Discussion What do you want to happen to you body after you pass/What do you think is most likely to happen to it?

[EtherealCicada]

What do you want to happen to you body after you pass/What do you think is most likely to happen to it?

For the first question, you can be as unrealistic or greedy as you want.

The thought of decomposing fully brings be great comfort. I want my body to break down, feeding all of my currently useless mass back into the earth. I'd love to be able to watch it happen, to see the bacteria, bugs, animals, fungi come to feast on the fallen flesh of my corpse and bring me back into the ground to supplement the forest floor too.

...Unfortunately once my body is found, humans will not leave it in place and will process it before this becomes a full possibility. I've already grieved my own death, but my stupid ass has recently been grieving the unfortunate timing my CTB month has fallen on. I'm going to be attempting a few months earlier than I had anticipated, which leaves my suicide in the middle of winter. Goddamn December. The reason I am sad about this is because originally, even though I know I won't fully decompose, my brain is like "we will still get a little decay as a treat"- We'll get a little bit of the natural process in before the body is found. But seeing as we tend to get in the negatives of degrees during winter, especially at nighttime which is when I plan on acting, I'm thinking my body will be found... Unfortunately pristine. I'm sad.

Anyway, after... There's no money for burials or embalming or funerals or anything like that. I'll definitely be cremated, as that's the cheapest option. I'll likely end up on my family's shelf, and if I'm lucky, make it into some nice jewelry.

Sorry if this is a strange post or my thoughts seem disjointed (?) shoutout to this one ancient tumblr post.

 

[FuneralCry]

I just want it to be erased and forgotten about like I never existed at all which is what will happen, we are all going to die anyway, existing is just waiting to die and to permanently cease existing and never suffer in this torturous, futile existence ever again is just all I hope for, I wish for no more suffering.

 

[$yck]

I want to be cremated, have my old friends smoke my ashes in a blunt and have the rest thrown in Niagara Falls or something.

 

[Ladyybugged]

Cannibalism, but i'll prob be buried ig.

 

[divinemistress36]

Cremated and ashes thrown into the ocean

 

[Gustav Hartmann]

Answer to both questions: Ravens and crows (there is an overpopulation in my area) will eat my hanging body.

 

[perishsong]

I second the fantasy of decomposition. I wish I could become a decaying sack of organic matter for non-human organisms to use. Ideally, no human intervention would happen until I'm bones reclaimed by nature. I'd love to be food for scavengers, dead matter for decomposers, nutrients for plants and fungi, and finally scaffolding for all the beings. This is where I belong.

... realistically, some passerby will probably find my rotting carcass, I'll be buried with my grandma and "celebrated", then once everyone moves on, I'll get a cheap candle on my grave once or twice a year.

 

[pomie]

i wish i could just despawn, no body. i dont want to be found, or seen. I want to be left the fuck alone

 

[gomikasu]

My plan is to donate my body to science. In an ideal world I'd be dying via an overdose and my brain could potentially yield useful information on depression. Unfortunately we don't live in an ideal world and I'm blowing my brains out, but at least my body can contribute more to society than I ever could.

 

[Gunthertempname]

I most likely would want my organs donated so that whenever im gone my body could be used for something somewhat important

 

[Loaf]

For me, it'll most definitely be just a standard funeral. For a few days, the people i know would be thinking about me for once. That would be nice. I wish i could watch them.

 

[EtherealCicada]

Cannibalism, but i'll prob be buried ig.

asking for clarification, you want to be cannibalized? Can't say I haven't thought the same lol.

 

[itsgone2]

Odd to think of. Eventually all of us will be there. Just later than we'd like. Hard to even imagine. Ideally I'd just not exist. This body is a curse.

 

[Ladyybugged]

asking for clarification, you want to be cannibalized? Can't say I haven't thought the same lol.

yes.

 

[woodlandcreature]

Cannibalism, but i'll prob be buried ig.

if i had someone i had a mutual love and understanding with, i'd want this too. even if i did it'd never happen realistically, so as long as i'm not embalmed im chill with whatever. it'd also just be nice to be left somewhere out in nature to decompose though.

 

[ABadPerson]

I'm not sure why but all I can imagine for what I want is just my body laying somewhere quiet and isolated like a forgotten alleyway, just slowly decomposing peacefully to be never found.

But I think when I CTB it'll likely be the cheapest option funeral and a quick burial.

 

[snow_in_summer]

whenever I think about this i'd rather just disappear without a trace. disappearing into the forest or something sounds kinda nice. I hate thinking about some dramatic aftermath - not that i'd care by then, but....