How to ‘attempt’ CTB but not actually die

[Allen123]

Hi there. I am looking for a way to make it look like I attempted ctb with the intention of dying. I don't want to actually die yet, though. I just want to make my friends and family take me seriously. I know that this might get me in a horrible mental hospital, but I'm ready for that.
I'm think of cutting, but it would be quite difficult to get the timing right to ensure someone walks in on me at the right time and takes me to a hospital before I am dead.

Does anyone have any suggestions for how to Ctb while ensuring that I survive and I do not have any lasting damage?

 

[Darkover]

you could try overdosing on sleeping pills highly unlikely to kill you or leave you with any lasting damage

 

[Disaster]

I'm not a fan of such attempts, you can get admitted by telling that you have a viable plan, means and a set date, calling a hotline or emergency.
I also doubt anyone would start to treat persons struggles seriously after an attempt, I think it's manipulative AND those people who don't treat you seriously are not worth doing any harm to your body. It's not worth it to fight for their pity or attention, and there's no guarantee that they won't make your life worse after the attempt.
If you want to live, that's great. Fingers crossed for you finding other reasons to live rather than manipulating those people to behave differently. I get it that they are likely manipulative too, that simply proves that those relationships are not worth it. Fingers crossed for making valuable connections with people who do care without the manipulation.

 

[HerculePoirot]

There are plenty of examples in the recent SN-bashing campaign: just 'try' to CTB WITHOUT observing recommended protocol. Do not fast, use nitrate instead of nitrite, drink 10 grams instead of 25, do not take antiemetic, etc.

This method of fake suicide is unfortunately abundantly documented in this forum.

 

[Shadowlord900]

Cutting is painful, and I think they would have to be deep or multiple cuts for your friends and family to take it seriously but they'll take a long time to heal.

Benzo overdose is the only one that comes to mind that wouldn't be too unpleasant. Admittedly I haven't overdosed on Benzos myself to the point of falling unconscious (most I've ever taken was 2mg of Alprazolam that made me sleep for 4 hours twice in the day), but I once overdosed on Nytol and alcohol before, and my god that was a nasty experience. I vomited over most of my bedroom before waking up, had constant headaches and kept deluding there was spiders everywhere.

Worst that will happen if go too overboard on the Benzo overdose (providing that you don't take any other drugs, alcohol or grapefruit juice at the same time which I wouldn't recommend for what you're trying to achieve) is you'll go into a coma and possibly get respiratory depression, but a competent hospital can easily handle that if you're found quick enough.

 

[SilentSadness]

I don't recommend that you fake a ctb attempt. If you really want people around you to know you are suicidal, you could just tell them directly. If you are admitted to a mental hospital for an attempt, it will go on record and it will be much harder to apply for a job or make a serious attempt in the future. I understand that you want them to know because people can be so cold and callous, especially if they have never dealt with such problems directly. Sadly, I can't offer any more advice because this society offers almost no help for suicidal people. I hope that you are taken seriously in the future.

 

[HayBunny23]

Have you tried talking to a therapist yet or are your family restricting your access? If you have another outlet, try that first. If you are serious about this..
All you need to do is call the emergency line and say you are going to attempt and that you have a plan/ method. You don't need to go into great detail, just say you'll hang yourself or something. They will put you in, the same things will happen, hopefully minus the near death and pain. They will put you in, then hopefully(if it's a good place), set you up with a social worker that can help you long term as well. That isn't every where tho and it's a mixed bag, some places are super good and some are super bad. It'll be a brave thing to do, and I hope that it'll help you.
Either way, something new will happen. Good luck and be safe.

 

[Soulless Angel]

or maybe just don't? This is attention seeking, the worst thing you can do!! You clearly need help and this is NOT the way to go about it, and those that are suggesting to go forward with it, sorry but what?!
You want to be taken seriously with mental health? but in what context?
Maybe explain your situation instead of coming into a forum of seriously suicidal people, claiming you want to fake a suicide attempt.

If you had any ideas of this, you would know cutting for a attempt is near on impossible, OCM don't work, and so on....
Seek help from professionals that is what you need to do

 

[Viranamari]

Then this would not be the right way to get others to take you seriously. Most of the CTB methods would either kill you or do permanent damage to your body. Getting people to take you seriously can be acquired through simpler methods. I am not too sure what method you can use as most of them would cause permanent damage or cause you to die. There are easier ways so I suggest doing them instead.

 

[jodes2]

They should just fucking take your word for it if you say you tried. Say you tried to do partial hanging. Or that you went to a jump spot but couldn't jump. Or say you took a while load of prescription medication, tell them you had symptoms which you'll need to research for the meds you'll say you abused. But the latter they'll probably do organ tests on you to see what systems you've damaged, and when it comes back false they'll probably deduce you were attention seeking. But even that should work, people who like about attempting are understood to need help too. Don't fucking do something stupid and reckless just to get help. It's not a mature or sensible way of getting help. Just fucking ask for help, tell them how you feel, anyone worth half a fuckin pinch of salt should pay attention. There isn't much you can OD on etc without harming yourself. Although in vague moderation you might puke a lot and sleep for two days. But you can just fucking lie and say you did that. You don't need to bloody demonstrate it!!!

 

[FuneralCry]

Maybe if you are wanting to be "saved" and don't really wish to die then this site isn't the right place for you. It's not a suicide gesture, self harm website, it's an actual suicide website, and maybe if you want advice on how to be helped or whatever then there's the recovery section for that. A suicide gesture would only ever lead to more suffering honestly, I think that people should only attempt suicide methods if they actually want to die.

 

[Mr. Incapable]

This only really applies to people in the UK, and I only know this because 5-6 months ago a started working in a mental health hospital (ironically the same one I was sectioned in back in 2010 but I haven't told my colleagues that). Since then I've learned a lot about how the system works etc. there's two main ways people end up on a ward - 1. You're actively trying to harm yourself/end your life and your family/friends are no longer able to keep you safe so they contact emergency services (either the police or an ambulance) who will call a mental health act and section you either voluntarily or involuntarily (depending on their assessment which usually involves two doctors and a social worker). 2. You go to your GP to discuss your mental health who will assess whether you need support from a CMHT or a CRHT and make a referral, and once those secondary services have screened you they may or may not, depending on the severity of your mental health, discuss voluntary admission if it's within your 'best interests'. It's not simple or easy. I'm not a nurse or anything, I just work in an office and I take a lot of calls from people who want to be admitted or access services and all I can advise is going to their GP for a referral.

So bottom line is, if you want support or admission, you need to make yourself known to services and you need to be high risk because clinicians will assess you several times and will consider other options if they feel you don't need to be on a ward

 

[hellispink]

are you aware that they only will care for one or two days, and then they will forget about it and everything will back to being the same? People only care when one dies. One cant force others to careeven if one threats to die, they wont care. They will keep living their lives regardless. One must accept this. If you okay with that fact though, maybe cutting should work and then calling a hotline. They will send the cops to you and you tell em you dont wanna live no more. They will put you involuntary in the hospital and put yo in a bunch of pills that will make you feel like zombie . Good luck

 

[Next-to-Nil]

Hanging from a ceiling fan would break it off before any serious damage can happen, but would force them to confront the reality of the issue and be faced with the constant reminder whenever they look at the newly formed open hole in the ceiling.