Can drugs or psychedelics 'cure' the fear of suicide?

[suffering]

Anyone have any insight on this?

 

[Dor]

DMT might mend the fear of death, might, from what I understand of anecdotal reports. I think it's quite unpredictable how psychedelics will affect you, might as well make you fear death/suicide more, might even make you abandon the idea altogether.

Regarding other drugs, downers might reduce anxiety and anxiousness about suicide that you are feeling, but curing I doubt it.

SSRI's/SNRI's can paradoxically increase suicidal tendencies, especially during start of treatment. I'm on Effexor and it actually makes the thought of suicide so much less overwhelming, but that's just my experience, yours may and probably will differ.

 

[Roberto]

In my opinion psychedelics can change your heart, and willingness to leave this life.
I tried Ayahuasca, but I couldn't change my heart. I didn't have an experience with visions or so. It was a mild experience.
The Ayahuasca experience is told to be a way to experience death by many people. With the experience you should not have less fear of death, in my opinion, but may be gives you a way to accept current life and see it in another way.
There are some therapists that work with LSD or the like. I haven't tried.
Other kind of drugs, than psychedelic I wouldn't recommend.
Some seems to use alcohol to loose fear in the action. I will use alcohol the day of my trip to the void.

 

[21Neberg]

I think you can also try lessening your fear by experimenting with your method. What I mean by that is, getting comfortable with the noose around your neck. Having everything set-up properly so you're well-prepared and know what's going to happen might help overcoming the anxiety.

 

[Firecaste]

My method is to trick myself into thinking a substance isn't dangerous, or has some other effect, red bull gives you wings, carrots let you see in the dark, spinach gives you superhuman strength etc. Was able to take SN 1 day after it arrived by pretending it was flavoured water, of course my prep sucked =P but next time I think it'll work.

 

[waived]

I think drugs can make you not care but I don't think psychedelics are one of them or a good choice to mess about with when you are already feeling hesitant, scared or generally bad. I get the studies on psilocybin and lsd and microdosing etc but consider what's understood to be more likely which is an exacerbation of what you're already feeling with additional new horrors. I would personally rather have a numbing from opioids or benzos although that's arguable too.

 

[shutdownnow]

mild use of shrooms beforehand would help me see my life objectively and myself for what i am. that in the end we all are soil in ground where another tree will grow.
alas even with these truths couldn't beat the survival instinct.

maybe need to try dmt (properly) so know what's not to be afraid of