If You Chose to, What Method to Do Yourself in?
 

A firm believer in it, but no concrete plan yet. No pain, please, is all I ask.
I've spoken to my cardiologist & he won't do it for me, but he & his buddies have an agreement.
Other than a .357 in the mouth, what are some plans/ideas?
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ps Raised Catholic but when it comes to suffering or not for months on end, wringing my hands & cryin'...spittin' out my blood, I'm in the driver's seat.
Sorry God.
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Have a good day. :D

IMO, It's not our job to make that decision.
Personally, I'd rather live in misery for a short period of time on this earth than risk spending eternity in a much worse sitch.

Carbon monoxide is painless, stress free, and doesn't leave a terrible mess for someone else to clean up.

No plans for pulling my own plug...

However have been through some dark days in my youth an thought about it...

And now that I'm on the backside of the big five oh and seeing what my parents and other relatives are going through in their 80's.

Not to be morbid but... not just no but heck no I don't want to go there! Weekly doctor visits, a couple operations a year, walkers, wheel chairs, a handful of pills three times a day... sorry, not going to happen :(

At that point I would rather go to the other side... and if I did make that choice (not making it at this time) I would go pills and booze, go to sleep and just not wake up.

On a positive note medical technology in getting better and a healthy lifestyle could push me into my 80's without pain and embarrassment.

On a side note: I am a Christian... and this is a whole different thread... but IMHO suicide does not disqualify you from going to heaven.

but it can kill those who find you if not done with some kind of warnings posted outside

two threads on suicide? cheerful!

That man that was killed by his girlfriends boobs seems like a good way.

+1 Dryer hose & a roll of duct tape, go park out in the desert and you're done.

Years ago when going after my EMT thingy I had to spend time in an ER and with paramedics.
Dead bodies leak. If they've been sitting there long enough they can make a really, really big mess. Most people could not handle that.
Death is a very ugly process. IMO It should not be considered painless or clean or easy or pretty.

Silver lining!!!!

Change mine to smothered by a hookers!

I have never really thought about killing myself. It is as far from my thoughts as a sex change operation.

If I knew I was doomed by Alzheimer's or some slow painful death I would much prefer to make the decision myself than leave it to someone else.

An friend of mine was dying from cancer. One of his very close friends was a large animal vet. He talked the vet into giving what he called an final option pill. He described it as a large green pill. It may well have been a big vitamin or harmless but it gave him great comfort knowing that he had a simple option. He said it looked at the pill every so often just to be sure it was still there.

When his wife called to tell me he had died she said he wanted me to know he did not use the big green pill. The cancer got him first. It was his ace in the hole he never needed to use.

Pills or carbon monoxide.

Of course, stealing your worst enemy's prized sports car, and driving it into a wall at 150mph has its charms as well......

What about this? Sounds like playing hell w/your nasal passages, though. See, I want it to be painless.
I need to befriend a vet & do it their way. I held both of my dogs as they went down - peaceful, it seemed.
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"An up and coming method is chemical suicide in autos. I just gave a haz-mat class on it. It is a big concern to first responders.
A mixture of common household chemicals in a bucket, within a few minutes you have hydrogen sulfide gas, and death in a few minutes after that. The method apparently originated in Japan."

A gun is probably more "manly", but pills or a gas would be my choice I guess. What kind and where I'd get it from, I have no idea (other than the car exhasut).

This is not as easy as it sounds. A new 911 is so clean for example that it will not create enough emissions to kill you. My good friends neighbour tried to do this in Zurich recently in his 911 and ran out of gas after a few hours. He was sound asleep, but not dead when found. So be sure to do this in your beater!

Pills or a pistol for me. I also cannot imagine a slow grinding death in a hospital, and would much prefer to take things in my own hands.

I got a call from a buddy's son a few yrs. ago - we met in Viet Nam...he was a sniper.
He ended his battle w/terminal cancer with his pistol barrel in his mouth.
Gene was a gutsy stud. Not me - I'm too chicken for that.

Yes it does. Unfortunately, near family experience.

To the OP question: If I had to go, I would like to be screwed to death. SmileWavy

i would try on one of those wingsuits and step off some windy ridge in the Alps.

i either die trying something new and exciting..or succeed and feel a renewed vigor to life. win-win!

Take the boat out late at night.
Tie concrete block around an ankle.
Leave boat in gear - idle speed.
As I pass over the deepest part of the lake, I will stand on the side and along with the block - take my final swim.
Boat idles on, eventually grounds itself.
I hope they never recover me.

"Leaves are falling all around, it's time I was on my way."

My son, who is an EMT/Paramedic has some stories to tell about messy deaths, suicide and otherwise, as well as late discovery.

So for me, no firearms, but something else (meds?) in such a way and place so as to minimize the mess, along with some sort of preplanned notification. Wouldn't want EMT or family dealing with rot!

I'd probably live...lol

A colleague tried that about 10 years ago in a Saab 99E. Wife found him when she came home late, drunk and passed out in the car.

Damn EPA!

Argon. Readily available and fun!!

Pig Inhaling Inert Gas (Nitrogen, Argon) (Subs) - YouTube

WOW this sounds like he is serious about this. I work in a lab and I come across patients like this several times a week. they are tired of doctors and having the blood drawn for what ever medical problems they have. the patients actually express there feelings everytime i see them.

DonRo if you are a devoted catholic you know the consequences if you take your own life. i rather bare whats goin on in life then to be dam forever in hell..........good luck to you in your life decisions............

Aston Martin convertible, long rope, tree. Tie one end to tree, the other end around neck. Get in car, take off..................Wait that's been done, I want ot be original.

British Businessman Decapitates Himself in Sports Car Suicide | Fox News

The cleanup after a gunshot is pricey. Do it out in the field with bag pipes.

If using an older Porsche to assure enough emissions.
The question is, can one put up with the burning oil fumes long enough to let the carbon monoxide do the trick?

Don't think I'll do the testing.

Cheers Richard

I guess I should have said "relatively easy clean up". I was an EMT myself, and saw various suicides first hand, so I have some experience with this. "Easiest to clean up" would be strap on some weights and toss yourself over the side of a boat offshore.

I stick with my carbon monoxide approach, but definitely go with a car that can deliver the goods.

Hari kari

I've given this consideration. I absolutely do not want to be a financial, physical and emotional burden to my wife, should I reach the point of suffering a painful, terminal illness or get to the point where I had be to taken care of - or prospect of that because of the onset of something like Alzheimers. I'm actually going to approach my Dr. (off the record) next time I see him about some advice. I'd never consider something like that unless under the circumsdtances I've already described. The crap about going to hell is just another way for religions to exert control over their devotees. Not trying to be parfy.

This one was pretty interesting

Searching for Norman Cox

I'd take a left at Turn 10 at Sonoma.

I had a buddy quit his job, maxed out all his credit cards, and just partied until his ticker stopped. Honest to goodness hookers and blow. It took him a few months, but they eventually found him face down on his garage floor. Acute cocaine poisoning. I later found out that he confided in another friend that this was his grand plan.

Modern Mojo - YouTube

I read the one about the Germans. I just don't think I can take it again. I don't think that writter has ever said, "to make a long story short".

+1

Ya beat me to it!!

This is fascinating as well

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Now that's a plan I go with this solution

"The crap about going to hell is just another way for religions to exert control over their devotees."
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I'm there!
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I'm 67 now & I've experienced a ton of nasty pain (off/on) over just the past 4 yrs. ...to the point where I can see the possibility of it returning and/or even more severe. Not just direct pain but loss of dignity and much of what's been mentioned by y'all, etc.
I say, I'll take my chances with the Universe.
Check my sig.
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I think the answer sits somewhere in the medical arena - knowing the right people & knowing to be discreet.

This is easy. Shoot myself out in the woods somewhere and leave a note telling exactly where I'd be. No clean-up for family or some other poor bastard just doing his job, and make it so I'd be collected quickly before getting ripe or some hikers have their day ruined.

I think it would be easier to just flip a switch with the trigger than to swing on a rope or drown. Lights out. No way I'm suffering terminally when old.