I just tested my partial set up and it was so much easier than previous attempts and than what I expected. In a few hours I am simply going to repeat the test, except this time it won't be a test it will be the real deal.
So I thought I'd share my experience with you.
I went into this planning on doing partial, but it's actually probably closer to full because my toes were just barely touching the ground and probably about 98% of my body weight was supported. However I'm actually not 100% sure of this estimate because I started losing consciousness extremely quickly. So I wasn't fully aware of everything. My set up was this: I had this long "belt" thing that came off of a dress or something, I'm honestly not sure where it came from but it works perfectly. It's about 3.5 ish feet in length, more than enough for me. It's kind of thick, but not as thick as an actual belt. It's thickness is almost as thick as a climbing rope (the gold standard) and it's certainly sturdy enough to hold my body weight (If anyone is curious I weigh about 135lbs) And it's hanging from a bar in my closet that is about a 2 feet higher than my head. So have to stand on something to get my head in, then I just gently step off. It's not like kicking a chair or anything, but when I actually do it I'm not going to ease into it either.
my experience during the test was something like this: I did not expect this to go well. I have tried partial many different times from a door knob and a lower bar, but I never went for the highest bar, out of fear I guess. (I think this is what allowed the test to actually work this time) So I stepped off, and all I remember thinking was "Stay calm. Make sure the knot is at the bottom of your neck" I didn't take a breath, or do anything to excite my nerves or make the situation seem like a big deal, I just stepped off and let myself go completely. I don't remember shutting my eyes, but I remember having to make an effort to keep them open. I felt very sleepy and loopy and my vision was starting to go away. Within seconds I was right on the edge of blacking out completely. My body naturally felt calm and I wanted to just stay there. But I had unfinished business, and someone else was in the house at this time and I wanted to wait until they left. So I had to talk myself out of it. I was whispering "I'm not ready! I'm not ready!" to myself like a psychopath just to get enough strength to pull myself back up and get myself out (which is actually quite difficult, and as I said I was very dizzy and not fully conscious, so I would recommend not even testing unless you're ready to go) There was little to no pain, which is different from my other attempts which were very painful. I was still very dizzy when I got out. That's all I have to share :)
