How did you stop being scared?

[fireworkthepony]

If you were scared, of course. I find that I'm terrified of death, and its the only thing delaying me. I just feel dread when I think about it, its a mix of the lack of knowing what happens next - and being forgotten. I'm not sure why.
Anyone relate or am I just being a lame baby?
And if so; how do I get over this so I can just bounce already

 

[motel rooms]

Anyone relate or am I just being a lame baby?
And if so; how do I get over this so I can just bounce already

You're very new to this place, aren't you? Anyone relate? It's all we ever talk about... Do you know what SI is?

 

[fireworkthepony]

You're very new to this place, aren't you? Anyone relate? It's all we ever talk about... Do you know what SI is?

I'm not new, actually. I was just phrasing it that way as a conversation starter. I'm more then aware of what this site is

 

[demuic]

It just happened naturally, as death became more preferable to living a painful life, it became something I looked forward to. I don't have anything to fear in death. What I was really scared of was dying in a painful manner. But you can only feel pain while you're alive. Death is the end of suffering, and the end that will come to everything eventually, so it's best not to fear it anyway even if you won't CTB.

 

[EliphasBlackwood]

I get you, actually most of the forum gets you because that is all everyone ever talks about in here. I don't fear what happens in the afterlife because I've come to peace that there is no afterlife. Probably anyway. What scares me is complications and pain from doing the deed. I don't want the rope to break or someone finding me before it's done leaving me a vegetable.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

My thoughts are:

Without a nervous system, how will I feel pain?
I am going to die anyway (if hypothetically this wasn't the case by way of aging, I'd still eventually kill myself or die of "unnatural" causes).
Is there any good evidence to suggest that what I do in this life would affect a hypothetical afterlife? How can I know any of this?
Is there any good evidence for the existence of an afterlife?
How would I exist at all without a brain?
Is consciousness not produced by the brain?
What good evidence is there, at this point, to reject physicalism?
Is there one future or several "possible" futures?
Am I scared of St. Nick, Odin and Vishnu sending me to Hell or is it just the Abrahamic God and reincarnation I'm scared of? Why?
How did the first homo sapiens relate to this question? How do other animals relate to this question?
Do I have a better theory for my existence than biology/Darwin/big bang? Am I convinced by these? And if not, how much do I actually know about them?
How painful is my method? How much suffering will my death cause to others? How much suffering do I believe is in store for me if I keep living?
How often are people wrong about things? How often are people wrong when discussing emotionally charged topics?
How much do I trust my own thinking? If I don't trust my own thinking, does this mean that I should trust others' thinking or does it point to the opposite conclusion?
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away (#WHAMMED #THLAMMED). Yes, it counts.
You lost the game.

 

[redwaymilk]

My survival instinct is still high, but its rapidly decreasing with the knowledge of my situation. My debt is insurmountably high. There is a strong chance I cannot go back to my career. It's basically the only way to pay off my student loans. I gotta end my life.

 

[suicidebiddybyebye]

its a mix of the lack of knowing what happens next - and being forgotten.

I don't believe in an afterlife, but I'm kind of scared if there actually is one? Will I then be stuck in eternal suffering?

I want to be forgotten though; I'm an embarrassment to everyone.

 

[Belljar]

My survival instinct is still high, but its rapidly decreasing with the knowledge of my situation. My debt is insurmountably high. There is a strong chance I cannot go back to my career. It's basically the only way to pay off my student loans. I gotta end my life.

There's a reddit all about student loan dodgers

 

[Insomniac]

Anyone relate or am I just being a lame baby?

Bruh, 99% of the posts on SS are about people whining about not being able to end it and being scared of dying. Death isn't supposed to be easy.

I stopped being scared when I realised that if I plan my suspension hanging well, there's no way I won't die. If I remove any mean of escaping my attempt, then no matter how much I struggle, I'll die.

am I scared of possible repercussion such as broken neck or nerve damage or spinal injury? No. Because these thing would only happen if I survive the attempt. If I manage to free myself from the suspension hanging, it'll mean my brain and spine are fine (otherwise, I wouldn't be able to free myself). Escaping from full suspension is extremely difficult and impossible unless the set up is bad in the first place. The only way for things to go wrong is if I'm discovered. That's why I' confident and not scared anymore.

also, I'm convinced that my death will benefit my family on the long run, even if on the shirt run they mind feel horrified. Well, serves them well for continuously disrespecting and humiliating me.

 

[fireworkthepony]

I know what this site is used for. I'm aware that this kind of talk is frequent here, I just phrased it in a way to start a convo because I'm stupid.

 

[FuneralCry]

I am not scared of death itself. Many people are scared of death as existence is all we know, we cannot comprehend what it is like to not exist. Humans are also programmed to survive and live. For me, I am only scared of failing the ctb method. The problem is that the society denies the option of a reliable peaceful exit so I have to resort to a method that can fail. Death is comforting to me as I believe there is nothing after this. Death is the end to all pain, it is the end of everything. Life is the thing terrifies me instead as there is no limit as to how horrible things can get.

 

[#imdone]

I get you, actually most of the forum gets you because that is all everyone ever talks about in here. I don't fear what happens in the afterlife because I've come to peace that there is no afterlife. Probably anyway. What scares me is complications and pain from doing the deed. I don't want the rope to break or someone finding me before it's done leaving me a vegetable.

A few years ago after surgery I was in the recovery room with a nurse talking to me and after she injected a large syringe of clear substance the alarms I was hooked upto went crazy and she was screaming for help & crash team, all I could say was a line from the Simpsons "is that a good alarm" then blackness as if I was a light that got turned off, no shining light no angels or demons just black n gone, I was dead for several minutes, I came too wearing a nappy and leads hooked upto my chest

 

[Darkover]

the younger you are the more of a SI you have for life but has you get older it will become less

 

[Gustav Hartmann]

the younger you are the more of a SI you have for life but has you get older it will become less

This makes sense from a biological point of view. I wich this effect would be stronger.