I've got no other method thats possible for me, and I've been thinking of using starvation. I had an ED for about 2-3 years, so I think this won't be too hard. Has anyone tried this/did it work for you? I don't even care whether it's going to work or not, it's also a selfharm method for me in some way. I feel like I don't even deserve to eat, and I just want to get worse so I can hopefully leave much sooner.
Starvation takes a long time and you'll lose the capacity to resist efforts to save you. It gets tortuous and the survival instinct is likely to kick in. Even if it doesn't you're more likely to find yourself in hospital than dead. I could state the obvious and tell you that OF COURSE YOU DESERVE TO EAT; that no one in the world thinks someone else personally deserves to starve to death, and that eating has nothing to do with whether or not you deserve it. It's like thinking you don't deserve to sleep. But I respect that an eating disorder is a real condition and you can't just be told not to have it. The point is, as a practical matter, starvation isn't described anywhere as a viable method of suicide.
You say there's no other method that's possible for you. I'm sorry you're faced with this dilemma. Hopefully there's something online that can help you if you keep looking.
You say there's no other method that's possible for you. I'm sorry you're faced with this dilemma. Hopefully there's something online that can help you if you keep looking.
90starve
i don’t know who i am
- May 8, 2023
- 578
despite you already having more self control than most when it comes to consuming food, i think survival instinct will definitely play a bigger part here than you realise - i can imagine starving yourself to death takes iron will.
wishing you the best with your plans <3
wishing you the best with your plans <3
Andromeda77
Member
- Jun 5, 2023
- 17
I can't think of anything worse than starving. It will take so long. And it will be torture. If you're supporting yourself, there's no way that people aren't going to notice. In which case, people will most likely intervene and you could be admitted before you're even close.
FuneralCry
Just wanting some peace
- Sep 24, 2020
- 38,894
But if this method worked for someone then how could they reply to the thread and say that it did.
Anyway, this method sounds unbearable and like it would be incredibly difficult to follow through with, it's generally not recommended if one wishes to ctb but after all it's up to you.
Anyway, this method sounds unbearable and like it would be incredibly difficult to follow through with, it's generally not recommended if one wishes to ctb but after all it's up to you.
Samsara
Experienced
- Mar 9, 2020
- 246
I really relate with this re: feeling I deserve this, using as form of self harm and expediting death. Currently in process of doing this, almost under 18.5 bmi which is when medical complications are at risk of occurring. DM me if you're still doing this if you'd like
MiraiShisen
Student
- Jun 15, 2023
- 172
In pursuit of health I tried 21 days of fasting (pure water fasting no juices or anything) It wont be fast enough and I think this is some kind of torture... depends on your current weight it can least weeks or even several months, in first 2-3 days you will have hunger because your body has glycogen stores (sugar in form of glycogen) and it takes up to 3 days for body to utilize it. Then you have fat stores, and when your body use fat in form of ketones as a fuel your hunger will be minimal, but there will be, I guarantee you.
The More you will fast the slower your storages will be consumend because body is really smart to keep you alive...it will slows down your metabolism rate and it wont use most of your proteins because thats most important for body. As your fat sorages will be smaller your hunger will also be raising (again) and after like 5-6 (even more) weeks I guarantee you that you will be tired of hunger,and even if your hunger will be small in that long period of time fasting even small hunger will be enough to make it stop.Later as your fat stores will be thining you will have more hunger eventually bigger than when you started. If you manage to fast this long Your body will start consume proteins, firstly muscles and your liver will decrease in volume and weight and now your hunger will be extremne, if you manage hold your fast then eventually your body will die because of eitiher lack of energy for your heart or some organ failure (kidneys, liver, lungs) Not a pleasant way to go, it is excruciating. But imho untill I was burning fat I felt good to be on fast, my mind was crystal clear, thinking was good, mood was good (actually best I could experience in life) but It was hard, its too long and not easy and last days will be painfull. You can try 7 days. In day 4-7 you can experience how you will feel like 70-80 % of time during fast. Even I on the 20 and 21 day of that fast felt big hunger and I still had enough fat stores (at least for another 21 days without protein burning) So Imagine that. But I actually support you to try it at least for 7 days or 10 (I do not recommend to be your first fast 21 days or longer you can actually die when you start eating again and it also wont be painless, quite opposite) because it has great benefit for your health, maybe it will help you with your health issues and you can gain will to life, as I said my mental clarity was super good during fast and even days after. But It can be permanent solution, I have completely different health problems and even fasting is not permanent solution for me. (genetics) Hope I helped, if you have question ask me , as long as I know or experienced I am gladly to help.
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Dehydration will kill you much faster than starvation will.
2 weeks to die.
The hard part is resisting the thirst and not getting admitted when you collapse.
2 weeks to die.
The hard part is resisting the thirst and not getting admitted when you collapse.
Heyy just wanted to thank you and yeah I don't know if I'd necessary die, I mean I'll probably feel extremely weak, when I had an Ed I fasted 3 days and then ended up bingeing, because as said I just felt weak and my body hurt all over, but I'll still try since for me this is a form of s/h
