Suicide by Nature?

[JustAMatterOfTime]

There was a Japanese woman who did that in Canada. I like to think about it, going into a cold lake in winter or a river would not take long to die because of hypothermia, 10 minutes tops. Unfortunately the biggest predator where I live is probably a bird of prey and they aren't going to kill a human.

 

[eclipse]

I actually tried freezing to death (spoiler: it didn't work). I badly tried to get any reliable information on how much it takes but couldn't find anything but clueless rumours. In winter, homeless people die though even clothed and wrapped up in a blanket. So I thought if I'm near-naked that should be enough.

So it was a winter night with -13 degrees celsius (that's 8.6 F according to the internet) which is as cold as it ever gets over here. Drove to the forest, undressed to nothing but underpants, except I wrapped up my hands and feet because I figured fingers and toes freezing off would be A) extremely painful and B) could leave me crippled if I survive. Drank a good amount of whisky to A) feel less pain and B) speed up the process of hypothermia.

Laid there for about 12 hours before it was bright daylight again and I hardly even shivered. I don't know if I would've had to wait another 1 or 2 days, but in my intoxicated state full of despair over it not working I aborted. I was thinking wtf is this, am I fucking immortal or something? I believe I was crying like never before. It seemed such a beautiful way to go but it didn't work even remotely.

Laying down in a cold stream would probably do the trick, but I imagine that's extremely painful.

Long story short, I'm not going to bother with that again.

 

[Hattywacky]

I think it's romantic too, well till my flesh rots. Seems like an honest way to die. Just keep walking till you can't. Perhaps it's best to take something to od on in case it gets too unbearable, maybe even if you intend to od and need help to overcome si, the fear of the cold dark night maybe less then the fear of death.

 

[FuneralCry]

Ideally I would like to die in nature, somewhere isolated like a forest. My ideal method is taking N in one. However the method of dying naturally does sound unpleasant and the SI would kick in.

 

[YourNeighbor]

Here's a somewhat dated article about people going to national parks to suicide.

It's been crossing my mind. This could be an interesting way to go, would definitely want to bring some N as insurance against a painful end, but slowly succumbing to exhaustion might not be the worst method. A variation on VSED used by some terminal people. And being in nature while at it should be calming.

18 suicides reported in national parks this year

The reasons for choosing such locales in which to end one's life vary: convenience, accessibility, beauty, remoteness, the link to nature. Park employees are often taught to look for certain signs.

www.latimes.com