Help Coughing for days after strangling myself

[tiltedcompass]

Mostly a vent since it's a very stupid thing I did.

Almost a week ago I tried to press on my carotid artery several times to pass out and miserably failed. And days ago, after a bunch of other shit happened that ruined my day, I decided to strangle myself with a thin "rope" (if you could even call it that). I did this just to try if I could faint and stop overthinking, nothing else.
After both attempts, I noticed I had some sort of itching in the right side of my throat, giving me the urge to cough. And last night, I woke up several times due to a coughing fit. The itch still persists.
Is this a common symptom of strangling/choking or should I go to the hospital? Are there any other signs I should look out for?
Sorry for the stupid questions, I don't really want to get forcibly hospitalized due to some dumb coping mechanism but I'm worried as well. I ended up confessing all of this to my partner today and he's pissed off at me so I don't have anyone to vent to.

 

[Worndown]

Give it some time.
Maybe you bruised something and it is irritated.
Sorry you irritated your partner. Some things are better kept private.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Sounds like you tried partial hanging?

 

[tiltedcompass]

Give it some time.
Maybe you bruised something and it is irritated.
Sorry you irritated your partner. Some things are better kept private.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It's probably just irritated and will need days to heal but I tend to overthink a lot. At least warm liquids seem to help with the coughing. And about my partner, I trust him with things like these it's just that I'm now realizing that this is getting too much for him.

Sounds like you tried partial hanging?

I don't consider it partial hanging since I didn't have any intention to ctb, only to test the waters and see if I was able to make myself pass out. I only see what I did as some sort of coping mechanism or self-harm instead of an actual attempt

 

[58Alice85]

you will not be able to pass out like this, just go with hanging
I also dont get people who do 'test runs', easy to ctb on accident like this

 

[Worndown]

you will not be able to pass out like this, just go with hanging
I also dont get people who do 'test runs', easy to ctb on accident like this

If you do a test run on your ctb method and accidentally die, is that bad?

 

[bro2089]

I'm also wondering the same thing. I've tried tying a shoelace around my neck once (I had padding on the neck). I could tie it around the front but I couldn't tie it back around the 2nd time. I also wondering if hanging is good I bought rope and can't figure out hanging because it's too hard to comprehend (I take psych meds).

 

[looking4partner]

Mostly a vent since it's a very stupid thing I did.

Almost a week ago I tried to press on my carotid artery several times to pass out and miserably failed. And days ago, after a bunch of other shit happened that ruined my day, I decided to strangle myself with a thin "rope" (if you could even call it that). I did this just to try if I could faint and stop overthinking, nothing else.
After both attempts, I noticed I had some sort of itching in the right side of my throat, giving me the urge to cough. And last night, I woke up several times due to a coughing fit. The itch still persists.
Is this a common symptom of strangling/choking or should I go to the hospital? Are there any other signs I should look out for?
Sorry for the stupid questions, I don't really want to get forcibly hospitalized due to some dumb coping mechanism but I'm worried as well. I ended up confessing all of this to my partner today and he's pissed off at me so I don't have anyone to vent to.

It could be from that "practice run."

Anxiety can also cause throat symptoms//tics such as feeling like something is stuck in your throat when there's nothing there or throat clearing/coughing.

So you could also be having anxiety from the previous times & memory of them.

It could be a combination of both things causing it as well.

If you do a test run on your ctb method and accidentally die, is that bad?

That actually sounds like my perfect situation. There would be way less panic & SI because you wouldn't be expecting it.