Has anyone succeeded with VSED?

[cherry7]

I've tried it so many times but always give in. I wondered if anyone has done it?

 

[Alex Fermentopathy]

It seems like theEndCH succeed in it or close to the success.
https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/ctb-via-vsed-journey.156767/page-2

But I have read that this is VERY hard without a palliative care.

 

[J&L383]

There's an account on the "U tube." You need to be determined.

 

[cherry7]

There's an account on the "U tube." You need to be determined.

What's the name of the video?

 

[J&L383]

A father stands by his daughter's choice to die | Letting You Go

 

[would]

The average person can easily survive for up to a month without food (given they are not severely underweight), and for over 3 days without water. The urge to drink water and it's extremely accessible availability make voluntary VSED basically impossible without medical supervision. There are actually a few ancient religious practices that are basically just VSED with a ceremonial facade, but they were almost exclusively done by the sick or elderly (VSED is much more easily accomplished by the elderly), and they had very high failure rates. Some buddhist sects practiced self-mummification (now illegal), and there are still regions in India where Jains practice a form of ritual VSED known as Sallekhana. Although, the Indian government has been attempting to ban this practice for some time now. For further reading about these practices:

This Is How They Did It

The actual process of Sokushinbutsu took quite a long time, it took at least three thousand days, or about eight years, to fully complete and food was the first and most important part of the journ…

buddhistselfmummification.wordpress.com

If you attempt VSED without medical supervision, you will likely just end up with extreme nutrient defficiency and muscle atrophy. You will feel even worse than before. I would advise against it.

 

[rozeske]

I think a lot of people underestimate how hard this method is to pull off.

 

[cherry7]

A father stands by his daughter's choice to die | Letting You Go

Oh thank you. I've seen that one but thought it was done through assisted suicide. Like in one of those assisted suicide clinics in Europe.