Are you still working / earning money / paying taxes in your suicidal state?

  • Yes I am working

    Votes: 24 36.9%
  • No I am not working

    Votes: 27 41.5%
  • Yes but only part time not able to work at full capacity

    Votes: 14 21.5%
  • No I'm not working but still paying significant taxes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    65
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BlockedintheUK

Member
Dec 20, 2025
78
Someone here commented that suicidal people are forced to live so that the state can benefit from their labour. This makes me wonder how many suicidal people still function enough to earn money / pay tax. I assumed that most people here would be too unwell to work but who knows maybe most of you still work.

Personally I do work but only part time so I dont earn enough to pay tax and therefore am probably not much of a cow for the state to milk. If I died all my savings would go to someone else so not much of a financial incentive to keep me alive really I guess. I suppose in the future I might pay some tax on savings and the work I do does generate some tax revenue.
 
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Zaphkiel

IDK
May 13, 2023
266
I do.
On the surface im a functionning adult.
I own my own place and I pay the lease every mont.
I keep going for my cat.
Almost 40M
Alone on all front.
 
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BlockedintheUK

Member
Dec 20, 2025
78
I do.
On the surface im a functionning adult.
I own my own place and I pay the lease every mont.
I keep going for my cat.
Almost 40M
Alone on all front.
4o million? Wow.

I wonder if the amount contributing outweights the amount that arent.
 
BillyBob

BillyBob

Student
Jun 14, 2018
176
Had a job last year for the first time in 10 years until my health went down hill fast and all my doctors told me to stop work :(.
I am not back on a benefit and can barely afford anything at all to live.
 
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Forveleth

I knew I forgot to do something when I was 15...
Mar 26, 2024
3,314
I have spent my life having what is casually called "high functioning depression" (really persistent depressive disorder). In other words, I can be very sad and still go to work/function/pass as normal. On one hand it is nice to be able to get out of bed and function. On the other hand, I hate my job and would rather be on disability.
 
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-RedBirdOnASkull-

Just a bird
Aug 7, 2025
20
i wish i could work actually, i loved my job before. but atm i'm too sick and in pain to do anything, so i live with my parents for convenience, but still have plenty of money to take care of myself with everything i need, except for the fact that i don't know what to spend the money on, since i cannot function to do anything anymore.
life eh! someone have bread but not teeth to chew it, and some other have teeth but no bread to eat, what a joke...
 
gasforme

gasforme

Member
Jan 9, 2026
80
I had to resign from my last job after my family attacked and destabilized me again causing serious panic.

Then my dad passed away at old age and my family didn't ever want to reconcile.

It's been almost six months since and no one wants to hire me. I also have no desire to start over without any family or friends the future seems impossibly bleak and losing everything.
 
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metfan647

Student
Jun 12, 2025
124
Dare I say, I'm very very likely working the last job I'll ever have. Ever. It's a new job I landed which is the last chance saloon to make a go of things within the area I studied. Self-sabotage inevitable.
 
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jazzcat621

jazzcat621

My heart for the whole world
Jun 30, 2025
95
I used to be functional enough for work, but eventually I was attempting every other morning before work and then they fired me for being unable to function at work.
 
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itsallogrenow

At Peace
Jun 13, 2024
25
I've been working pretty much for the past 7 years but have been off sick since Monday, off sick again this week then I have 2 weeks holiday booked so not back in til Feb.

I think this will be my last job though, I've got SN on the way, need to try and import some meto then I can make my plan to CTB.
 
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BlockedintheUK

Member
Dec 20, 2025
78
someone have bread but not teeth to chew it, and some other have teeth but no bread to eat,
someone have bread but not teeth to chew it, and some other have teeth but no bread to eat, - I like this quote
 
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ToANewWorld

Rarity
Apr 16, 2025
90
A little. Nowhere near as much as I was making on my job... before I got sick and became disabled.

If I could earn a living I think I'd stick around longer.
 
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DeathSweetDeath

Specialist
Nov 12, 2025
354
No, there would be no way for me to do any kind of work in my present state.
 
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persepexa

Student
Feb 7, 2025
143
I am 100% fit and healthy and able to work. But due to my criminal record I can't get a job. That's only a small part of why I want to CTB but I imagine if I were able to find a job I wouldn't have the time to plan out how to CTB or even think about it too much. It would just be a distraction from all of my other reasons tho and would probably only delay the inevitable.
 
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