Help Can’t do partial standing hanging right.

[RadioGaga]

So it's being used via a door with bedsheets. They work PERFECTLY! BUT! The problem is that I feel like I can't breathe when the noose tightens and my feet are on the ground.

The best way of describing this is basically like holding your breath underwater. If I went longer I'd probably pass out but because I can't breathe I "swim back up" for air or immediately opening the door to make the nose drop! :(. Like my lungs and body are BEGGING for air as I can't breathe or I feel like I'm holding my breath underwater you know?

Anyways, any ideas on how to prevent this sort of thing from happening or no? :(.

 

[Forveleth]

Can you actually breathe with it tightened around your neck or are you strangling yourself?

Partial ideally relies more on cutting off the blood supply to your head to make you pass out very quickly. If you are closing off your trachea, you may need to adjust your setup. Some have used padding on either side of the neck to put extra pressure on the arteries to pinch them closed while still allowing for breathing.

 

[RadioGaga]

Can you actually breathe with it tightened around your neck or are you strangling yourself?

Partial ideally relies more on cutting off the blood supply to your head to make you pass out very quickly. If you are closing off your trachea, you may need to adjust your setup. Some have used padding on either side of the neck to put extra pressure on the arteries to pinch them closed while still allowing for breathing.

I also forgot to mention that I wrap a folded soft pillow case around my neck and tie it behind my neck with a half knot. Like when you tie a sneaker! :). The noose is then on top of that just under my chin. But again the problem is that I can't breathe or feel comfortable doing this and on top of that I don't get the head exploding feeling atleast! So that's good! :).

 

[binino]

I'll be following your thread, as something similar is happening to me.

 

[JesiBel]

It's obvious, when the ligature knot closes due to your weight, the rope will penetrate deep into your neck and the Noose Knot/Arbor Knot will tighten to the maximum, compressing all the structures of the neck (airways, jugular veins, carotid arteries).

So you won't be able to breathe or swallow in any way.
The correct position of the ligature under the jaw and the weight of your suspended body exerting downward pressure will cause the base of the tongue to rise backward, blocking the passage of air/saliva.

Photo (warning!): postmortem CT scan of the neck (hanging suicide) with the ligature still on his neck