Uber_Penguin
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2009
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- 138
Well, first off ya gotta keep in mind that this is a harm reduction site. Attempting to help a person efficiently kill themselves is most certainly not going to fall into that category.
With that in mind if you're absolutely going to try to kill yourself I'd say go ahead and try to overdose. Why? Partially because it's the cleanest and most comfortable way, but more so because only a tiny percentage of overdose attempts actually succeed, and failing a suicide attempt can really very drastically change a person's views on life. I've heard from a number of people for whom a failed suicide attempt served as a turning point in their life that led to things becoming much, much better.
Also, honestly, just from your tone it doesn't sound like you've actually thought this out. It sounds like even if you think you have you're probably young and are potentially lacking the maturity/judgment to make a decision like that. And that you haven't given it enough time to see if it will get better, which I can pretty much guarantee it will. Lots of people struggle in their teen to young adult (and I'm calling young adult up to, say, 25 or so) years, it's often the toughest part of a person's life. You can fight through it, it's only temporary. One day in the future in what will feel like no time at all you'll be looking back on this and you'll realize what a mistake it would've been to have destroyed your life over what ultimately amounts to little more than a tall hurdle at the beginning of a long, bright, mostly clear track.
It's late so I'll finish up by saying that while the people here aren't there to aid you in hurting yourself, they do all tend to be very good at providing support. Don't hesitate to avail yourself of that if you think it would help. Otherwise I guess I'll just say good luck and remember that it will get better. Although I may not know you I can still promise you that with a great degree of confidence.
With that in mind if you're absolutely going to try to kill yourself I'd say go ahead and try to overdose. Why? Partially because it's the cleanest and most comfortable way, but more so because only a tiny percentage of overdose attempts actually succeed, and failing a suicide attempt can really very drastically change a person's views on life. I've heard from a number of people for whom a failed suicide attempt served as a turning point in their life that led to things becoming much, much better.
Also, honestly, just from your tone it doesn't sound like you've actually thought this out. It sounds like even if you think you have you're probably young and are potentially lacking the maturity/judgment to make a decision like that. And that you haven't given it enough time to see if it will get better, which I can pretty much guarantee it will. Lots of people struggle in their teen to young adult (and I'm calling young adult up to, say, 25 or so) years, it's often the toughest part of a person's life. You can fight through it, it's only temporary. One day in the future in what will feel like no time at all you'll be looking back on this and you'll realize what a mistake it would've been to have destroyed your life over what ultimately amounts to little more than a tall hurdle at the beginning of a long, bright, mostly clear track.
It's late so I'll finish up by saying that while the people here aren't there to aid you in hurting yourself, they do all tend to be very good at providing support. Don't hesitate to avail yourself of that if you think it would help. Otherwise I guess I'll just say good luck and remember that it will get better. Although I may not know you I can still promise you that with a great degree of confidence.
