Reply To: Are yissurim from negligence a kappara chet

sam: ill look into 19a, thanks

Suicide from fear of torture and pain and the like certainly has sources. Regarding suicide to be mechaper, did you see see the shevus yaakov 2:111? I also recall the story of the roman who jumped into the fire and committed suicide who “earned his olam haba in one moment”.

DY- Basically, if self-inflicted suffering worked for the rishonim, kal vechomer negligent suffering can work for us- because it inherently can be mechaper. Not to say we should roll in the snow, but if we walked on the snow with shoes instead of boots, and ended up falling and rolling in the snow- that could be mechaper. Perhaps you must daven to Hashem for this- to have this count as a kapara.