Discussion Suicide note to emergency services- what details are necessary?

[BleedingHeart]

What major details should be included?

I find myself including too much or too little and I always end up reading it thinking someone is going to think someone else hurt me. :( I worry about that even though my therapist, etc knows I've been struggling.
I'd like to keep it short-ish, but with proper info necessary. Thanks so much!

 

[MeltingHeart]

Name,
age (if you like)
contact details of yr next of kin
brief note as to why- if you feel the need.
cant see there is much else needed. I guess some people may feel the need to add an apology. but thats a personal thing.

 

[fightingsioux]

Look in the List of Resources. There's a section with links to "How to Write a Suicide Note". Some of the links are broken.

 

[Flume]

Have an ID on you, the cops (where I live anyway) will contact next of kin based on that.

 

[Stan]

Also include what you have taken in case they think your remains are a hazard to them in anyway

 

[Sweet emotion]

What major details should be included?

I find myself including too much or too little and I always end up reading it thinking someone is going to think someone else hurt me. :( I worry about that even though my therapist, etc knows I've been struggling.
I'd like to keep it short-ish, but with proper info necessary. Thanks so much!

You just say you're sorry to you're family but you couldn't live like this anymore. I don't know what you have but you just say you can't take being depressed or sick or whatever and what you want done with your body.

 

[Stan]

Anyone read the title!? OP is asking what to write for the first responders who find her.

 

[BleedingHeart]

Anyone read the title!? OP is asking what to write for the first responders who find her.

That. I could have clarified a bit more in the actual post though.

 

[Stan]

That. I could have clarified a bit more in the actual post though.

I would suggest contact details of your next of kin or people who should be notified and what you took.

 

[fightingsioux]

That. I could have clarified a bit more in the actual post though.

BH- I'm a bit hesitant to even bring this up, but...as a practical matter, I think that whomever the first responders contact should know the person's wishes as to the disposal of his/her body. A lot of people say that they don't care, it's not their problem, etc., but personally I don't think it's fair to dump that decision on someone else.

 

[Jean4]

If you want to be nice, mention if you have HIV, Hepatitis or any other diseases that the responders should know about