Resource NSFW gunshot wound hitting the brain isn't guaranteed death

[TAW122]

Granted this isn't a CTB case, but rather a victim of a crime, it still serves as an example that a gunshot wound to the head is still not a guaranteed death and likely agonizing pain and suffering.

Disclaimer: The video is graphic:

Spoiler: A gunshot wound through the eye, is not necessarily fatal.

I'm sure most of us, especially those who consider the firearm method knows that not all wounds are fatal and can lead to serious injuries and likely permanent disabilities while still suffering. While surviving in such a situation is unlikely, it is possible and if one does survive, one will likely be in a worse predicament than before. This is something that I've considered myself too when I have decided on the firearm method. If I were doing the firearm method, I will not aim through the eye for nor under the chin as those are likely to result in serious injuries and immense agonizing pain.

 

[Twistedliesinside]

It's important to aim through the mouth to hit the top of the brain stem. Correct me if I'm wrong? I wonder the success rate when done properly.

 

[FuneralCry]

It really is terrifying how suicide methods can potentially go wrong, failing this method sounds so horrific.

 

[ikadasui]

It's important to aim through the mouth to hit the top of the brain stem. Correct me if I'm wrong? I wonder the success rate when done properly.

I worry too much about it exiting the back of the throat with this angle. personally plan to side of my head above and behind the ear

 

[glitterypearls]

gunshot fails are the most scary thing to me, I seen so many videos with it being a fail and the person just looks awful..

 

[LateForTheBus]

I know one person who was shot execution-style to the back of his head during a robbery whose only lasting effect is walking with a slight limp (some neuro damage.) And I know another person who was shot point-blank in the chest with a hollow point bullet whose only lasting effect was spleen removal (heart was missed by an inch and suffered a collapsed lung and damages to diapraghm and ribs, but no lasting effects.) Guns are definitely lethal, but not 100% of the time.

 

[Twistedliesinside]

I don't know why, but despite the risks it would still be my preferred method. Death is final and the last message sent to the world. I wouldn't want to make a peaceful choice.

 

[Challu]

Why not just shoot the heart? Guaranteed death, however excruciating it is.. that's what I'd choose..

 

[TAW122]

I don't know why, but despite the risks it would still be my preferred method. Death is final and the last message sent to the world. I wouldn't want to make a peaceful choice.

I was like that too, but my main motivation is reliability and minimal pain. While CTB via firearm is bloody and messy itself, it is very reliable and painless if done right. However, yes like others mentioned before as well as my thread (not actually CTB itself) but a gunshot wound is really painful and can be extremely debilitating too (psychological, neurological, and physical). I have other ways to spread my message other than just the act of CTB itself, through my writings, threads, and works. My manner of CTB isn't really about sending a message as much as it's to end my suffering as well as exercising my ultimate act of free will and be free of the shackles of sentience (life) itself.

@Challu It can be, but also higher chance of failure too. There are people who survive gunshot wound to center of mass, and even more so when immediate, direct intervention occurs. Therefore, it is not as reliable along with excruciating pain from the wound. Therefore, the brainstem is the golden ticket, but just anywhere near the brainstem and enough damage would suffice too as one would be unconscious from the hit.

 

[H.O.Xan]

Why not just shoot the heart? Guaranteed death, however excruciating it is.. that's what I'd choose..

bs. go for head AND chest for 100% certainty

 

[unnormal9]

It is this type of reality fear mongering that I am well-nigh inevitably trapped within suffering to live. All the others methods, non-existence.
I cannot believe this is what others like—a life of of living torture, constant chronic pain.

 

[WorthlessCoward]

Well, that's dismaying

 

[AnonymousS]

It's important to aim through the mouth to hit the top of the brain stem. Correct me if I'm wrong? I wonder the success rate when done properly.

As long as you use this method you hit the part of the brain that controls everything, breathing, heart-rate, etc. You're gone that's it.

 

[Homo erectus]

Why not just shoot the heart? Guaranteed death, however excruciating it is.. that's what I'd choose..

Targeting the heart seems to be a reliable compromise, if you will. The heart is like a balloon and it's large. Breaking anywhere will cause immediate blood pressure drop and quick loss of consciousness. The former Japanese Prime Minister couldn't be saved, even with many people nearby. There have been many cases of recovery from serious brain injury. Even damage to brain stem may end up with locked-in syndrome. It requires some prior knowledge and skill to be reliable. That's why it used to be said that, given a gun, a woman would target the heart, man brain.

 

[AnonymousS]

Targeting the heart seems to be a reliable compromise, if you will. The heart is like a balloon and it's large. Breaking anywhere will cause immediate blood pressure drop and quick loss of consciousness. The former Japanese Prime Minister couldn't be saved, even with many people nearby. There have been many cases of recovery from serious brain injury. Even damage to brain stem may end up with locked-in syndrome. It requires some prior knowledge and skill to be reliable. That's why it used to be said that, given a gun, a woman would target the heart, man brain.

If you're injured in the heart, the pain could be extreme. Damage to the brain stem could not cause locked-in syndrome, that's a completely different issue. There are many cases of partial recovery from brain injury because some people shoot in the wrong region. It's down to personal preference i guess. If you don't mind severe pain, go for the chest.

Targeting the heart seems to be a reliable compromise, if you will. The heart is like a balloon and it's large. Breaking anywhere will cause immediate blood pressure drop and quick loss of consciousness. The former Japanese Prime Minister couldn't be saved, even with many people nearby. There have been many cases of recovery from serious brain injury. Even damage to brain stem may end up with locked-in syndrome. It requires some prior knowledge and skill to be reliable. That's why it used to be said that, given a gun, a woman would target the heart, man brain.

Apologies it appears damage to the part of the brain-stem called the Pons can cause locked-in syndrome, the part of the brain stem you want to destroy is the Medulla Oblongata which is directly below it. I think if you do some research though, and you have access to a decent firearm, it would most likely end up being fatal.

 

[CTB2023]

if you know what you're doing you should be good. if you fail ctb with a firearm that's very sloppy

useful vid

 

[Orbitc]

It really is terrifying how suicide methods can potentially go wrong, failing this method sounds so horrific.

the bullets are very small and do not guarantee death, because I have seen videos where people are missing more than half of the brain after an injury and they are alive, some of them do not even have any kind of motor dysfunction or cognitive impairment! It's amazing how unkillable some people's bodies can be, but at the same time, some people die by accident from minor injuries