FWIW I've been toying with combining part of the night-night method with partial, it seems to be helping.
FWIW I've been toying with combining part of the night-night method with partial. It seems to be helping. I've just been using socks, placing them over the carotids, placing the tie (or rope or whatever one would use) over the socks. Getting lightheaded much faster than I have prior, so it's encouraging for the next real attempt.
I felt like the issue was that because the trachea sticks out further than the carotids, that it's hard to get the pressure on those arteries without having more pressure on the trachea, if that makes sense. So putting something over the carotids helps add pressure to those specific spots.
Agreed. It makes it sound so simple, I was so relieved when I found that thread. And it's just far more complicated.
But for what it's worth, i mentioned it on another comment but just incase you don't see it, combining part of the night-night method seems to be helping. I can't say for sure because I (obviously) haven't made a real attempt with it yet, but toying around with it I'm getting lightheaded much faster than ever before, and this time without the head pressure. My thought is that because the trachea sticks out further than the carotids, that simply having a rope or tie or whatever you're using around your whole neck, it's impossible to get the most pressure on the arteries without more pressure on the trachea. By placing socks right over the arteries, and placing the rope over that, (night-night method says to use cornhole bags, but anything similar can work imo), it gives a way to make sure the pressure it's being put on the arteries. It's pretty encouraging and I'll keep everyone updated. And will make a new post before my next real attempt where I'll try this added part.