Hunger as a means of suicide

[Istanbulite]

Anyone considered it? What are the cons and pros?

 

[Depressed Cat]

It's called VSED or Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking. A person can live for a fairly long time without food alone, but without food and water, the process is hastened by dehydration.

You can find out more here:

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking - Compassion and Choices

compassionandchoices.org

 

[sharky]

That seems like the biggest torture for someone like me who loves eating. I could never do it. Also not drinking seems fairly impossible. I know that people have done it before, but you have to have a really strong will to go through with it.

 

[Istanbulite]

It's called VSED or Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking. A person can live for a fairly long time without food alone, but without food and water, the process is hastened by dehydration.

You can find out more here:

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking - Compassion and Choices

compassionandchoices.org

Thank you. Knowing from hunger strikes it can take up to 45 days if water is being consumed I guess.

 

[Ligottian]

The Jain religion allows voluntary starvation as their only acceptable form of suicide. But, I think, only if you are old. You might search Youtube for "Jain woman in India starves self to death". I watched it years ago. She had the full support of her family and community, and I think her death was peaceful.

 

[FuneralCry]

To me, it sounds like a horrible way to go. I would rather the dying process be over quickly than to die a slow death. I know I could never ctb this way. Whatever happens, I wish you the best.

 

[Istanbulite]

To me, it sounds like a horrible way to go. I would rather the dying process be over quickly than to die a slow death. I know I could never ctb this way. Whatever happens, I wish you the best.

Thanks. I am not considering it per se, was just trying to get some info. Wish you the same!

 

[Under The Graveyard]

Even without food, water will keep you going well beyond the 45 days or so. As long as your body has something to digest, it will keep functioning for a while.

After so long without water, that's when it becomes painful. Your mouth dries out, and the tongue and skin in your mouth becomes brittle and starts cracking. That is a whole new kind of pain there. I'd rather deal with a toothache.

 

[WhiteRabbit]

It's going to be painful. Most people who commit suicide this way are on tons of opiates, which dull the hunger. I know it's not uncommon for people to do this in nursing homes.