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When People Commit Suicide, What Is Their Final Thought?

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Ever think about this, a person decides to end it through thought process. Then the pocess dictates the beginning of the actual act like pointing the gun at the head. Next thought, pull the trigger. Is the final thought the worst thought? Is it the ultimate level of depression? Is there any rational at all remaining? Or does the brain simply shut down and give up? When they walk to the edge of the cliff and fall what are they thinking as they travel through the air toward death?
 
rhinefire said:
Ever think about this, a person decides to end it through thought process. Then the pocess dictates the beginning of the actual act like pointing the gun at the head. Next thought, pull the trigger. Is the final thought the worst thought? Is it the ultimate level of depression? Is there any rational at all remaining? Or does the brain simply shut down and give up? When they walk to the edge of the cliff and fall what are they thinking as they travel through the air toward death?
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Profound sadness.
 
I'd imagine their last thought depends upon the manner in which they try to kill themselves.
 
For Delayla!! Oh ****!!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....
 
oops ......
 
I don't know if they have a final thought. Their ability to organize rational thoughts, and reason, are somewhat non-functional. I suspect they are just desperate for their emotional pain to end.
 
rhinefire said:
Ever think about this, a person decides to end it through thought process. Then the pocess dictates the beginning of the actual act like pointing the gun at the head. Next thought, pull the trigger. Is the final thought the worst thought? Is it the ultimate level of depression? Is there any rational at all remaining? Or does the brain simply shut down and give up? When they walk to the edge of the cliff and fall what are they thinking as they travel through the air toward death?
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No clue. Haven't really wanted to kill myself. As an atheist I have a very staunch anti-suicide policy.
 
I would think one thought would be hoping he/she doesn't feel pain.
 
i have NO hope for myself.
 
Depends.

Sometimes it's almost like a feeling of final resolution. Sometimes reconciliation.

Sometimes you just hope it doesn't hurt.
 
For many, the last thing that goes through their mind is .. .. the bullet.

Suicide is the end, the end of everything.

It's simply something to be avoided at all costs.
 
Ontologuy said:
For many, the last thing that goes through their mind is .. .. the bullet.

Suicide is the end, the end of everything.

It's simply something to be avoided at all costs.
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I sort of disagree, I do not have a problem with people who choose to end their life. It's their choice and they should have that choice (and I know you're not arguing they shouldn't have the choice). Different people have different experiences and some people simply do not wish to live anymore. I think there needs to be a system set up, to try and discourage suicide as much as we reasonably can (which I suppose goes along with avoid at all costs), but at the end of the day, if a person wishes to end their life, I have no problem with them doing so and I have no problem with assisted suicide (again, assuming they've gone through the proper steps first).
 
rhinefire said:
Ever think about this, a person decides to end it through thought process. Then the pocess dictates the beginning of the actual act like pointing the gun at the head. Next thought, pull the trigger. Is the final thought the worst thought? Is it the ultimate level of depression? Is there any rational at all remaining? Or does the brain simply shut down and give up? When they walk to the edge of the cliff and fall what are they thinking as they travel through the air toward death?
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I've always thought about this as well and always found the concept of "last thoughts" intriguing. Because of my interest, I watched a documentary called The Bridge whid is about a film crew that filmed 20 or so suicides off of the Golden Gate bridge, talked to families of some of the victims and talked to jumpers who survived. (Warning: The movie isn't for emotionally unstable people.) In the movie, some survivors shared their would-be last thoughts as they were falling from their jumps. They ranged from thinking about how long the jump was taking to regret among others. When they show some people who didn't survive jumping, they look like they are entirely at peace so maybe their thoughts were along the lines of "finally." I think it just depends on the person.
 
Slyfox696 said:
I sort of disagree, I do not have a problem with people who choose to end their life. It's their choice and they should have that choice (and I know you're not arguing they shouldn't have the choice). Different people have different experiences and some people simply do not wish to live anymore. I think there needs to be a system set up, to try and discourage suicide as much as we reasonably can (which I suppose goes along with avoid at all costs), but at the end of the day, if a person wishes to end their life, I have no problem with them doing so and I have no problem with assisted suicide (again, assuming they've gone through the proper steps first).
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The form of having "choice" is meaningless.

The substance of the choice we make is everything.

Those who are so obsessed with the compulsion of "choice" because they suffer from unresolved controlled-by issues from their past would do well to work through those issues.

And anyone contemplating depression-oriented suicide should immediately call a hotline and seek professional help.
 
OscarB63 said:
oops ......
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I was thinking "ouch" depending on how they do it.

Personally, I've thought of it. At times the only reason I didn't do it was the thought that it would suck if I lived, and probably hurt.
 
rocket88 said:
I was thinking "ouch" depending on how they do it.

Personally, I've thought of it. At times the only reason I didn't do it was the thought that it would suck if I lived, and probably hurt.
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in many cases, suicide or attempted suicide is a cry for help. I would imagine that for many of them, their last thought would be "oops...I can't believe I actually did this"
 
I imagine it depends on the purpose, why they are killing themselves, and how they do it. Some people probably feel utter despair at that last moment. Some probably feel a sense of relief that the pain will end.

If you take a bullet to the head you probably won't experience anything at all between pulling the trigger and oblivion. If you kill yourself with meds or an "exit bag" or something that kills you in a less than instant way, you will likely experience some pretty trippy things. As your brain shuts down you might experience something akin to a "near death experience". Depending on how it plays out it might be a fairly comforting experience. And then oblivion.
 
Ontologuy said:
And anyone contemplating depression-oriented suicide should immediately call a hotline and seek professional help.
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I agree completely. I just disagree that suicide should almost never be an option.
 
rhinefire said:
Ever think about this, a person decides to end it through thought process. Then the pocess dictates the beginning of the actual act like pointing the gun at the head. Next thought, pull the trigger. Is the final thought the worst thought? Is it the ultimate level of depression? Is there any rational at all remaining? Or does the brain simply shut down and give up? When they walk to the edge of the cliff and fall what are they thinking as they travel through the air toward death?
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If someone is truly serious about ending their life, one would think they always choose a method which is certain to kill them, which is not always the case. People who truly want to die will find a way. Eliott Smith for example, stabbed himself twice in the chest. Maybe he wanted to feel pain? Who knows, but deep depression is worse than any physical pain.

I agree with some of the other posts about method being relative to second guesses and last thoughts etc. If you take a bottle of sleeping pills, maybe you puke them all up five minutes later after second guessing yourself. If you put a gun to your head and pull the trigger, no time for second guessing. Suicide is often impulsive, when one is reacting to a devastating event.

The bottom line is that people who are truly suicidal and experiencing rock-bottom depression are ending it to ease the pain. Some people attempt it, and often succeed, but are doing it for attention or to hurt others; not realizing they won't be around to witness the suffering they have caused.
 
A lot would depend as to what drove them to that final decision. And most times, the rest of the world may never know.
 
GottaGo said:
A lot would depend as to what drove them to that final decision. And most times, the rest of the world may never know.
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I think their final thought might be strikingly similar to what you chose for a user name - especially so if they chose a quick exit.
 
at age 17, I came exceptionally close. my last thoughts were about fear, but mostly about what it would do to my parents. I ended up deciding not to go through with it. it would have been a profound waste as well as a tragedy. pretty much everything really cool in my life has happened since then, and I would have never found out who I really was and what I could do. I have advised many others against it since then, and only one ended up going through with it, though it was years later and he was plagued with PTSD. still miss him; he was a cool kid.
 
marduc said:
I think their final thought might be strikingly similar to what you chose for a user name - especially so if they chose a quick exit.
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Ouch. :wink:
My user name has to do with me bouncing in and out of political forums based on time available.

Gotta go!
 
GottaGo said:
Ouch. :wink:
My user name has to do with me bouncing in and out of political forums based on time available.

Gotta go!
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Just trying to provide a bit of levity for an otherwise dark topic :)
 
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