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View submission: I hope I die soon
Ok, thought experiment that helped me when I was in this place: if everything you say is true—if work and personal stuff isn’t going well, and no one loves you, and you’re going to end it—that is awful, and terribly sad, but doesn’t it also mean that you’re ready to try literally anything else, too, because if that other option doesn’t work out you already know what plan B is?
Nearly a decade ago I quit my job and spent my overdraft on a holiday as a ‘goodbye to life’ present. I felt free in a way I hadn’t in years. I met new people, did new things, and when I got back home being straight up broke and suddenly wanting to live forced me to make new choices and reprioritise ruthlessly. Life is short and it sucks and unless I divested entirely from my abusive mother—no mental energy her way, even—I was wasting that life.
I’m not going to encourage you to do what I did—because to be honest it could have worked out a lot more poorly than it did! But I would say that if you don’t like your job and you want to end your life, try ending the job FIRST. Worst case scenario, that big red button is still there. Until then, there are lots of things you can try to see if that red button becomes less appealing.
Is there anyone in your life you could speak to right now? Not even necessarily about how you’re feeling—just someone to hang out with and maybe watch a movie or something. Life can be very isolating if we’re not careful
Comment by barelythere_78 at 06/02/2025 at 02:10 UTC
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Thanks for writing this. I’ve been gathering up the courage to make some big changes in my life with the similar thought process in mind.
Comment by Yasailynmarii at 06/02/2025 at 01:35 UTC
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Great advice🤍