Goodbye? • Hacker News Board

Re: Goodbye?

#81

Post by zoba » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:45 PM UTC

Something to think about: If you're really sure that your life is not worth living, then I suggest trying a different life, rather than no life at all. Another location, another career, another group of people to surround yourself with. Being a bartender on a beach in Thailand doesn't sound so high pressure, and should give you lots of time to think.

I don't know much about your situation, and maybe Thailand isn't exactly the answer, but if you're to the point where you're looking for escape by death, why not instead try finding escape by physically escaping to somewhere new?

Re: Goodbye?

#82

Post by chipuni » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:47 PM UTC

If you have nothing else to live for, then you have nothing to tie you down.

Instead of suicide, try completely changing your situation. Move to a new country.

Re: Goodbye?

#83

Post by dbpokorny » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:53 PM UTC

Please create a reddit throwaway and post your thoughts on /r/Buddhism.

Edit: why am I being down-voted?

Re: Goodbye?

#84

Post by whynotkeithberg » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:53 PM UTC

I've attempted twice in my life & I'm extremely glad now they both failed. Dealing with PTSD from multiple Iraq tours plus subsequent drug abuse left me pretty low. But life picks up if you keep moving forward. It may seem simple & cheesy... But in the end everything will be ok. As long as you're still breathing... Everything is ok. You can come back from anything but death. I'm not saying it won't be miserable for a while... But it will always turn around if you will it to.

Re: Goodbye?

#85

Post by sageabilly » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:54 PM UTC

anonymousacc wrote: post #54

I've been where you are right now. When I was still in college I travelled to and from my home by train. I know now, with the help of a psychologist, that I was suffering from a depressive period during that time. I had arrived on the station, and I saw that my train had just left. That was almost the last straw for me. My memory of this day is very fuzzy, but nearby a jamaican-looking guy was blasting reggae music f…

"These days I look upon it as an anomaly in my mood."

OP you can get there. ^ did. I am getting there every day. It is an anomaly in your mood, it's not forever, and it's not the end.

Re: Goodbye?

#86

Post by dopeboy » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:54 PM UTC

There's a lot of posts on here with suicide hotlines - please call them. Once you have, give me a call: 949-521-4954. I'm not a mental health professional or suicide prevention expert - just a random engineer who loves this community as much as you do and wants to make it better.

I should be around most of the day.

Re: Goodbye?

#87

Post by uxcn » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:57 PM UTC

There's probably nothing I can say that will change your mind, but if you are really at the bottom, one way to look at it is that there's no possible way but up. I think a lot of people have been at the point you're at now. The one thing I think most people won't actually admit is that it's the one truly defining moment in their life.

I genuinely hope you make whatever the right choice for yourself is. If you need someone to talk to, don't hesitate to let me know.

Re: Goodbye?

#88

Post by dimino » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 5:59 PM UTC

Really ought to delink this one; not sure it's appropriate for HN, and there are plenty of people already here who will keep the conversation going if OP wants to talk.

I know I don't come to HN to have to think about mortality, and for folks who might actually be hurting, seeing a post like this might trigger some nasty memories or feelings.

My step brother, for example, killed himself, and now I'm having to think about that in the middle of my work day, when I was really just looking for a brief distraction...

Re: Goodbye?

#89

Post by jason_slack » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 6:02 PM UTC

Please don't.

If HN is a cornerstone for you, please let us help you.

I live in upstate NY on a lake with trees and quiet. Want to come hang out and rest your mind?

EDIT: Full disclosure, the DSL isn't great, but we have LTE. I have a lot of books. 30 somethings who enjoy BBQ's and movies.

Re: Goodbye?

#90

Post by samuel35 » Fri, Jun 05, 2015, 6:07 PM UTC

Jhon 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.