how painful it is to hang on a scale of 1 to 10

[Death is beautiful]

I mean full suspension

 

[fox_wannabe]

Partial is just uncomfortable. Idk about full suspension. It could be pretty fast way to die as far as I know.

 

[Manaaja]

I've tried partial over 50 times. Sometimes it's really comfortable and not painful at all, sometime it's a little painful and uncomfortable. But overall really painless.

Full suspension was surprisingly painless too. Though pretty uncomfortable. (I had my toes just and just touch the floor so I survived.)

 

[fox_wannabe]

I've tried partial over 50 times. Sometimes it's really comfortable and not painful at all, sometime it's a little painful and uncomfortable. But overall really painless.

Full suspension was surprisingly painless too. Though pretty uncomfortable. (I had my toes just and just touch the floor so I survived.)

50 times. Wow... Did you just try or were they attempts?

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Kind of like asking how painful "jumping" is.

 

[ClownMe]

Full suspension was surprisingly painless too. Though pretty uncomfortable. (I had my toes just and just touch the floor so I survived.)

Can you describe how it felt, like was your neck sore or?

 

[Manaaja]

50 times. Wow... Did you just try or were they attempts?

Attempts, partial suspension. I'd put the rope around my neck, tie it, say my last words, put on some music, lean in different positions, and yet not be able to pass out. It's kind of scary in a way, makes me fear that I'll never be able to die. I hate it.

The closest point to fainting I have come was when I was a kid and on my knees and suddenly a doctor stabbed my foot to give a local anesthesia and then he burned my foot and the anesthesia did nothing. The pain was so unbelieavble that I almost fainted. My vision went literally black and white, I couldn't see colors, I could hardly see anything, everything was a blur of white, grey, and black, and I could barely hear anything.

But with partial hanging, sometimes I get nothing, and sometimes I get the "dizzy vision". But most attempts I get nothing, only sometimes I get the dizzy vision, but even then I can't faint.

I don't know what my neck is made of. I can't faint, but at least the hanging doesn't feel painful (unless the rope is bad and I don't have a scarf).

I've attempted full suspension once, and it failed because my feet touched the ground though only barely. I've tried it iirc twice more, but I was too scared to get off the chair.

Can you describe how it felt, like was your neck sore or?

I've went through full suspension once. I tried to do it twice more, but I was too scared to get off the chair.

It did feel sore, but not too sore, but it's good to wear a scarf or a towel when doing it. I used both. Because otherwise it can leave marks and hurt a lot. Even in partial I always use a towel or scarf because otherwise it can hurt depending on what kind of rope (or tie etc.) you use. After you attempt it and if you fail, wear a scarf, because your neck might be red. With partial attempts I'd sometimes get markings on my neck but sometimes it would be clean.

If you have the rope for a long time really tightly around the neck, you might get the "I still have a rope around my neck" feeling hours after you take it off. The "I still have a rope" feeling doesn't hurt physically but mentally it's really painful.

I think the worst thing about full suspension is finding a good spot. It's really hard to find a spot that is high enough but can still hold your weight. I used a hanging bar and if it had been just five centimeters higher, I might not be here today.

 

[Death is your gift]

I guess if it is properly done it could be painless. If the fall is high enough, and if the support can hold it the weight, the neck should break and then it's over.

But from what I know, many people who dies of hanging are dying in agony because it does not happen that way, and that is the strangulation that kills them...

 

[Bedrock48]

I'd say maybe a 4 or 5? Overall it was more of a general deep discomfort rather than actual pain. I could breath fine but feeling my Adams apple pressing against something was weird.

Many factors come into play, if you block your windwipe chances are it's gonna be much more unpleasant and painful. Too thin of a cord or some harsh like plastic cabling would probably hurt more too. I used a pretty thick leather belt, not the best for ctb but sorta comfortable. If I were to use it again I might try padding it with a scarf or something.

 

[Under The Graveyard]

Be careful with the hanging attempt. I did full suspension hanging last year. It was painful for about 15 or so seconds and I watched the sun fade to black.

Some time later I woke up laying on the ground, no clue where I was and my whole body hurt. I remember looking around at my surroundings and seen I was in the woods, then remembered why I was there. The branch I had used finally snapped under my weight and I fell to the ground.

I ended up trying to walk back out of the woods and I kept passing out from all the pain. I started walking down a road and a car had come by, and he asked if I was ok(I was looking pretty rough apparently). That was the last thing I remembered until I woke up in hospital.

After interrogation by hospital staff who was trying to figure out what happened, I told them it was a suicide attempt. Then the police came, and the mental health counselor... and after about 2 weeks in the hospital recovering, they sent me on a field trip to the state mental hospital where I would spend the next 9 months.

I can no longer talk normal due to damage to my throat, it comes out in a deep scratchy sound. The left side of my body is partially useless... meaning I can still use my left arm, hand and leg, but not at full capacity. A long walk for me now consists of 10 steps and my left leg is ready for a break.

The only miracle the doctors say, is how I didn't suffer brain damage.

Personally, I don't think I hung that long, just long enough for me to black out completely before the branch broke... and when I hit the ground it caused me to start breathing again.... Hell, I don't know.... I've got more questions than I do answers.

Like I said though, just be careful.

 

[Pure]

10/10 from how people have described. I've never seen anything good about hanging other than it has a very high lethality and it's pretty accessible. There's also a huge chance of having some sort of long term consequences if you survive. Not unlikely that a survivor ends up as a vegetable

 

[Jblack]

From what I have read on hangings where the person survived, I give it a 4.

 

[Ch92921]

Pain of Life is worse