]

With a stranger, no way. However, if I could trust someone just enough, I would rather do a group suicide than ctb on my own - just because I feel incompetent doing it alone and it sounds appealing to have a close friend to make your plans with... (but realistically speaking - the chances of you and a close friend wanting to ctb at the same time and sharing your suicidal ideation are low)

 

[Razor Reaper18]

Id love to but I dont think ill last much longer.Summerz a long time away.If circumstances were diffrent I would have asked u 2 die with me but as it is not i will have to be orignal.

 

[ctb-soon]

i can see the appeal, i have thought of committing with another person. of course, you would have to be careful, and people can change their minds, back out at any time or feel pressured to go through with it when they do not actually want to. so, i think it depends. the fantasy in my head is definitely a romanticized version that i'll never actually get.

It's a fantasy that is always there in my head. It would be cool to find a way to make it work.

 

[PinkyStat]

No, just no, i would NOT trust a freaking stranger from the internet to ctb with me, I dont know how do this person feels, i dont know if i am just going to get raped, i dont know if this person is going to stop me