Living as if you’re already dead

[offbalance]

I just had a thought.
What if to help with SI you lived as if you were already dead to all the people that know you? Like thinking of everyone who knows you and pretending you're already dead to them.

I guess this works best if you don't get out much, but I find it helps me. Pretending you're already dead to the world. I find it helps me get used to the thought of CTB, imagining that. Imagining that your CTB already happened and it was just another event.
Sorry if this doesn't make much sense.

 

[madwoman]

Interesting. I am living more like I have a terminal illness so I'm not making too far future plans, I am not talking about the future much, I am trying to do things to make peace with death, giving things away, not buying much, doing everything that prepare for the end. Doing my bucket list. And yeah just living like I don't have a lot of time left. And if some reason I do get hope back, it makes me feel better regardless getting organized, doing things I wanted to do bc I will die someday regardless. Making peace with my past, present, and death makes me feel more at ease. And also distracted from processing too much. But interesting perspective, whatever gets you through and makes sense in your brain

 

[Purefly]

I never thought about it like this, my future is fairly dim now I'd rather not envision myself still being here at the end of October, it does sound comforting becoming a ghost but how do I detach myself from things I hold like social media? I only have a good relationship with my mom and one friend online

 

[offbalance]

I never thought about it like this, my future is fairly dim now I'd rather not envision myself still being here at the end of October, it does sound comforting becoming a ghost but how do I detach myself from things I hold like social media? I only have a good relationship with my mom and one friend online

I haven't figured that part out yet, I too have an online friend that I still talk to. But I have even been retreating from him, subconsciously. Talking to him less often