Is there actually any 'Painless' ways to die?

[Anonymous]

So, Is there actually any way of death that involves no pain? Or is all death painful? If there is a painless way, What is it?

Just curious is all.

[Anonymous]

I will share a little experience with you. Obviously, I am not dead, but I was supposed to be at one point. I had gotten in a bad car accident and no one suspected I would survive it. During that night, the first things i remember when waking up here and there was peace. I felt no pain and I didn't really care what was going on. One time during that I felt pain, oddly enough, when the pain meds were in me I could feel the pain because I was intolerant to the medication, when they got all pain meds out of my system, I felt no pain again. The moment I was supposed to die, I woke up briefly though. The heart monitor was inconsistent, I was bleeding profusely from the head, my eye was out of its socket, my brain exposed, my skull shattered, body mangled, and I felt no pain other than the look on my mother's face emotionally hurt me. Three days later, I woke up in extreme pain and they told me I would probably survive. Dying didn't hurt at all, it was very calming. Fighting back to life was the most painful thing I could ever imagine. I hope for everyone, when their time comes, it was as peaceful as it was for me.

[Asker]

Oh man, I wish i could be as so fortunate.
So, Perhaps a high speed car collision would be a good, painless death?

[Opinion Owner]

I would definitely not suggest it... Like I said, it doesn't always kill you and it is EXTREMELY painful and difficult to bounce back. My boyfriend had the same kind of experience, he was less injured than me (thank god) but it took the life of another. Take it from us, don't mess with driving. Neither was our fault, but safe driving is always the best choice for you and others around you. I would just hope that all death is painless at the end.

[Asker]

I mean, I wouldn't endanger anyone else, Like, i would do it somewhere noone was, Perhaps off a small cliffside or something, I would never want to harm anyone else in the process.

[Opinion Owner]

I think you might want to contact a suicide hotline..

[Anonymous]

Passing away in your sleep is the only way I know of to die painlessly. Every other way - overdose, fatal car crash, hanging, shooting, cutting wrists, drowning - result in you either bleeding out or feeling your body's organs shut down.

Actually, dying on the table during surgery would likely be painless as you'd be under anaesthesia but your organs would shut down anyways...

[Asker]

Mhmm, But, I would imagine the thing that caused you to die in your sleep would be painful on its own right?

Besides, if they are all painful, which is the LEAST painful do ya wreckon?

[Opinion Owner]

Nah, I don't think so. Your heart would likely just stop suddenly and you'd die soon after.

I don't want to answer that... don't want to give you (or anyone else) any ideas. They're all extremely painful, and the sad part is that suicides are rarely successful as self-shootings and hangings result in severe damage to your bodily organs but either take several hours to kill you OR just leave you with a broken neck or a hole going through the back of your head. Completely unpleasant.

[Asker]

Oh, I never realised that... well fuck i guess :/.

[Opinion Owner]

I once read this article by an ex-convict who was cornered years ago in prison and shot in the head. He now can't speak, can't eat, and can't hear because the sound of the gunshot going off under his chin left irreparable damage to his eardrums. He didn't protest when the other convict was about to shoot him because he wanted to die, but he was instead left with a truly horrible quality of life. Most suicide attempts will do the same thing.

On a side note, if you want to die but are too afraid of the pain, that tells me you aren't actually ready to die. From what I've read and heard, most people who commit suicide so desperately want to leave this earth that they'll do anything - ANYTHING - in order to die, meaning they're willing to risk unbearable pain, huge medical bills and years of misery and therapy if it doesn't work. You don't sound desperate, so if you're thinking of trying another attempt, just don't. You have so much left to live for.

[Asker]

I want to. I really want to... but... i'm just scared ya know? I don't know if i'm scared of what will happen to me, or if i'm scared about it hurting, i don't know... but the thought of death scares me. but.. the thought of not dying scares me even more.
Every day i wake up and feel sick that i have to endure another day of this fucking endless bulshit, pointless routine, and every day it breaks me more and more.
fuck man, i can't even eat most days, like. whats the point ? im only going to die anyway, why prolong it ya know? i dont know mate -_-.

I just don't want to end up trying something and crippling myslef, i mean... if i want to die now, i cannot possibly comprehend how much i would want to die in that situation.

[Opinion Owner]

I'm really sorry you feel that way. While I do have my own shit to deal with every day, I can't imagine what it's like to wake up and consider plotting your own death. But yes, any of those ways will be painful and will take a long time.

Trust me when I say you have a lot to live for. Think about your future wife and kids - right now it probably feels like you'll never be so lucky as to find a woman who loves you, but you will as long as you keep holding on.

You should either talk to someone close to you or call your local suicide prevention hotline. Instead of lecturing you, the hotline people are there to listen to you. They can suggest ways for the bad things in your life to become more bearable or ways for you to avoid them altogether. The other thing is that even though I don't know anything about your life, I do know there are people who care about you - if you have parents and/or if there are people at school who know your name, there you go. They'd care if you died...

[Opinion Owner]

... and they'd blame themselves. They'd miss you and wonder why you hadn't asked for help sooner and tried to see the good in this world. :(

[Asker]

This is how things look for me right now.
The only family i have is my parents. literally. everyone else is dead / only seen a couple times in my life. I probably speak to my parents for about 30 seconds a day, most of which is them yelling at me for being down.
Physically im a fucking wreck. I did a rate me on here to try and maybe cheer me up, But no. My face got a 4-5/10 and my body got a 2/10. So yeah. The chances of me every being happy in a relationship are next to none. besides, i would never want to date a women and make her 'endure' my uglyness. That would be nasty of me to do. And to pass on those shit genes to a child would be borderline evil of me.
And then, oh yeah, I fucked up school, And now i work a piece of shit job (Which i can't get anything better than) where i make 1/3 of minimum wage for working a full week in hard physical labour but i can't quit as i need to pay for food, water and rent.
It seems like im enduring all this bulshit, and will never gain anything.

[Asker]

I think i forgot to mention, I was obese all my life, Never had any friends in the entirety of my childhood, Got bullied everyday, i started loosing weight a few months ago to turn things around, but all that did was give me loose skin which looks x5000000 times worse then fat. so yeah... no matter what i try to do to fix things, i will only end up fucking them up even more -_-

[Opinion Owner]

But if you're under 18 aren't you still in school?

Man... that all really sucks. I see why you're unhappy. But I still don't think that's any reason to die. I also have weight/insecurity issues as well as issues with my dad (he's always shouting at me, putting me down, calling me lazy, comparing me to others). It's frustrating and I've started to understand why people cut themselves in order to feel less emotional pain. But the next time you see your parents, you should open up to them. Cry. Tell them you don't want to live and that you're asking for their help so eventually you'll want to stick around and live a happy life. There's no way they won't take action.

In terms of the "rate me" stuff, f*ck that. It doesn't mean anything; one person's 2/10 is another person's 8/10. Before meeting my boyfriend I considered myself a 5/10 but he honestly thinks of me as a 10. I don't understand it, but it made me see that everyone will one day find that person who sees them for who they are.

[Asker]

Nah, we finish school at 15/16 in the UK. I had to go straight into work because my dads company collapsed as i was in my final year, so, i had to be able to pay for myself (Were in the process of loosing our home now). So I've been working since (Turning 17 in 2 weeks).
I would like to be able to open up to them like that, but i just can't. we have never been a close family, it may sound really fucked up, but i think of them more as just people i live with as appose to family. I mean, i could go days without talking to them. heck, I've gone weeks some times. It dosent matter, we have no relevence to each other in life. They provide for themselves and i provide for myself.

This thing is tho mate, i get what you're saying about the rate me, but, if like 90+% of people think i am a 2/10. then thats far more then enough to give me the idea about where i stand. It would be almost mentally insane of me to even attempt a relationship with those ods.

I don't know man, some of us aren't meant to ya kno?

[Opinion Owner]

What? Half my family is British and they all finished school at 18.

I see... but see, your problem is that you have so many negative thoughts about things that haven't even happened yet. You think you'll never ever find a girl, you think your parents won't care that you might be suicidal, you're convinced that those GAGers are right about you and that you'll pass "ugly genes" on to your kids... you're forgetting that personality is more important than looks, and from the things you've said and the way you've said them it sounds like you have a good personality other than being miserable.

[Asker]

I appreciate it, and as nice and helpful as you're being, that dosen't change the fact that absolutely nothing will change for me im afraid :/.
And, its not like that, I mean, how could i ever expect to have a relationship, when i shit you not, even looking in a mirror has me on the verge of crying, and if i see a reflection of myself in public, suddenly my breathing goes nuts, i feel sick and my right hand starts shaking. If i feel so sickened and repulsed by myself, Why would anyone else feel differently? Clearly a poll that had like 50 people vote on it proved that point pretty well :/.
Or how can i expect my parents to give a shit, When 99% of the 100ish words they give me each weak are things like ''snap the fuck out of it'' and ''cheer the fuck up''.
If i did have a personality that was good, and it was the most important thing, Surely i wouldn't be in this situation right? Perhaps id be happy, maybe have a friend or something... i dont know man... im just so fed up of all this.

[Opinion Owner]

But you can't think like that because you don't know what the future holds. What if you attempt painful suicide tomorrow, end up in the hospital in critical condition, meet a cute nurse who really likes you, and then you die? Bad example but you know what I'm saying. You literally never know

Then you need to find a friend if you think that could help. Some of the people you work with could probably use a friend - keep in mind that you aren't the only one going through a hard time because of a shitty home/work life and no love life. Maybe buy a self-help book or watch movies about overcoming things like pain, depression and low self-esteem. You never know who or what will give you the motivation you need to keep you head up and remind yourself that it can only get better.

[Asker]

All the people at work are at least over 27 or 28. And they all treat me like shit because im just the young clueless guy..
Its not as easy as just making friends really, I mean... I've never had one before, so i wouldn't even know what do or say let alone how to find one.
Is there a good way to make friends or something? sorry if this sounds stupid as fuck, but yeah. I've never had to do it before :/.

[Opinion Owner]

That's okay, everyone needs help making friends at one point or another. I think the best way is to smile at people at work or at the library or on the bus or just standing in line somewhere and see who smiles back. If they do, you can compliment them on (or ask them about) something they're wearing/reading/drinking/eating/doing - the key is to get them to talk about themselves first. That way, if they say something you agree with, like how they hate work, you can be like, "I know, mate - work sucks. My job's rubbish too. So what's your name?"

It can be difficult to find someone like that in person if you don't get out much, but I bet you could find a GAG user who has similar issues and interests to you. Post a question asking who else out there is depressed/fed up with their life and wants to talk about it with a new friend and see what kind of responses you get.

[abundantlyrich]

Well, there was a rare case this young traveller from Australia died after being confronted with a few thugs at knife point. They didn't touch him but he died of shock as he overproduced too much adrenaline from being put in life threatening situation. R. i. p.

[Asker]

Oh shit, I doubt thats something which can be recreated tho?

[abundantlyrich]

Someone is suicidal ehhhh

[Asker]

No. I am just curious as to the ways in which a person can die.

[BlueCoyote]

There is a painless method of suicide but obviously I can't tell you about it because I'd have to delete my own post afterwards, being a mod ;-). As for natural death... I'd say dying in your sleep is pretty painless. That's at least how I wanna die one day.

[Asker]

Mhmm, But i would imagine the thing what caused your sleep death would be painful in its own right?

[BlueCoyote]

Not necessarily. For example my grandpa died after a surgery in her hospital bed while sleeping. The surgery was actually not a big deal (they had to do something on her leg (hip) but she was already an old woman and her body simply couldn't take all this hassle and the full anesthesia etc anymore. She survived the surgery itself but in the night after the surgery, she died in her sleep. The doctors said that it was most likely a stroke and that her brain neurons simply quit working from one second to the next. This is not like a heart attack where you have to go through minutes of painful cramps. A stroke can kill you within 1-2 seconds. My best friend's dad also died like that, at a very young age that is. When she was a teenager, she was sitting in the living room watching TV with her family, when suddenly and out of the blue, her dad simply fell off his chair and was dead. They couldn't even reanimate him because by the time they had kneeled down to him, he was already dead. If you

[BlueCoyote]

sleep and something like this happens, I don't think you even have time to wake up. And if there's any pain at all, it goes away so quickly that you will hardly feel anything. I think it was a pretty cool thing that my grandpa died this way. It must have been very peaceful.

[Asker]

Oh wow.

What sort of things can cause or trigger a stroke? Like is it something a human being could self induce? or is it just something that happens?

[BlueCoyote]

I guess you could self-induce it on a long term scale but it's not something you could use to commit suicide. A stroke (or apoplexy as it is called in medical terms) is something that mainly happens to elderly people, though it can, as I told you, also happen to 40 or even 30 year olds. The causes of a stroke all related to an unhealthy lifestyle. The most dangerous thing is a high blood pressure. Having a decent blood pressure (not too high) alone will reduce your risk of a stroke by 60-65%. Furthermore, smoking, high blood sugar, overweight, lack of physical activity, overconsumption of alcohol over several decades, high cholesterol etc. are all factors that can lead to a stroke. But it's also partially a genetic thing. If you're grandparents and parents suffered strokes (not all strokes kill you, there are also weak ones that may or may not have any negative consequences), it likely that you will suffer one too.

[Klaatu51]

shoot off yer brains... instant death!
but keep in mind wot pain u'll cause to everyone u'd leave behind who care bout u... painless for u, painful for 'em

but y u wanna die anyway? please stop...

[Asker]

Like i said dude, im just curious as to the options, dont worry about it.

[Klaatu51]

ok glad to hear this :D

[ninobalmy]

I ever cut my Vien that fell very sleepy and someone come to end my blood out and take care me one week... next attemp I try to hang my self but my robe not strong enough so it very painfull of course,... next I try to let train hit me but some one push me and fall together with him and yes that pain , next I try to use my motor bike to hit truck , I still a life but my leg broke is very pain.. next attemp I almost success to end my life I use my knife for cut my neck but my friend call me until I forget to end my life... almost all attemp to end my life is painfull but the pain is less than broken heart so if you feel broken heart that much more pain than all my suicide attemp... I hate life so much because life is injustice, and I hate love because love only hurt me... base on my experience to try to end my life the pain less way is cut vience and sleep for forever but I do not know if someone have other experience like drink poison because I never try drink poison before so I do not know the fell... now I try to stop kill my self because only make my parent sad... I try still a life for them althought life is pain but if I kill my self and success I know they Will fell more worst than I fell... so I choose still a life for them and stay with them... althought life is pain but the pain can reduce with try the best to give the best to our parent...

[sherbearee]

If you're asleep, and your body suddenly "shuts down.." hmmm you'd prob still know. I don't know then XD if you were on life support and then taken off of it, you wouldn't feel it.
I hope this is simply for curiosity...

[Asker]

What can cause one to be on life support in the first place tho?

[sherbearee]

an accident or severe medical illness..

[Asker]

And, do you know if its possible to self induce a sever medical illness?

[sherbearee]

Please please please why do you need to know?

[Asker]

Curiosity.
Dont worry about it :)

[sherbearee]

Okay, I'm holding you for your word though!!

[KeepingitClassy]

I haven't heard of any since in my little knowledge I haven't known a experimental study where people try ways to kill theirselves and rise from the dead to prove that there is really a painless way to die. 🙈

[BertMacklinFBI]

yep, stand at the center of a nuclear blast. you won't feel a thing nor will there be any remains.

[Asker]

I don' really think its as easy as 'obtaining' a nuclear bomb and detonating it somewhere ya know?

[BertMacklinFBI]

you were only curious after all ;)

[Asker]

Fair enough, Thanks for the idea anyway ;)

[meatballs21]

Anything that is very very quick or where you are unconscious should be painless. For example, shotgun to the head and lethal injections, respectively.

[Asker]

Yeah but, If you fuck them up... my god... would be hell.

[Littlett25]

Dying in your sleep probably.

"Just curious," I feel bad that you're trying to plan your own suicide.

[Asker]

What would actually cause you to die in your sleep though? And not planning my suicide, like i said, im just curious as to the ways.

[Littlett25]

Old age usually. Well your comments make you seem like you want to.

[Asker]

Dont worry about it buddy ;)

[Littlett25]

😕 Yeah that definitely doesn't make me feel better lol.

[Asker]

Ha, No but seriously. Don't worry about it.
Everything works out for the best in the end.

[sexyphil]

Never died so wouldn't know. Have nearly done it a couple of time in racing accidents but not succeeded so can't be much help. Living is much more fun though

[Asker]

If living is more fun then death. Then this putrid form of existance is unbearable, I was hoping death to finally provide some comfort.

[sexyphil]

I promise you it only gets better as you get older. Live each day and make it the best day yet. Live to make a difference to someone every day and be positive... Death is just a cop out and doesn't solve anything

[cinderelli]

you said you were just curious.. but this sounds more of a personal thing.. @asker

[ironeddie]

If done properly a medication overdose is very painless.

[Asker]

Mhmm, In 2 weeks time i would have tried a Med OD exactly a year ago. And i can tell you it was anything but painless. Literally felt like my insides were melting :/.

[ironeddie]

Congratulations on doing it wrong. :)

[Asker]

Single greatest regret of my life :(

[Dtegesd123]

jump off a at least 10 storey building. That should be instant death, but make sure you land head first

[Asker]

Oh man, that would be a horrible experience.

[Dtegesd123]

it'll probably only take 3 seconds at most to land on the pavement.

[Asker]

I bet those would be some serously horrific 3 seconds tho :/.

[chuppachup]

Well, dying in your sleep.
An explosion to the brain, maybe because there is no pain receptors there and it would be quick.

[Asker]

Mhmmm, Pretty hard to achieve though, A clean detonation to the brain :/.

[chuppachup]

Maybe some sort of gun could do the trick.

[Asker]

Yeah, Guns aren't legal nor easy to come by the UK, Thanks for the opinion tho.

[chuppachup]

Oooooh! You want commit suicide.
Shit, you should of said, man. I don't want to be responsible for your death.

[Asker]

Nah, I don't.

Don't worry about it buddy. You aren't responsible for anything ;)

[Sara413]

Slipping away in your sleep, I imagine, is quite peaceful...

[Asker]

But what would cause you to die in your sleep?

[Sara413]

Old age.. happens all the time. Peoples vitals just shut down in their sleep and off they go.

[Asker]

Well shit, Im a very long way away from old age -_-

[llorando]

Asphyxiation from Inert Gas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPhH4nha4QA

[Asker]

Sounds complex and extremely expensive :/.

[DaddyRollingStone]

Being shot in the head with a gun kills you instantly, you feel nothing. It is considered an ethical way to be killed, although it is messy.

[Asker]

Mhmm, Sadly there are no firearms easy to come by in the UK.

[Anonymous]

You're not just curious seeing you've had a past of trying to commit suicide. So i won't take part in feeding your mind with other ways to try.

[Asker]

Im just curious mate is all.

[Opinion Owner]

Also if anyone reads my opinion, you should take it upon yourself to report this for suicidal tendency's.

[Asker]

Dude, Im not suicidal, well, I use to be a couple years ago, im not any more, i am honestly just curious if there is actually a painless way to die.

[Opinion Owner]

Sorry, im not the type to risk these sort of things. I am glad you've gotten better and hope you're life has turned around for you.

[Asker]

Well. Not really, its actually a good x50 times worse now then it was then, but, still, im just curious is all, nothing more.

[Avalon4]

Electrocution, and I've been electrocuted before by accident, there was absolutely no pain. Also drowning.

[Asker]

Surely would it not burn you to death? I have watched lots of videos of shock death and it dosent look oh so pleasent :/.

[Anonymous]

Lots of them. They all involve a hospital and a lot of anesthetic or old age and a bad heart.

[Asker]

Can a 'bad heart' be self induced some how?

[Opinion Owner]

very very painfully. With an OD of Potassium Chloride, I believe. It needs to be massive and the victim doesn't always die. Sometimes they survive as a brain damaged cripple

[Opinion Owner]

If there is help, I think a high caliber rifle shot to the head. You had better hope the guy is a good shot. Has to be.300 WinMag or better.

[Asker]

Oh fuck!, Not really worth the risk then.

[Opinion Owner]

Almost all death is quite painful. I have seen a number of people die. Not one was painless in the least.

[Asker]

Mhmm, That fucking sucks man :/.
I suppose after its happened though, It would be worth it.

[Opinion Owner]

I doubt any one of them would agree.

[Opinion Owner]

When I was in Med School, I worked the ICU. These people did not want to die.

[Asker]

Well, Obviously those people wouldn't, they had good lives and were in their too young.

But, There are some people who hate life, And would treasure the oppurtunity to die in a painless fashion.

[Opinion Owner]

Who knows. I think in the end they just wanted to live another day. Life always gets better. The beauty of rock bottom is that life only gets better from there.

[Asker]

Or it just stays at rock bottom for the entirety of your life until your inevitable demise?

May aswel just cut out the decades of waiting and just get it over with right?

[Opinion Owner]

Not at all. Life after 25 goes uphill quickly. 15 to 19 ia the hardest. 19 and 20 are ok. 20-25 is fairly nice.

[Asker]

Honestly matey, If i have to put up with this shit for 9 more years, I think i would act upon my 'curiosty'.

[Opinion Owner]

Well at 52, I would say you then would have missed out on, by FAR, the best that life has to offer.

[Asker]

Eh, Life isn't going to get much better then it is now mate. I have noone to blame but myself, My actions have put consequences on me that i have to live with, And im afraid they are not consequences i feel as though i could bare for a lifetime. Let alone another year. This is it for me im afraid dude, Shits only gonna get worse from hear on out.
Though, I do appreciate talking to you, it means a lot to have someone with such life experience tell me about that stuff. thank you.

[Eastur]

The answer to your question is known only to the dead.

[Asker]

Mhmm, but surely people who have been recovered / survived these things would know right?

[Eastur]

Yes, try to ask those who have experienced clinical death.

[xnoiseandkissesx]

Lethal injection I would imagine.

[Asker]

Mhmm, Fair enough. I would imagine they are nearly impossible to get your hands on, but yeah, good point.

[DaddyRollingStone]

No, lethal injection can go wrong and it becomes very painful if it does

[singlegirl1992]

Lethal injection generally isn't quick and peaceful. You feel your organs shut down and I believe it even puts you into cardiac arrest.

[mrsdani7]

I think overdosing on a medication

[Asker]

No, I tried that a couple years ago, Easily the worst pain i have ever experienced in my life. It felt like my stomach was on fire.

[mrsdani7]

oh then anything instantly

[BeMuse]

Death is never easy or dignified...