Method Jumping - A guy survived after jumping off the golden gate bridge

[Lutembëe]

I think it can be useful for people who think CTB by jumping. The guy survived after jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, there's only a 2% chance of survival.
He's answering questions from people who subscribe to Reddit.

 

[whereispeace]

Wow. That's pretty amazing. If someone survives jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, maybe they aren't really meant to die...

 

[NothingElseMatters]

It's funny how most of survivals regret their act. Fuck it, I wouldn't.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

It's funny how most of survivals regret their act. Fuck it, I wouldn't.

Regret it publicly to ensure you don't get locked up maybe?

 

[rntmss]

Holy crap. He was conscious the whole time?

 

[Mm80]

Is this guy recent or the one in the documentary from years ago ?

 

[Lutembëe]

Is this guy recent or the one in the documentary from years ago ?

He is recent, it was two years ago. The guy was 20 at that time

 

[MoreThanAFeeling]

He felt immediate relief after jumping :) I needed to hear that. Thanks for sharing OP.

 

[faust]

Hello, there is even an article in Wikipedia dedicated to suicides from GGB.

Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Most of them died but there were a few survivors

 

[bigoutfit]

You have to remember these people regret it because they are jumping from shit high. I would regret it to. I t would be scary as hell. Also they 2% survive. It will be less than that as people will jump that they have no idea about.

Jumping from a major hit will more or less do the job but even if you are 100% that you want to CTB you are going to regret it on the way down due to SI.

It will be terrifying.

 

[bigoutfit]

Yeah this person didnt regret it. Kevin Hines says he did.

Kevin Hines - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

After leaping, Hines, as described by Time, had instant regret: "When my hands left that rail—and my legs curled over—as soon as I left the bridge, I thought, 'I don't want to die'."[9] He had gone over the railing head first, but when he regretted his decision, turned himself around to land in the water legs first

also see below link

So what was the stat that so struck me? It was not the quantity of people who have leapt to their death from that bridge, nearly one every 16 days. Rather, it was this. All 29 people who survived their suicide attempts off San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge have said they regretted their decision as soon as they jumped.

The moment Ken Baldwin let go of the railing he immediately thought, "What am I doing? This was the worst thing I could do in my life." He instantly thought of his wife and daughter and didn't want to die.

He recalls realizing that everything he thought was unfixable was totally fixable — except for having just jumped.

 

[CatchTheBus]

"The Bridge" is an amazing documentary about the GGB suicides. I've watched it multiple times. Gene Sprague's story is so relatable for me!!
"I read the most amazing article in the New York Review the other night. This social scientist, this researcher, went out and did this study where she interviewed everyone who had ever attempted to kill themselves by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge; and it turns out every single person she interviewed, every single one, confessed that after they threw themselves off that bridge, about two thirds of the way down it suddenly occurred to them that all the seemingly insurmountable problems they had in their lives were fixable. Every single one,save for the fact that they had just thrown themselves off the Golden Gate Bridge"

I think of that quote every time I hear about someone jumping.

 

[Thebuddhacel]

Since many people change their lives for better after a suicide attempt, would be suicide a good thing at all?

 

[Painpleasure]

It is a fallacy that most who commit suicide end up regretting it.

Up to HALF of ALL successful suicides WORLDWIDE have attempted suicide before (Prior attempt). This indicates that they didn't regret their prior decision.

 

[Marktheghost]

How high is it? And is it water he landed in? And did he land head first?

 

[Donk]

i think those people who regretted jumping was acting on impulse. they didnt really think it through. people who has accepted their fate for a long time wouldnt regret ctbing. they've had enough of suffering. no regrets...just relief that they can end the pain.

 

[itsamadworld]

It's funny how most of survivals regret their act. Fuck it, I wouldn't.

I used to tell people I regretted my suicide attempts. I really didn't regret them, i still wish I had succeeded.....I had my reasons for lying....

 

[Kumachan]

If you arent afraid of heights anyway, jump onto concrete surface not water. It must be scary as f**k, even 2% of surviival is too much of a risk