My brother stabbed himself in the heart to commit suicide Can anyone help me understand what he was feeling after he did this before he died Did he suffer much How did it feel?

Answer 1

Sorry for your loss. There is no way to really know what he was feeling before or during this act. He must have been hurting emotionally to have taken this action. I have been there myself and choose not to do it. For the person contemplating suicide, it seems like it is the only option left. Or the best option depending on what the reason is. You simply cannot see any way out of the current problem. This is not referring to people with a mental disorder where they may not understand what they are doing . I'm talking about people who have just reached the end of their rope. As hard as it may be for the people left behind, I believe for them at the time they take their lives, it is the right choice for them at that moment. If you could ask them tomorrow if it was most would probably say No. At that moment, it may be the only option they have left. I don't judge them too harshly. You can never know what they are feeling or what it is like to be them. What I may see as minor, may be the weight of the world to them. It's not for me to judge.

Did he suffer? Depend on how much damage he did. I'm sure he was aware of the stabbing. Stopping the heart is not instantaneous. Perhaps he was at peace knowing his pain was over, perhaps regret that he had to take this action or was leaving you and others behind. There's no way of knowing. There is also no reason to dwell on it. He did what he did for the reason he did. That is why I said it was the right choice for him at that time. You may not like it, may not understand it, but it's the way things are. Mourn the time you won't have together if you need to, but know that he isn't suffering any longer. I don't know if that helps or not, but for someone to kill themselves, they have to be in a lot of pain. Sometimes, that pain is more than we can stand.