a.n.kirillov
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- Nov 17, 2019
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Home, definitely. It sounds silly, but I want to be somewhere familiar and cozy when I die, with the things that gave me comfort during life. My own bed and blankets and no unfamiliar smells or sounds or anything. I feel like I wouldn't be able to relax if I was outside or at a hotel.
I plan to leave my letters on the outside of my bedroom door so that whoever discovers me will at least have a heads-up. "Hey, I might be kind of purple. Don't freak out, I'm just dead." That's one of the only issues I have with dying at home. I hate the idea of leaving behind a "room someone died in" though.
So two posts in a short time span but I'm interested in it.
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Yes I am leaning towards nature as well, for the same reasons you listed.In the woods where nobody will find me too soon. I will send a delayed email to police with my coordinates. This option also allows for more flexibility on timing. No room rental etc.
Home wont work because I dont want family members to find me. And I dont want to decrease the value of the home. A hotel feels creepy and I dont want the hotel workers to have to deal with me.
I think if its remote enough, morning would not be a problem. I'll be going to thick woods near my home where nobody goes. Where I live deer are the wildest animals around, so my body will likely be ok. Small rodents wont do too much damage.Yes I am leaning towards nature as well, for the same reasons you listed.
Since it's getting warmer again and I am an avid hiker and wild camper I will find a place somewhere, maybe in the black forest or Bavarian forest here in Germany where I can be uninterrupted and that has a fireplace and so on.
The downside to this is that I would like to do it in the early morning hours but this would be a bad strategy out in nature because of the higher likelihood of being interrupted.
Edit: also scared of being eaten by some larger animal or rodents and then being found totally disfigured.
Yes I am leaning towards nature as well, for the same reasons you listed.
Since it's getting warmer again and I am an avid hiker and wild camper I will find a place somewhere, maybe in the black forest or Bavarian forest here in Germany where I can be uninterrupted and that has a fireplace and so on.
The downside to this is that I would like to do it in the early morning hours but this would be a bad strategy out in nature because of the higher likelihood of being interrupted.
Edit: also scared of being eaten by some larger animal or rodents and then being found totally disfigured.
Are you from the Americas? We in central Europe have no real forests anymore, even the national parks are a joke. You can't walk for thirty minutes in one direction without crossing some sort of road or trail.I think if its remote enough, morning would not be a problem. I'll be going to thick woods near my home where nobody goes. Where I live deer are the wildest animals around, so my body will likely be ok. Small rodents wont do too much damage.
I too am waiting for warmer weather so I will be more comfortable. It's just too cold now, and since there are no leaves on the trees I would be less camouflaged.
That's the best suicide note ever."Hey, I might be kind of purple. Don't freak out, I'm just dead."
Nnnerve, I appreciate your impulse, but please time your death and discovery very carefully. My dearest friend shared your desire to ctb in the coziness of her own bedroom and clearly assumed she would be found within several hours, appearing beautifully at peace and suitable for an open-casket funeral (she was a fashion model). Unfortunately, her body wasn't discovered for four days--by her 13-year-old daughter. She wasn't "kind of purple." She was black, green, bloated, and already liquefying. The stench and visual trauma remain nearly unbearable for her little girl. Her loss is heartbreaking beyond words, but the investigators' photographs will haunt me forever. I recommend finding a hotel you love and timing your discovery with the probable arrival of housekeeping. You can still surround yourself with your own comforting blankets and favorite candles/music (as well as any letters you wish to leave), your body will be fresh, and hotel staff will be less likely to be traumatized by the death of a stranger. Additionally, no stigma will be attached to your home, especially in the event someone must resell it. Just my thoughts. May you find peace and clarity on this difficult journey.Home, definitely. It sounds silly, but I want to be somewhere familiar and cozy when I die, with the things that gave me comfort during life. My own bed and blankets and no unfamiliar smells or sounds or anything. I feel like I wouldn't be able to relax if I was outside or at a hotel.
I plan to leave my letters on the outside of my bedroom door so that whoever discovers me will at least have a heads-up. "Hey, I might be kind of purple. Don't freak out, I'm just dead." That's one of the only issues I have with dying at home. I hate the idea of leaving behind a "room someone died in" though.
the investigators' photographs will haunt me forever.
A family member shared them with me. She also showed me several taken by my friend's ex-husband when his daughter phoned him, screaming, and he rushed to the house before law enforcement arrived. They were deeply scarring.Just curious as to how you got access to the investigators' photographs.