Anyone here try to cut their throat?

[FogFilledLife]

How successfull were you?

 

[CommitSudoku]

Not successful haha but I never tried seriously, just pressed a blade to my throat. At the same time, any blades I have would be far too dull to do the job quickly or effectively, so to me it's all around a painful and unreliable way to go, unfortunately.

 

[Someone123]

According to a Harvard study called "Lethality of Suicide Methods" cutting as a method works 1.2% of the time in the U.S- that is a 1 out of 87 chance of working. It is nearly imposssible to ctb this way, though in rare cases it can work. However, it is nearly certain to give you a scar that you will have to explain to everyone, and which could result in involuntary hospitalization.

 

[FogFilledLife]

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According to a Harvard study called "Lethality of Suicide Methods" cutting as a method works 1.2% of the time in the U.S- that is a 1 out of 87 chance of working. It is nearly imposssible to ctb this way, though in rare cases it can work. However, it is nearly certain to give you a scar that you will have to explain to everyone, and which could result in involuntary hospitalization.

That's not cutting of the throat. 51.5% success rate according to lost all hope.

 

[Someone123]

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That's not cutting of the throat. 51.5% success rate according to lost all hope.

That may be, this is all cutting, not necessarily of the throat- many people try by the wrist and fail. STill, would you want a 50% chance of a bad scar and involuntary hospitalization? It still seems too risky to me.

 

[its-about-time]

I knew someone who manually attempted self-decapitation. So, a bit more intense than just slitting his throat. He was by and large successful, I'll spare the worst of the details, but was quickly discovered by a police officer who was previously an emergency medic. 360 degree cut that severed basically everything except the main artery and a couple other small but important things. They think he only didn't 100% succeed because he lost muscle control to cut when he got through his spinal cord. All this with a large hunting knife. It's a miracle he's alive. If he even is still alive. He's had several significant attempts before that, I'd be sad to hear but not surprised that he finally succeeded with one :( I always liked him.

 

[Weebster]

Sounds awful

 

[FogFilledLife]

That may be, this is all cutting, not necessarily of the throat- many people try by the wrist and fail. STill, would you want a 50% chance of a bad scar and involuntary hospitalization? It still seems too risky to me.

It could look pretty cool if you purposefully get fucked up stitches.

 

[pisshead]

Sounds awful

Does ANY method of ctb sound anything else but awful?

 

[Someone123]

Does ANY method of ctb sound anything else but awful?

Yes. Sn is is a method that when it fails people are really sick for a coulpe of days but they typically don't have lasting damage. Thta's the question to ask- what happens if the attempt fails.

 

[FogFilledLife]

Does ANY method of ctb sound anything else but awful?

Exit bags.

 

[romanholidaydionysu]

I would think SI would be hard to overcome here, similar to tongue biting

 

[UnravelingWinter]

If I can't get N, I plan on taking SN and cutting my throat. Looked up several studies that looked at failed and successful suicide attempts from others who have done the slitting throat method, so I have a good idea of how to succeed.

 

[Weebster]

Exit bags.

Bridge jumping

 

[waitingforrest]

I have considered it when I was desperate, but I backed out realizing I would probably fail. When you get stabbed, you are supposed to not pull out the knife because it is keeping pressure so that you don't bleed out faster.

Perhaps if I was very impulsive, I could stab myself in the neck, but I doubt I would be able to pull it out or even exert enough force to cut deep enough. SI would then make me call the ER, getting me into more med bills.

And being sent to a ward afterwards is just a cherry on top.

 

[FogFilledLife]

I have considered it when I was desperate, but I backed out realizing I would probably fail. When you get stabbed, you are supposed to not pull out the knife because it is keeping pressure so that you don't bleed out faster.

Perhaps if I was very impulsive, I could stab myself in the neck, but I doubt I would be able to pull it out or even exert enough force to cut deep enough. SI would then make me call the ER, getting me into more med bills.

And being sent to a ward afterwards is just a cherry on top.

Stabbing causes less bleeding. You want to slice at an angle.

 

[demuic]

People are willing to cut their throat or saw off their heads but not willing to hang themselves.

 

[Acopia]

I wonder if rather than slicing, a stab to the throat would be easier? It could be done more on impulse and requires less self-control, would be slightly less painful but one would still bleed out rather quickly.
-A

 

[downndone2]

Sounds like a truly awful way to go. I just think of the pain with cutting my finger with a knife in the kitchen. Then watching your blood pour out before you lose consciousness, not to mention the bloodbath afterwords.
I think N, SN, ir hanging would be a lot more peaceful

 

[Al_stargate]

Not sure if realistic at all, unless if a person is in a complete state of mania. Given the low mortality rate with cutting yourself, one has to be very determined or maybe on drugs to achieve it. Avicii killed himself that way.
Maybe cutting your throat could be achieved with some kind of DIY machine using a moving saw. I heard about a guy who accidentally died on a job site by cutting some veins with a power tool saw. The blood was all over the wall and floor and even his bloody palms were smeared on walls, really haunting looking.

 

[Foresight]

There was a member who described a very gruesome attempt. They sawed into their neck, said it was harder than you would think and made the surgeons cry.

 

[FogFilledLife]

I wonder if rather than slicing, a stab to the throat would be easier? It could be done more on impulse and requires less self-control, would be slightly less painful but one would still bleed out rather quickly.
-A

It lowers the bleeding and blocks the flow.
There's a thread somewhere that someone claims to have had to stop due to an electric shock when they reached a certain point.

There was a member who described a very gruesome attempt. They sawed into their neck, said it was harder than you would think and made the surgeons cry.

 

[Pain In The Ass]

According to a Harvard study called "Lethality of Suicide Methods" cutting as a method works 1.2% of the time in the U.S- that is a 1 out of 87 chance of working. It is nearly imposssible to ctb this way, though in rare cases it can work. However, it is nearly certain to give you a scar that you will have to explain to everyone, and which could result in involuntary hospitalization.

I bet it would work if it was a train wheel cutting through your neck across a train line

 

[death137]

Not the throat but I tried to cut one of the carotid artery. I gave up when it comes to cutting the artery itself because of pain but cutting the skin and muscle of the neck were less painful.

Trying to ctb via cutting your throat or carotid artery or jugular vein isn't as reliable as hanging for example but I've read some cases of ppl dying from it.

 

[jawdropped123]

Ive had the thought before but i didnt do it. I read on the internet that its a painful dead lol

 

[Mtnwildflowers]

Best chances would be femoral artery or carotid artery. Wrists are pretty non fatal pretty much all of the time. Coming from working ER/intensive care background.

 

[sealbabies]

I attempted, mine was pathetic... only have scars and hospitalization to show for it.
From boxcutters to fancy kitchen knives to silly razor blades, the skin and everything in there is very compact and cutting through an artery is like constantly digging even if you know exactly where it is - also SI is going to be fighting you the whole way.