Discussion Would anyone become less suicidal/not suicidal if they had more money?

[EscThisPlace321]

Probably yes, because I'd have money to buy different things which would enable me to be able to do more stuff...so like yeah...I think so based on those facts...or realities...

 

[zipzamoly1]

My ideation doesn't come from money. More so social and emotional. I could be the richest man in the world but if there's no one to at my death bed, then what?

 

[lilyistootired]

To some extent, but it's not really about being able to afford nicer things, I'm living a fine life right now (living with family, took a year break from my university, going back this fall), but large amounts of money can buy stability of situation and not having to worry about what happens the moment I stop being able to functioning and just fall apart entirely. That would probably nullify most of my reasons for being suicidal, although not all of them. I'm just tired of having to constantly worry about and adjust for the future and the ability to just be would be great, it's not that I don't want to contribute or help people with my life, I'm just exhausted, and even though I generally like my coworkers/managers the constant knowledge that the moment I cease to function I cease to be able to exist weighs on me.

 

[tankapi]

Absolutely. I'm a coward that doesn't want to face a life alone on low income. Being able to afford housing, antidepressants, therapy would give me a possibility of continuing.

 

[suncide10]

If I had enough money to move to another country or at least far away from home to try to start a new life and also stop talking to my family then I'd try to give myself a chance.

 

[meiherasayuri]

I would still have them whether I'm a millionaire or not

 

[crabclaw]

I am already very comfortable financially. So honestly it'd be pretty ridiculous for me to complain about not having enough money. But capitalism as a whole causes so much of our suffering. If I had waaaaaay more money, so much that I would never have to work again, it would be an escape from capitalism, and that would improve my life significantly. For me personally, I already don't have much to worry about finance-wise, but for loads of people, they need more money than they have for housing, bills, healthcare, education, food, etc. Money would definitely improve our lives, or we could just, y'know, kill the real root of the problem, which is capitalism.

 

[MissAbyss]

In my own case, not really at the moment, although I am grateful to have all the essentials covered. I am also familiar with the other side of the coin, however, and living on a tight budget certainly complicates things. For people facing financial hardship, those who do not have their basic needs covered, or those with other aspirations, I can imagine that money could very well be a major part of the solution.