Is it true that one can be addicted to attempting suicide?

[cjs0712]

Not addiction per se, but I've heard some people like the feeling of letting everything go and the peacefulness that comes after. Is this true?

 

[wagner2029]

I don't understand, but I don't think so.

 

[OrphicEnd]

I don't think so either, it's almost always very unpleasant with a lot of side effects.

 

[lostinwoe]

I don't think so either, it's almost always very unpleasant with a lot of side effects.

theres ppl addicted to sh i wouldnt doubt ppl are addicted to suicide

 

[UKscotty]

I don't get the concept of this. Its either a proper attempt or a cry for help.

Doing it with the intention of failing just sounds like a cry for help to me.

Also very dangerous.

 

[Aim]

YESS i think so. After how many times motivation goes down, it just comes back even stronger! Haha

 

[ijustwishtodie]

The addiction part isn't true but I do think that the feeling of peacefulness right before a suicide attempt is true for some people. I think this because some people have said they felt at peace knowing that they were going to be dead and that their own suffering would finally cease. I think that, right before a suicide attempt, I would feel at peace too as I know that I no longer have to suffer if I succeed

 

[Erik.t.f]

if your addicted to attempting suicide then i will say your not really trying to die in that case its sh and sh is addicting

 

[theboy]

I am not saying addicted but it is repetitive if not treated.

 

[kilowatt]

You'd have to be pretty clueless about suicide to think you're addicted to it. I could never see pleasure in being a failure, especially when CTB is such a big decision.

 

[cherry7]

It can be an addiction to fantasize and obsess and plan for it repeatedly without ever actually doing it.

 

[penguinl0v3s]

I think it's adrenaline. People normally don't feel like they can do it, but once they do they hold onto it.

 

[conflagration]

I am addicted to suicidal thoughts - this is my defence mechanism.

 

[Chronosphere]

Not addiction per se, but I've heard some people like the feeling of letting everything go and the peacefulness that comes after. Is this true?

I can see a point here. After failed attempt it's like your brain tries to convince you that it is still worth living for a while, making you look at things more optimistic, therefore feel better. But it's kinda diffuclt to be addicted to smth that have a really high chance of killing you though.

 

[steppingoff]

Not addiction per se, but I've heard some people like the feeling of letting everything go and the peacefulness that comes after. Is this true?

I have had one failed attempt where I passed out. I can remember just before that I told myself - just let go. It felt like my whole body relaxed, before it went black

I had the same feeling when I was gassed for an operation - just let go - I told myself and things went to nothing.

only if it had stayed that way

 

[nightlygem]

I think some people here have different interpretations of what it means to be addicted to something.
Would I call myself an addict? Not at all. However, I do have an extreme infatuation.
The rush, the adrenaline, the tension of strangling myself. The fantasy of shoving a knife into my stomach. The rush you get of driving really fast. There's something so thrilling about self-inflicted death, but I would hardly call it an addiction.

 

[Shar]

I think they can. Any behavior can be addictive.

 

[Kit1]

This is an interesting question. I have suicidal ideation - some days are worse than others. I have made some attempts - often in a dissociative state which really means that I have not been in control. Am I addicted to this notion - I feel peace knowing that if I decided to consciously go ahead (the problem is that there is a very good chance that I do end my life, it is most likely to be in a dissociative state which makes it complicated) - however I made myself a promise that if I was ever sectioned, made to do anything against my will, raped again, I will definitely end my life and as I have the means to complete the act, I am able to live at peace to a certain extent. This is not necessarily addictive - more nurturing as there was no one to look out for me or to keep me safe in the past and just a way of taking control of my life. Under any other circumstances, I have to fight to stay alive as I don't want to cause unnecessary emotional pain to my children. I think that the notion of suicide itself as a guard can sometimes be comforting to some of us. However it does feel like a killer when we cannot end our lives when we want to - and we all have very different reasons for that ranging from being a mother and having those responsibilities first, SI, means to end one's life etc.

I am not going to read what I have written as I am pretty sure that I will be confused myself if I try and unravel that. Apologies.

 

[jellie]

i don't think so. i think people can feel addicted for the feeling of calmness/nothingness that sometimes arises with depression (at least in my experience).

 

[Undertow Mermaid]

All of this and above for me. When I just want to let go and not be anxious I think about how I want to go out, and how I could do it at that very moment easily if I want too. It adds a weird calming numb for me. I dunno if it's addiction, as I do self harm as well but I can say my SH thoughts are way more intrusive and malicious than the suicidal ones.

 

[bwerner]

I'm addicted to lurking on this site

 

[AlouA]

Not addiction per se, but I've heard some people like the feeling of letting everything go and the peacefulness that comes after. Is this true?

yes, i think it's suicide ideation.. I've been in that loop for over two years now and I've given up a lot of essential things and i missed a lot of life opportunities because of it.. ig i wanted to not be able to return , so that i can assure my ctb plan..

 

[Worndown]

Yes. Anything that gives joy, euphoria or pleasure can be an addiction. Add any calming effect and it might be difficult to stop.
Or, it might make it easier to succeed. Just do whatever a little more each time. Oops!