Practicing hanging

[cazwiz]

Has anyone practiced hanging? What have been your experiences?

 

[Darksektori]

Not sure if/how you can practice that, you either succeed or you dont. There's different ways to CTB using that route though but you can't exactly do a trial run or get a second chance with that.

 

[AnxietyAttack44]

Has anyone practiced hanging? What have been your experiences?

You can practice hanging yes. You can do that by making noose with proper knot, and holding other side of rope with your hand and not on strong anchor point, so if you pass out you will loose grip and let go of the rope, regain air and consciousness, and wont die. Unless you fall and injure yourself.

I have tried hanging as well, but my practices were ment to be real deal. It was always tightly secure for me to die. I just didnt because life decided to make it hard.

 

[Helpneedtips]

If it's partial hanging, then yes. (although I call it 'practice', I've always went in with the mindset that it will be okay if I went too far and actually ctb'd though). I've managed to almost pass out once, got dizzy and vision faded to black, but I haven't replicated it since. Other attempts gave me more of an exploding head feeling, tingling in my lips/face, and slightly painful neck. I would categorize the attempt as uncomfortable rather than painful though. I would be cautious with practicing if you live with others, because you might get petechiae (tiny red spots on face) and subconjunctival hemorrhage like I did, and accidentally alert others of your intent.

I would suggest against practicing if youre still not ready/undecided to ctb, because if you manage to hit the carotid artery, passing out can be very fast and you might not be able to back out even if you want to.

 

[ugly_loser2008]

yeah i also been practicing. helps know the placing, timing and assuring setup. i guess it is a kind of desensitation as well (i iknow thats spelled wrong I'm a dumbass) I also go in with intent to practice but know that my suicide will prolly happen during a practice run

 

[SpottedPanda]

This might sound like trolling, but it's a serious question. If I wanted to hang myself, with a full suspension, wouldn't jumping into the air and curling up into a ball (so I didn't land on my feet) simulate 'the long drop', break my neck, and render me unconscious? I haven't seen it brought up before, and 'the long drop' is the only method of hanging I feel I could tolerate.

 

[Dead beat dad]

This might sound like trolling, but it's a serious question. If I wanted to hang myself, with a full suspension, wouldn't jumping into the air and curling up into a ball (so I didn't land on my feet) simulate 'the long drop', break my neck, and render me unconscious? I haven't seen it brought up before, and 'the long drop' is the only method of hanging I feel I could tolerate.

I don't know; I don't think the drop would be enough to break your neck, but I bet it would hurt like fudge though.
DBD

 

[Whisperer]

If it's partial hanging, then yes. (although I call it 'practice', I've always went in with the mindset that it will be okay if I went too far and actually ctb'd though). I've managed to almost pass out once, got dizzy and vision faded to black, but I haven't replicated it since. Other attempts gave me more of an exploding head feeling, tingling in my lips/face, and slightly painful neck. I would categorize the attempt as uncomfortable rather than painful though. I would be cautious with practicing if you live with others, because you might get petechiae (tiny red spots on face) and subconjunctival hemorrhage like I did, and accidentally alert others of your intent.

I would suggest against practicing if youre still not ready/undecided to ctb, because if you manage to hit the carotid artery, passing out can be very fast and you might not be able to back out even if you want to.

This has been similar to my experiences. I have been 'practicing' with a belt, where I can keep the belt loop around my neck and tighten it with my right hand. If I let go, the belt slackens.

The symptoms are as you describe - tingling in the lips, a throbbing/pulsing headache, etc.. Sound also tends to dim and my vision gets foggy. I'm trying to get myself habituated to those sensation so that I won't flinch when trying to catch the bus.

I've tried setting up a rope as well, tied to a doorknob and flung over the top of the door. This allows me to noose myself and gradually lower my weight onto my neck, without kicking away the stool. I keep hesitating when it comes to actually pushing away the stool, but I do realize that if I passed out, then I'd end up suffocating.

Question - for those of you also practicing desensitization, have you gotten any further over time? For instance, have you gotten used to passing out or similar? My cowardice / survival instinct kicks in at the last minute, and I'm not able to follow through.

 

[bea1974]

I have been "practising" of sorts, lately.

If I press my neck hard with the flesh between my first finger and thumb, I can't breathe, it's unpleasant, and I can't control how long I maintain it for.

If I use the tips of my finger and thumb, using them to find my pulse and press hard on it, it is not unpleasant, and I can feel that I will pass out if I maintain it beyond a minute or more.

I want to do it for real this evening, using a noose made from the belt of my dressing gown. I tried last time they let me home on leave from the ward, but didn't understand the importance of the positioning on the carotid artery, plus my survival / resistance to pain instincts (g*ddam that reptile brain) kicked in. I am confident the material of the noose is strong enough. If I need to add padding at my pulse points I guess I'll use socks, or some such. I can figure that out.

I've tied a knot in the other end of the noose and with the knot outside my balcony door, and the noose inside.

I really must not f*ck about this time as I'm due back on the ward tonight.

Seeing the shrink at 9.50am tomorrow for "ward round", which my mother is coming to.

I'm am 45 years old and my mother is about to turn 76 next week. She has never for second not wanted to live.

Everything she's ever done, she's been successful at, and she's made multiple profound positive impacts on other people's lives. She is widely loved and admired, quite rightly, and has no comprehension of what hell life can be and is for me. I wouldn't want her to.

My mother plans on me going to stay in her flat, which is where my elderly dog already is.

I don't want to be here for any of that.