Discussion How many attempts you've had and why you think you were unsuccessful

[DeathSleep]

I've had 2 attempts.
Overdose -before I realized the statistics on overdosing.
CO poisoning -survival instinct got the best of me. I should've used something to help drift off to sleep.

Does anyone think they'll try the same method and do it better/successfully next time? Or would you do a different method?

 

[thecolourgold]

I’ve had countless attempts.

Overdoses - not enough research, they rarely work.

Night night - can’t hit carotid.

Partial suspension - can’t pass out.

Full suspension - ligature broke, otherwise SI kicked in.

Tourniquet - can’t get tight enough

 

[LastBusHome]

Two attempts so far about ten years apart. I've never been like super suicidal but the last couple years have pushed me closer to the edge.

First attempt was via a train. Got to the point where I was sat there waiting on the tracks but SI kicked in and I bailed.

Second attempt was through the night night method. Failed to squeeze shut my carotids effectively so I just took it off with a throbbing headache afterward. I think this was funny in a morbid way because my younger brother does BJJ and he taught me a few of the different chokes and shit whenever we'd hang out.

I'm in between methods right now but I've narrowed it down to two options. Still exploring viability in the time frame I set.

 

[CentreMid]

I've had 2 attempts.
Overdose -before I realized the statistics on overdosing.
CO poisoning -survival instinct got the best of me. I should've used something to help drift off to sleep.

Does anyone think they'll try the same method and do it better/successfully next time? Or would you do a different method?

2 serious attempts, 1 half-assed attempt. All partial hanging.

First attempt failed due to a bad noose and a lack of knowledge. Couldn’t hold my full body weight without something going wrong.

Second attempt failed due to an improper setup. Didn’t take the involuntary thrashing into account and accidentally detached my noose from the bar.

Third attempt failed because I chickened out (I was sitting on the fence around this time, trying to figure out if I could go through with recovery or not).

Attempt no. 4 later this year, been testing the setup and noose, everything seems to be going smoothly so far. Taking the time to really get to know and practice this method has really paid off! Hoping to finally succeed by the end of the year.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

I had no attempts yet, but a first and hopefully last one may be so close.

 

[blacksand]

closest I've been was putting a shotgun in my mouth while drunk and pulling the trigger back to the absolute edge of its range before it fires. I was so ready to go. Eventually I just threw the gun down in revulsion at my cowardice to actually do it.

 

[TempusFugit]

One serious full hanging attempt where the rope unraveled and broke my ankle. My attempts for partial hanging is somewhere in the double digits but most were half assed and failed either because of instinctual thrashing or just being unable to compress my artery cause of a prominent adams apple

 

[moonziekk]

so many, but most of them were mostly really naive methods. i was young and didn't know how to do it, just knew i wanted to die.

excluding those i'd say three hanging attempts in my adulthood, which i failed horribly at, but i'm counting it as practice. as someone in here once put it, "the carotids arteries are quite the art to find"...

 

[ForgottenTomb]

First attempt - Partial hanging
Failed because of: Involuntary thrashing against the floor and walls
Second attempt - Full suspension in a hotel
Failed because of: Police suddenly barging in.
Has anyone else had their attempt interrupted by police? When they came out of nowhere and intervened, I was shocked.

 

[FuneralCry]

I wouldn’t say that I’ve ever properly attempted, the problem lies in the fact that we exist in this anti-suicide society where we are denied the option of a peaceful and guaranteed way to exit, there are so many risks and complications involved in trying to die which is why I’ve never attempted as I would fear a suicide attempt just going wrong. It’s so horrible how it’s this difficult to die and I hate how trying to leave can just lead to even more suffering being experienced and just make existence even more unbearable. This world truly is so hellish to me.

 

[bessops1976]

One serious full hanging attempt where the rope unraveled and broke my ankle. My attempts for partial hanging is somewhere in the double digits but most were half assed and failed either because of instinctual thrashing or just being unable to compress my artery cause of a prominent adams apple

I did similar - took an overdose then tried ligature, I fell and fractured the cuboid in my foot. Told the hospital I fell down the stairs. Took ages to heal... it's a terrible feeling to fail and suffer an injury

 

[DarkWillow22]

I tried twice, once an overdose and then later tried partial hanging after reading about people dying over it for tiktok challenges.
Despite overdose statistics, I'm willing to try that again, but since I have no prescription meds (and even then they generally never give you enough that could kill you if all taken at once) its about the right cocktail of OTC medications.
If I could get my hands on it, my working plan is to use ethylene glycol.

 

[picklemick]

First attempt - Partial hanging
Failed because of: Involuntary thrashing against the floor and walls
Second attempt - Full suspension in a hotel
Failed because of: Police suddenly barging in.
Has anyone else had their attempt interrupted by police? When they came out of nowhere and intervened, I was shocked.

Yes. And they took my SN. Now I need to hang

 

[qwert3948]

One, pain medicine overdose. I was young and l didn’t pay attention to the fact that 1g was more than 500mg, so it ends up I took very little medication. Along the fact that statistics on overdose show it’s very hard to die through it. I didn’t get any damage from it at all, even if I had 3x the amount of medicine I took I probably wouldn’t get that sick either.

Kinda sucks since i was much more naive and it was easier to do things on impulse. If I had been a little more cocky and hanged instead I’d be happily dead right now

 

[danishstarlight]

I wouldn’t say that I’ve ever properly attempted, the problem lies in the fact that we exist in this anti-suicide society where we are denied the option of a peaceful and guaranteed way to exit, there are so many risks and complications involved in trying to die which is why I’ve never attempted as I would fear a suicide attempt just going wrong. It’s so horrible how it’s this difficult to die and I hate how trying to leave can just lead to even more suffering being experienced and just make existence even more unbearable. This world truly is so hellish to me.

Actually, agreed. I remember reading in the news that a boy jumped out of the window of his apartment (10th floor) and SURVIVED. And these videos when a person was shot in the eye, had a bullet going through their head and STILL ALIVE and suffering is fucking. Terrifying. I was so convinced that dying from the fall or from the gun was the most easy and almost 100% guaranteed way to die buT APPARENTLY IT'S NOT? That's just horrifying.

 

[inmyhead]

Let’s see, my first attempt was when I was 11. OD, didn’t know what I was doing obviously and just grabbed a packet of pills then took them all. Woke up the next day fine and told nobody.

When I was 14 I bought some paracetamol and ibuprofen, then proceeded to take every pill in the house at the time. Vomited a lot and ended up in hospital for a couple of nights.

20 I took an (accidental or on purpose) OD on propranolol, had a cardiac arrest and had to be brought back. Was placed in a medically induced coma and managed to make it out with no damage to my heart or brain.

23 I took another OD, called the paramedics myself and ended up in a psych ward for a short time.

25 I took another OD, this time propranolol I bought online to replicate the previous one. Almost got there but SI kicked in.

31 took an OD a few weeks ago, called the paramedics myself stupidly. Tried partial hanging and it didn’t work. Tried full and SI kicked in otherwise it would have worked. Regretting that decision massively and the next time I’m alone I’m doing it.

 

[DurkheimsCat]

1: didn't cut deep enough
2: the helium wasn't pure so I just got light headed.
Planning on N2 now.

 

[InTheDarkAlone]

Four attempts
1. Slit my forearm but got caught (was a teen)
2. OD attempt on sleeping pills, barfed and woke up
3. Alcohol sleep aid and partial hanging, just didn't pass out
4. CO poisoning, poor implementation