I personally don't death is scary. For me it's about being ready. I think I'm 90% ready (mentally). Of course there are few things here and there that I would want to finish before I go, but I've reached my lowest so I don't think I would postpone my plan for them.
As to why I haven't done it yet, it's bc I didn't find the right method that would guarantee I won't survive and isn't complicated to carry out and is accessible and won't leave me a vegetable if --god forbid-- I failed.
I still don't have a solid plan. They all have a missing piece. But once I do figure one out, I'll probably act on it right away.
My current prefered methods organized by preferability:
- Euthanasia; cons: impossible to get approved → discarded
- Suicide pod; cons: hard to print out → discarded
- SN, cons: hard to obtain → most probable
- Cyanide, cons: impossible to obtain → most probable
- Jumping, cons: hard to find the right place and will likely leave me vegetable → improbable
- Hanging (my last resort), cons: complicated to execute and my SI would probably kick in and will likely leave me vegetable → improbable
The thing to understand about suicide is that it's mostly impulsive. It's a momentary urge. Because of that, most of the time, a solid plan with a date and all won't solidify bc SI would kick in and interfere. So, if someone isn't sure they really want to die, they shouldn't keep the means nearby.
For me, I am sure. And in order for this to work, I'd make sure the means are ready. Then, when the moment comes, I'd have everything ready to carry it out.