Would you kill yourself if...

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You grew up in an abusive, dysfunctional family, and it's not getting any better. You don't live with them anymore, and you know you can't visit.

You have very few friends. You lost most of them because of mistakes you've made in your life, and only have a handful of close ones left.

Your girlfriend cheated on you and left you. You were going to marry her.

You live in a shitty apartment with roommates you hate because you had to find a new place to live on very short notice after your girlfriend cheated on you.

You are currently involved in an FBI investigation and have a court date coming up. Best case scenario is no punishment but a felony on your record that will keep you from getting a good job. Worst case scenario is several years in prison and a fine possibly in the millions.

Because of the court session, you will be forced to leave your
university. After you stop going to school, you won't get health
insurance either, so a psychologist will be absolutely not affordable.

But...
You got straight A's last semester!

So. Would you?

― not for this one, Friday, 31 December 2004 07:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Sounds kinda like my life, and no I wouldn't...

― Steely Zan (AaronHz), Friday, 31 December 2004 07:33 (nineteen years ago) link

neither would i.

you could testify that your family, ex-gf and flatmates are members of al qaeda, and blame them for whatever youve done. that would leave you with the a's.

― :| (....), Friday, 31 December 2004 07:35 (nineteen years ago) link

The reasons why not are something you have to work out for yourself, I'm afraid.

― Steely Zan (AaronHz), Friday, 31 December 2004 07:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Never.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 31 December 2004 15:55 (nineteen years ago) link

No.

― Haibun (Begs2Differ), Friday, 31 December 2004 15:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Not before testing it out on someone else.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 31 December 2004 15:58 (nineteen years ago) link

Nah. I'd indulge a long "dark period," though.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Friday, 31 December 2004 15:58 (nineteen years ago) link

cocaine's a helluva drug

― LSTD (answer) (sexyDancer), Friday, 31 December 2004 16:00 (nineteen years ago) link

Start writing the book now.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 31 December 2004 16:00 (nineteen years ago) link

Don't kill yourself, Ryan!

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 31 December 2004 16:03 (nineteen years ago) link

why not go to jail and you can get free food and accomodation + butt sex?

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 31 December 2004 16:09 (nineteen years ago) link

but there is no Klezmer in jail.

― Star Cauliflower (Star Cauliflower), Friday, 31 December 2004 17:56 (nineteen years ago) link

Not before testing it out on someone else.

Yeah there's a Burroughs quote, something like:
"I would never commit suicide. I'd much rather make up a list of other people to go out and kill."

― Steely Zan (AaronHz), Saturday, 1 January 2005 00:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Sometimes I really wonder why I keep coming back here. I mostly think it's for others. For myself I really couldn't care less. You're mostly imaginary for me. There are people here I love like Julia and Aimee and Kim and Chris V and Casuistry and Pinxor...but I really think a lot of you are just lost, just hoping for a magical combination of words to show up on your screen to save you, sort of like me. I'm past the point of worrying about being thought of as an asshole, and also past the point of worrying about being ignored. Happy New Year to you all and fuck all of you.

― Bryan (Bryan), Saturday, 1 January 2005 07:05 (nineteen years ago) link

wattta dick

― chaki in charge (chaki), Saturday, 1 January 2005 07:33 (nineteen years ago) link

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Saturday, 1 January 2005 07:36 (nineteen years ago) link

hmm. perhaps i would. but if i did, i would take down my enemies also. good luck.

― sdf, Saturday, 1 January 2005 09:15 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah Chaki, exactly.

― Bryan (Bryan), Saturday, 1 January 2005 11:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Not that anyone would give a fuck, but I'm sorry for my outburst. I was really drunk at a party where a girl I kinda fancy wasn't giving me any attention. I think you're all wonderful in your own way. Happy New Year for real.

― Bryan (Bryan), Saturday, 1 January 2005 11:13 (nineteen years ago) link

eighteen years pass...

yes

― James Fennymore Pooper, Saturday, 9 September 2023 01:40 (nine months ago) link

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Ken Baldwin walked calmly on to the bridge, and jumped straight over the rail. But as soon as his arms let go, he knew he'd made a mistake. Despite all his years of contemplating suicide, he knew that he didn't want to die after all. As he describes it, ‘I thought, What am I doing? This was the worst thing I could do in my life. I thought of my wife and daughter. I didn't want to die. I wanted to live.' He recalls realizing that ‘everything in my life that I'd thought was unfixable was totally fixable - except for having just jumped.'

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/201109/the-jumpers

― Cow_Art, Saturday, 9 September 2023 01:52 (nine months ago) link

was this OG poster the one who was being prosecuted for downloading music?

― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Saturday, 9 September 2023 02:19 (nine months ago) link

Then spend an eternity in hell regretting the decision. Or on earth suffering the consequences of attempt going wrong.
Or a combo of the 2.

On a positive note let Jesus or Satan into your life or join a cult.
Killing yourself is a harsh move

― Stevo, Saturday, 9 September 2023 06:03 (nine months ago) link

If I could, you know I would

If I could, I would let it go

― buzza, Saturday, 9 September 2023 08:07 (nine months ago) link

xx - post

I remember that user name being something like 'Modest Micky'?

― Dr Drudge (Bob Six), Saturday, 9 September 2023 10:01 (nine months ago) link

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