Help Is cutting your wrist actually painful?

[*Hope*]

If there is someone who tried to ctb by slicing their wrists- is it painful? And why did you fail?

Ps. If it is painful, then is it bearable? Was it hard to go all the way?

 

[GenesAndEnvironment]

I played around with a knife, slashed a forearm just to check things out and gave myself a jab in the thigh. I didn't get any good blood loss from the arm cutting but the leg stabbing made me lose maybe three deciliters or so, I thought that there was an actual possibility of bleeding out though. Lmao at myself when I was taking SSRIs.

Oh, the pain, wasn't anywhere close to matching the emotional pain. Don't even remember it, but I didn't hit anything important with the blade, I'm sure it'll be excruciating otherwise.

 

[*Hope*]

I played around with a knife, slashed a forearm just to check things out and gave myself a jab in the thigh. I didn't get any good blood loss from the arm cutting but the leg stabbing made me lose maybe three deciliters or so, I thought that there was an actual possibility of bleeding out though. Lmao at myself when I was taking SSRIs.

How painful was it?

 

[GenesAndEnvironment]

How painful was it?

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[Bedrock48]

I haven't tried to ctb with this method but if you're thinking of going for the radial then yeah it'll be pretty painful. I don't think it has a great success rate and if you fail you could end up with damage to nerves and tendons that might require surgery. You'd have to go through multiple layers of skin to reach it. Definitely possible but gory and pretty unpleasant.

 

[Symbiote]

Make yourself super angry first to get those aggressive male hormones going before cutting yourself. That usually helps not feel any pain, until after the hormones wear off and you'll be crying in a fetal position.

 

[us_1999]

It would be painful, especially if you failed to reach the artery by the first cut, you would need to cut into the wound...

 

[Mentalmick]

Assuming a sharp blade, if going across the way and done quick there is no pain just a thud, but incredibly unreliable. You have to do obscene damage for it to work. Going down the way, yes it will be painful as you have to go slower, but considerably more reliable. If you manage to slash the artery you won't survive.

 

[bobjohn420911]

it hurts pretty bad i slashed my arm with blade.... are skin is like damn armour

 

[Mentalmick]

it hurts pretty bad i slashed my arm with blade.... are skin is like damn armour

Depends on the speed and sharpness. I use scalpels and there's not much pain. Just need to be careful with the damage.

 

[summers]

Just curious, why do people cut the wrist? Wouldn't the brachial, radial, or ulnar arteries at the elbow be more effective and easier to completely sever?

 

[Mentalmick]

Just curious, why do people cut the wrist? Wouldn't the brachial, radial, or ulnar arteries at the elbow be more effective and easier to completely sever?

I think it's just more famous to be honest. I've had a go at the elbow where the arteries link up, it's very close to the surface and you don't need to cut to anyway near the same degree. Blunt knifes and fading light aren't a good mix.

 

[Nolen]

It's a weird sensation it didn't really hurt in the typical sense but was still unpleasant. It's more annoying though because it's almost impossible to hit a vein it would be easier cutting off your hand entirely.

 

[Puppy]

Yes it hurts you're slicing your fucking skin open lmfao!!!

 

[Tkmiz_Tsukumizu]

Don't do that it's a very painful and unreliable method.

 

[Mentalmick]

Don't do that it's a very painful and unreliable method.

It's not that simple. Cut down the wrist and it's very reliable. You just need a strong stomach. You can't do anything but die if you slash through an artery.

 

[brokenwaves]

tried it, failed miserably. i self harmed for years but it was too tough in the moment with the intensity in my mind. its hard to get the right pressure at first bc of anxiety/hesitation it's a bit hard to motivate yourself to do it so harshly. so then you're left agonisingly trying to keep going, worst pain i've felt. then again my item of choice was probably also too blunt in hindsight but i was also having a psychotic break so wasn't really thinking about logistics lmao. anyway do not recommend this method whatsoeverrr

 

[Lost10]

Depends on the speed and sharpness. I use scalpels and there's not much pain. Just need to be careful with the damage.

What about going in with a 1.5" 18g needle to the artery? I was thinking if it was kept in place the blood could flow out. I was considering my carotid though.

 

[loopylou]

Of course it is

 

[Spitfire]

If it is painful, then is it bearable? Was it hard to go all the way?

I do not think it is easy. Nerves are fragile and there is a chance to cut right through a nerve. And damaging the wrist nerves may cause an intense burning pain with paresthesia, and that would really probably be painful.

I think it hurts. Anyone who gets a scalpel put to them without having been given a local anesthetic would probably agree, I think?

 

[milkyfxck]

lmao either way. if it hurts like hell i deserve the pain.
i think it depends on how blunt or sharp the blade is. a typical razor blade probably would be more painful than something like a sharpened butcher's knife. it doesn't matter, because if you can still move your arm enough (which wont be likely if you did slicey slicey correctly) to cut your other wrist you'll likely be in shock. more factors include emotional pain outweighing physical pain, whatever that means. all that matters is how deep you cut, and if you can manage to nick any arteries.

0/10, would not recommend unless you have balls of steel, pump yourself up on some sedatives, or drink a bucket load of alcohol.
the only good part of this method would be survivability rate if your monkey brain decides it doesn't want to ctb just yet or if it was a spur of the moment SSRI induced kind of thing.

 

[Mentalmick]

What about going in with a 1.5" 18g needle to the artery? I was thinking if it was kept in place the blood could flow out. I was considering my carotid though.

Not sure actually. Would be interested to find out.

 

[AnxietyAttack44]

it is very painful

 

[Pupu]

What about going in with a 1.5" 18g needle to the artery? I was thinking if it was kept in place the blood could flow out. I was considering my carotid though.

I would like to know too if there is other way to bleed out if cutting is too much to do. I know these are not easy ways and reliable, but I guess it must be possible at some extend to figure out to make this more reliable method than 6%. I would go by poisoning but I think bleeding out is better since livor mortis won't be as horrible that way (my family won't find me but they will want to see me later when discovered).

i think I'm too obese to figure out to cut on femoral artery which sounds to be more sure way to go.

 

[lofticries]

The movies and what not make it look easier than it really is. The people who tried this method and succeeded must have been really angry rather than just depressed. I say angry because that was the only thing that dulled the pain for me. I used to be a cutter and can't imagine digging deeper into the skin than I already did.

 

[Pupu]

The movies and what not make it look easier than it really is. The people who tried this method and succeeded must have been really angry rather than just depressed. I say angry because that was the only thing that dulled the pain for me. I used to be a cutter and can't imagine digging deeper into the skin than I already did.

Yeah, I guess it is very painful and therefore I should use lidocaine or something to ease the pain. I understand this is not an easy method but I want to point out when we look at the statistics, that some methods are not as reliable as they are not as easy to pull throught when not prepared. That is why drugs for example is not reliable. People eat them without checking which amount of what actually leads to death. When with a gun it is pretty easy to aim to head and therefore it has higher success rate. I claim that cutting is one of those methods people don't study much but do when they feel so bad in that situation and it is one reason why the success rate is not high. Another reason of course is that this method is not easy. But I wonder how much can I higher the changes if I'm fully prepared.

 

[Tkmiz_Tsukumizu]

The movies and what not make it look easier than it really is. The people who tried this method and succeeded must have been really angry rather than just depressed. I say angry because that was the only thing that dulled the pain for me. I used to be a cutter and can't imagine digging deeper into the skin than I already did.

I think the only thing that helped me was using a box cutter and drinking a full bottle of vodka a month or two ago, lets just say I cut too deep enough to see the blue veins in my left arm and also after it healed I have issues moving my pinky back all the way for some reason. So much blood, it burned for so long, instantly regretted cutting that deeply too. What I am trying to say is, yeah you have to be pissed drunk or just angry to do that and you may as well go all the way and slit your throat.