jumping from a 10 story building?

[blumen]

i'm completely new here sorry if i'm a bit weird.

the only method i am currently considering is jumping off a 10-story apartment block and even though i'm pretty sure it would kill me, the possibility of it not working makes me paranoid. i want an instantaneous death; from what i've heard jumping down from high buildings is supposed to not hurt really, only a split second of pain.

my problem, however, is that there is soil under the window that i was planning to jump out of. can there be a possibility of the soil affecting how likely i am to die? also, i wanted to know if maybe there was a position i could go into to help make the attempt more effective (like a streamline shape or whatnot).

i'm really scared of somehow falling on my back or something (idk) and having to die in agony. please can someone help me figure out if this can be a reliable method or if i should look for something else. thank you

hope im following all of the rules

 

[Forveleth]

This is very risky. Rule of thumb is 150ft/46m onto concrete and 250ft/76m onto water for a 99% chance of death. 10 stories is only 100ft, well below the recommendation. Also the soil will somewhat cushion your fall. It is not ideal.

Then again, people can die from falling off a 4 foot ladder. Jumping has a lot of variables to it.

 

[DeathWish3301]

There is no single height at which a fall is guaranteed to be fatal; outcomes depend heavily on surface, body orientation, health, age, and luck. However, data and clinical guidelines provide useful thresholds:

• Critical injury threshold: The American College of Surgeons defines >20 feet (about 6 meters) as a critical height for adults, often used as a field triage criterion for trauma centers.•
• Common fatality range: Falls from 30 feet (~9 meters) and higher account for a large share of fatalities and frequently involve severe injuries to internal organs, chest, and ribs.
• "Almost always fatal" zone: For an uncontrolled fall onto hard surfaces like asphalt, anecdotal reports suggest 80–100 feet (~24–30 meters) is nearly always fatal, though survivors above this height exist in rare cases.
• Median lethal height: One analysis cites a median fatal height of about 49 feet (15 meters).
• Extreme survival: Documented survivors exist from falls exceeding 300 feet when body position and impact surface were favorable.

Key factors:

• Surface: Soft surfaces (e.g., deep snow) dramatically improve survival chances; hard surfaces (concrete, rock) increase risk.•
• Orientation: Feet-first impacts are far more survivable than head-first.•
• Individual variables: Age, health, and bone density significantly influence outcomes.
• Low-height fatalities: A small percentage of fatal falls occur from under 6 feet, especially in vulnerable individuals.•

In summary, while >20 feet is a clinical red flag and >30 feet sees many fatalities, there is no absolute cutoff. Even very high falls can be survived under ideal conditions, and very short falls can be deadly.

 

[cyanidekitty]

this most likely wont work maybe unless you really hit the right spot especially considering the soil but im not tryna encourage suicide obviously lol

either way, if you're set on taking your life maybe rethink this method & find something thats a bit less risky

 

[JustBe]

Imagine ending up paralyzed and unable to speak or express your feeling, kept alive for life in a medicalized bed, holy crap even if there's a 0.1% chance for it to happen I wouldn't try it.

 

[fightclub17]

So I jumped 8 stories and the risks/cons outweigh the positives by farrr. The pros: you would only need to get over your survival instinct for that split second it takes to leap off. You do not feel pain from the impact. However, the cons: survival is worse than death. The pain is immense. The recovery is long. The trauma and PTSD is intense. Your life will be changed forever depending on the type of injuries (lifelong injuries/disabilities). Isolation in hospital. Learning to mobilise again. The hospital mutilating your body further in attempts to patch you back up. Skin flaps, muscle flaps, bone grafts, internal and external metal work... it's just NOT worth the risk.

 

[Harrier]

Please reconsider.

Not neccesarily suicide, but this particular method.

10 stories may kill you, but it is potentially survivable.

So many things can go wrong with this method.

i wish you peace whatever you decide, and so long as we both remain in this world, I will listen if you wish to talk.

But, please don't jump.

 

[CloudyDay]

Personally, I wouldn't recommend this method.
Recently there was a case in Spain of a girl who tried to kill herself by jumping out of a 5th floor. She survived and became paraplegic... She then had to fight her father and other catholic groups in order to being able to legally access euthanasia. Hers is a very sad story and I felt so sorry for her.

 

[kouna]

Personally, I wouldn't recommend this method.
Recently there was a case in Spain of a girl who tried to kill herself by jumping out of a 5th floor. She survived and became paraplegic... She then had to fight her father and other catholic groups in order to being able to legally access euthanasia. Hers is a very sad story and I felt so sorry for her.

The reason she jumped was because she ha been molested on various occasions, so the story is even more tragic

 

[CloudyDay]

The reason she jumped was because she ha been molested on various occasions, so the story is even more tragic

Yes I know, her life story is very sad unfortunately

 

[thevoidpointer]

Please reconsider.

Not neccesarily suicide, but this particular method.

10 stories may kill you, but it is potentially survivable.

So many things can go wrong with this method.

i wish you peace whatever you decide, and so long as we both remain in this world, I will listen if you wish to talk.

But, please don't jump.

I had access to 22 stories yesterday and had to try really hard not to do it

 

[Harrier]

I had access to 22 stories yesterday and had to try really hard not to do it

3 weeks ago, I found myself on a 7th story balcony.

I can't even describe it as survival instinct why I didn't go over.

Mostly what I remember of that night is how difficult it was to step away from the edge.

 

[goinghome11:11]

So I jumped 8 stories and the risks/cons outweigh the positives by farrr. The pros: you would only need to get over your survival instinct for that split second it takes to leap off. You do not feel pain from the impact. However, the cons: survival is worse than death. The pain is immense. The recovery is long. The trauma and PTSD is intense. Your life will be changed forever depending on the type of injuries (lifelong injuries/disabilities). Isolation in hospital. Learning to mobilise again. The hospital mutilating your body further in attempts to patch you back up. Skin flaps, muscle flaps, bone grafts, internal and external metal work... it's just NOT worth the risk.

Can you possibly share your whole story if it isn't too hard? I have so many questions, but I don't know if it's too much to ask since I know this was a traumatic event for you. I'm so sorry you went through this. It is my greatest fear.

I'm once again considering jumping. I had gone away from this method bc of my fear of heights and trying to find something more peaceful, but I can't find anything more reliable that I have access too.

I would be jumping from my 25th floor balcony, but unless I can somehow jump forward onto the sidewalk, I will land on a patch of grass and I'm terrified that will cushion my fall. I would like to try to understand what it feels like in the moment and what can possibly happen if I do fail. I'm also curious about what the emergency response was like.

 

[Harrier]

Fightclub17 would share her story if she could.

She left us a few days ago.

She is at peace.