Partial hanging seems highly unreliable?

[princess_fairy]

Partial hanging as a suicide method seems pretty unreliable? How would you even know if your ligature would sustain all the convulsions? The guide says a necktie is fine, but neckties don't seem that sturdy...?? Are there really any hanging points that will not break from all the convulsions unless you go out of your way to buy a pull up bar or something? (I don't know if I would want to buy a pull up bar because people might notice something is suspicious.) Also what if I was trying to CTB somewhere outside of my home on surfaces I haven't even tested?

 

[Widow39]

It depends of your home configuration. I saw a video of someone doing it successfully from a shower cubicle, this is more for full suspension. A door handle could match too or a barrier

 

[kirillbledny]

I always worry about crushing the trachea, I don't really get how people achieve pressing down exactly on the carotid artery, even with socks etc. It's what prevents me from ctb that way, only 15-30s to lose consciousness sounds promising but man...

 

[princess_fairy]

It depends of your home configuration. I saw a video of someone doing it successfully from a shower cubicle, this is more for full suspension. A door handle could match too or a barrier

Did they test it out to make sure it could handle all their weight first? How does one do that without risking accidentally breaking the thing

 

[TJT]

I always worry about crushing the trachea, I don't really get how people achieve pressing down exactly on the carotid artery, even with socks etc. It's what prevents me from ctb that way, only 15-30s to lose consciousness sounds promising but man...

All hanging videos I've seen their rope is at the top of their neck. I did a quick search of the trachea and seems like it's in the middle of the neck(?).

When I tested a blood choke on myself using a camping chair I was using the middle of my neck, but the weight of my head (even partially) allowed me to easily feel the spot needed. However, the hanging videos I've seen people seem to lose consciousness fairly quick even with it at the top of the neck. Although the main thing that unnerves me is the risk of blocking off my airway before I am passed out.

Did they test it out to make sure it could handle all their weight first? How does one do that without risking accidentally breaking the thing

While I wouldn't recommend exclusively using AI because it can be wrong, I frankly was lazy and wanted a quick answer so I used Paid Claude Sonnet 5's Incognito to ask something similar earlier today. You should buy a rock climbing rope probably because it's meant to withstand weight + falling (which leads to much more force than just your normal body weight on the rope). It's much more expensive though.

This is the rope I'm planning with:
BLACK DIAMOND 9.9
It's tested with a lower weight (like 176 lbs?) than my weight (200 lbs) but it's rated to survive 6-7 drops with someone's bodyweight of 176 lbs so I think it'll do according to Claude anyways.
(plus im doing partial hanging)

I'm going to buy a pull up bar for this. A little tedious, but better than attempting with anything in my apartment. If someone asks, well, I'm suddenly just really into working out! ;)