I very nearly succeeded in ctb in January 2021. Benzos and alcohol, hyperventilate and then quickly double-bagged my head with two airtight bags and sealed with tight duct tape around my neck.
I had less SI than I thought (SI is always the problem with this method⦠it's thought that you'll claw the bag off if you don't bind your hands). But surprisingly, after the initial panicky oh-my-god-I-can't-breathe moments, I relaxed and felt a wave of almost euphoric peacefulness wash over me. It was amazing.
By some fluke I was found. I was in my car, lights off, in the middle of nowhere, but a farmer happened to be visiting out of season and for some reason was awake at 3 am and saw my car near his land. I was revived.
Coming SO CLOSE to ctb and being found, and then having to basically start my life over again, made me overly paranoid of attempting and failing again. That's why I'm here⦠researching different methods (I'm having trouble deciding) and making sure precautions are taken so there aren't any mistakes. I don't know. I feel like I'm constantly overthinking it.
I'm leaning heavily towards SN over a gun (more peaceful, and I know someone who used a gun and failed⦠horrifying) but can't source any yet.
Thanks for reading my random dump sesh.