Help Is partial suspension less painful than full suspension?

[wilderwein]

I read somewhere that a person feels "as if a fiery hoop has encircled the neck" when they are fully hanged, and something happens to their eyes and ears, causing intense pain. Is this true? Does a person feel little or no pain when they are partially hanged? Also Is it true that partial hanging is difficult to do correctly?

 

[StoneBridge]

I haven't tried hanging, below is just my theoretical explanation.
fiery hoop feeling: may be due to the friction around the neck, just like the burning sensation of your hand when you grab a rope while falling down.
eyes and ears: may be due to blood congestion (high blood pressure) in your head; doing a handstand should give you a similar but less intense feeling.
Partial suspension: from other members' comments, it seems it needs considerable practice to do it correctly; but when it's done correctly, there should be no pain, or even if there's some pain, the person will lose consciousness very soon.

 

[Gustav Hartmann]

Pain is subjektive, but you can test it with only little risk. Put the noose around your neck and throw the rope over a horizontal beam. Than hold the other end of the rope with your hands and hang. As soon as you pass out you will fall on the ground, which should therefore be very soft. You can also test the effect of the rope thickness and the knot position and reduce the fear from the unknown this way.

If you finally want to die, you will find out that full hanging is more effective because you have no chance to stop the procedure in case your survival instinct kicks in.

 

[wolfpaxhd]

The best spot is usually your carotid artery's by adding strong pressure and hope you pass out in record time