Siamese Believe
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- Dec 8, 2025
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I know what you'll say, it's a terrible, awful way to go. And that is completely right, I would never advise anyone to do this unless they were completely out of options, when all the more peaceful methods don't seem like they'll work but you desperately need death. As a last resort, I think it's a great method compared to other last ditch methods like self-immolation, dehydration, drowning, and vehicle collision. And I'll go over why.
A stab to the heart, specifically the left ventricle with a large knife will very quickly lead to unconsciousness, in less than 15 seconds. It can be done with a small knife too but to really be safe, I'd use a big long knife. This is backed up by various gore videos I've seen and research I've done. The person's heart gets penetrated, some seconds later, it's lights out. Death quickly follows soon after. Cases where someone stayed conscious for much longer after a self inflicted heart stab is because they either hesitated, used too small of a weapon, didn't cause enough damage, too shallow of stabs, didn't pull the knife out, and or didn't stab the left ventricle specifically. Also it is best to do this while seated against a wall so you can apply more force with less effort. Heart stabs make up 3% of all suicides, but most of the people who do this do not survive ( 90% or higher mortality rate ).
It would probably be more painful doing it to yourself rather than someone surprise stabbing you due to shock vs anticipation. But the pain would be short lived either way, especially if the knife is pulled out after. Doing this will ensure your death, no one can save you even if they opened the door right after you pulled the knife out, or hell even before then. You'd have to magically be teleported onto a surgeon's chair, and even then you have a low chance of survival. No ambulance can arrive fast enough to save you.
In a skinny individual, the heart is close to the surface to the skin, I believe between 1.5 - 3 inches deep. You can get a gauge of how deep you'd need to go based on how close your heartbeat feels to the surface of your skin. Contrary to popular belief, the heart can be easily accessed by a blade from sliding in between the intercostal spaces. Directly to the left of your sternum is the left ventricle of the heart, you can feel it beat with your fingers easily. 3 - 4 inches or less of a chef knife would be enough to obliterate the heart and get a guaranteed ticket out. Once the heart is stabbed, you just have to wait and endure the pain until you faze out.
In terms of force needed, you don't need that much. You only need to use the strength equivalent required to shut a car door, or shove someone. Or think about what it would feel like to stab a watermelon or a steak.
A stab to the heart, specifically the left ventricle with a large knife will very quickly lead to unconsciousness, in less than 15 seconds. It can be done with a small knife too but to really be safe, I'd use a big long knife. This is backed up by various gore videos I've seen and research I've done. The person's heart gets penetrated, some seconds later, it's lights out. Death quickly follows soon after. Cases where someone stayed conscious for much longer after a self inflicted heart stab is because they either hesitated, used too small of a weapon, didn't cause enough damage, too shallow of stabs, didn't pull the knife out, and or didn't stab the left ventricle specifically. Also it is best to do this while seated against a wall so you can apply more force with less effort. Heart stabs make up 3% of all suicides, but most of the people who do this do not survive ( 90% or higher mortality rate ).
It would probably be more painful doing it to yourself rather than someone surprise stabbing you due to shock vs anticipation. But the pain would be short lived either way, especially if the knife is pulled out after. Doing this will ensure your death, no one can save you even if they opened the door right after you pulled the knife out, or hell even before then. You'd have to magically be teleported onto a surgeon's chair, and even then you have a low chance of survival. No ambulance can arrive fast enough to save you.
In a skinny individual, the heart is close to the surface to the skin, I believe between 1.5 - 3 inches deep. You can get a gauge of how deep you'd need to go based on how close your heartbeat feels to the surface of your skin. Contrary to popular belief, the heart can be easily accessed by a blade from sliding in between the intercostal spaces. Directly to the left of your sternum is the left ventricle of the heart, you can feel it beat with your fingers easily. 3 - 4 inches or less of a chef knife would be enough to obliterate the heart and get a guaranteed ticket out. Once the heart is stabbed, you just have to wait and endure the pain until you faze out.
In terms of force needed, you don't need that much. You only need to use the strength equivalent required to shut a car door, or shove someone. Or think about what it would feel like to stab a watermelon or a steak.
