Method Hyperthermia

[TessB]

I know no method is easy of course.. but just in the interest of trying to find one that's easier than others.. if I drink a shit load of spirits and just fall asleep outside on the street when it's freezing then could that work? I know it sounds stupid probably.. I just genuinely don't know if it's an option and would love to know from anyone who knows.

 

[Aap]

Hypothermia.

of course it could work; it's just nothing close to reliable in terms of method, being discovered, and not suffering frostbite if a failure.

 

[TessB]

Hypothermia.

of course it could work; it's just nothing close to reliable in terms of method, being discovered, and not suffering frostbite if a failure.

I didn't even think of frostbite. :-( that sucks

 

[eclipsee99]

The only way that would work, is if you managed to blackout fairly quickly. Either by drinking, or some form of drug.
Maybe making yourself pass out through suffocation if you're lucky, but you'd need to be completely unconscious for it to work.

Even if you were completely intoxicated, eventually your natural reaction would be to find warmth, even if your head is 100% ready to ctb unfortunately. At one point, hypothermia was my choice of CTB but through a lot of research, it's very risky.

 

[the_final_countdown]

The human body is surprisingly resilient. There are stories of people from World War II who lost their hands and legs, as their bodies tried to prevent death.

It would have to be very cold too. I don't think it's a great method unless you live in Russia.

It's interesting. I've heard it said amongst certain cultures (perhaps the Eskimo) when they wanted to die, they would ask a few times. I think three was the max. Then the tribe would have to assist them in dying.

There are also stories of the elderly wandering out of a village to die from exposure. But it seems like a really painful way to go.

 

[TessB]

The only way that would work, is if you managed to blackout fairly quickly. Either by drinking, or some form of drug.
Maybe making yourself pass out through suffocation if you're lucky, but you'd need to be completely unconscious for it to work.

Even if you were completely intoxicated, eventually your natural reaction would be to find warmth, even if your head is 100% ready to ctb unfortunately. At one point, hypothermia was my choice of CTB but through a lot of research, it's very risky.

Thank you, that's useful xx

 

[Pookie]

No way of knowing how long it will take you to die of hypothermia. Could take hours or days depending on multiple factors. Maybe if you went some place where you won't be discovered for a few days it could work. You also don't need subzero temperatures to die of hypothermia and then frostbite is less likely.

Ironically enough with subzero temperatures you're more likely to be revived with medical intervention since your body processes slow down and are essentially put "on ice" in the freezing cold. Hence the saying regarding hypothermia "you're not dead until you're warm and dead."

 

[the_final_countdown]

I have a hard enough time with cold showers. Can't imagine being strong enough to endure that much coldness for an extended period of time.

 

[sweetbraid]

I know no method is easy of course.. but just in the interest of trying to find one that's easier than others.. if I drink a shit load of spirits and just fall asleep outside on the street when it's freezing then could that work? I know it sounds stupid probably.. I just genuinely don't know if it's an option and would love to know from anyone who knows.

the minimum temp for an adult to have hypothermia to a degree where dying is more likely than not is -25 degrees Celsius. if you're relatively skinny or muscular, it is easier for you to get hypothermia, if you have more fat on your body then it will take longer for you to have hypothermia as the fat is just stored energy - like seal blubber lol. i agree with what @eclipsee99 said. id recommend going somewhere isolated, like a forest or mountain or something. if you try to get hypothermia by drinking liquor and laying down in the streets its much more likely youll be revived. also the easiest way to get hypothermia is cold water. if you can find a fairly deep body of water then just wear a single layer of not-warm clothing and go for a dip. in at least -20degrees Celsius weather, otherwise the water wont be cold enough. hypothermia sets in much faster in water and it is harder to be revived. hypothermia without water it can take hours, sometimes days, to die, but hypothermia with water takes like at most two hours. but if youre not keen on drowning as well, just find a very isolated place, wear minimal clothes, dont eat a lot that day. maybe dig yourself into a hole or some thing that would be difficult to get out of when your body is shutting down?
hope ur ok ~~

The human body is surprisingly resilient. There are stories of people from World War II who lost their hands and legs, as their bodies tried to prevent death.

It would have to be very cold too. I don't think it's a great method unless you live in Russia.

It's interesting. I've heard it said amongst certain cultures (perhaps the Eskimo) when they wanted to die, they would ask a few times. I think three was the max. Then the tribe would have to assist them in dying.

There are also stories of the elderly wandering out of a village to die from exposure. But it seems like a really painful way to go.

please try to say Inuit instead of esk*mo, its a slur <3
im indigenous, i once heard a story of when someone was older than 15 years old there were ceremonies to see if they could be allowed to die from unnatural causes. usually not, but if they were granted permission from ancestors then the community Elders would just give them poison. but it was rare.

 

[Endeavour]

It doesn't need to be -20 thats ridiculous. People have died in the UK in the summer time by falling asleep in the rain. In fact round here someone was found laid out in the street (residential area outside houses) in the rain last week and died - don't know yet if they had a heart attack or something else like being drunk and fell over, but it's nowhere near -20, we haven't had less than -1 this winter.

 

[TessB]

the minimum temp for an adult to have hypothermia to a degree where dying is more likely than not is -25 degrees Celsius. if you're relatively skinny or muscular, it is easier for you to get hypothermia, if you have more fat on your body then it will take longer for you to have hypothermia as the fat is just stored energy - like seal blubber lol. i agree with what @eclipsee99 said. id recommend going somewhere isolated, like a forest or mountain or something. if you try to get hypothermia by drinking liquor and laying down in the streets its much more likely youll be revived. also the easiest way to get hypothermia is cold water. if you can find a fairly deep body of water then just wear a single layer of not-warm clothing and go for a dip. in at least -20degrees Celsius weather, otherwise the water wont be cold enough. hypothermia sets in much faster in water and it is harder to be revived. hypothermia without water it can take hours, sometimes days, to die, but hypothermia with water takes like at most two hours. but if youre not keen on drowning as well, just find a very isolated place, wear minimal clothes, dont eat a lot that day. maybe dig yourself into a hole or some thing that would be difficult to get out of when your body is shutting down?
hope ur ok ~~

please try to say Inuit instead of esk*mo, its a slur <3
im indigenous, i once heard a story of when someone was older than 15 years old there were ceremonies to see if they could be allowed to die from unnatural causes. usually not, but if they were granted permission from ancestors then the community Elders would just give them poison. but it was rare.

Thank you for the information!!! I've decided against this method.. I definitely have more than my fair share of seal blubber it would probably take weeks for me to freeze to death!!! I appreciate so much you taking time to answer me, thank you x