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Enlightened
- Apr 19, 2018
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Illustrations don't show upThis is the summary of the compression chapter in Five Last Acts for the lazy ones in our forum.
This guide is wrote by me this time, I hope it's comprehensible enough. I want to make this as simple as possible.
What is the tourniquet method?
The tourniquet method consists in compressing the carotid artery which is the blood vessel that supplies the head and the neck with oxygenated blood. If this vessel is closed quickly by pressure (3 kg), as in hanging, you will faint in 10 seconds and die in the next 15 minutes. The trick of the method is to simulate the pressure you would get by hanging yourself. And you do that by tightening a ligature above your Adam's apple (ex: scarf, towel, blanket, shoestring, cable) with a rod (stick, broom, pen, spoon, etc.).
The method
1. Find objects which you can use for the method. I will use a scarf and a stick in this guide, as models, but you can use anything you want. Even a shoestring and a spoon.
1.2 Find a place where you can sit and in which you're confident you'll be left alone for at least 1 hour.
2. Now you want to place your scarf high on the neck, above your Adam's apple, and tie a knot that won't slip. The gap between your ligature and your neck must be about three fingers. Insert the stick in the loop, close to your knot.
3. Apply pressure to your neck and begin to turn the stick. You will turn it clockwise. You will stop turning it when the ligature is tight enough to make you feel dizzy.
4. If you feel dizzy you'll now let go of the stick, If you do not feel dizzy it means that you didn't apply enough pressure to compress your carotid artery and you need to start again. This might take practice.
You will now faint in 10 seconds and die in 15 minutes.
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Elek
Nihil morte certius
- Feb 2, 2019
- 101
Need-a-Place
happygolucky
- Feb 10, 2019
- 36
I feel like if you fuck this up it could be an incredibly painful way to die?
As someone who had a tourniquet applied to stop a spurting artery in my forearm, it was seriously painful to feel the tourniquet twist in place... and the longer it was on, the more painful it got.
So if you fuck this up, theoretically you could tolerate the initial pain of tightening the tourniquet, but if you messed something up, the pressure causes the pain to spike by the second.
As someone who had a tourniquet applied to stop a spurting artery in my forearm, it was seriously painful to feel the tourniquet twist in place... and the longer it was on, the more painful it got.
So if you fuck this up, theoretically you could tolerate the initial pain of tightening the tourniquet, but if you messed something up, the pressure causes the pain to spike by the second.
Wow dude you're still alive?
I thought for sure you'd be dead seeing as you thought full suspension wasn't painful. I won't judge you for not leaving, I'm just surprised.
A part of me is happy that you're still here don't take that the wrong way.
Kikoo Loool
Enlightened
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1,128
Thx, the method didn't convince me but the illustrations show how to do it properly… My fear would be that the knot untightens and therefore survive with heavy brain damage.
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
Hi I'm new here. I've had many attempts with different methods in the past starting from about 18 to now 36 but I won't talk about in this post, unless relevant.
I'm very tempted to try this method. I'm not great with knots (though practice makes perfect) but could manage this I feel and it's comforting to try it but is it painful like partial hanging? Partial has mostly felt like strangulation and painful and I cough so I know I'm doing it wrong. Have come close once and panicked, I'm tempted still with partial, but this, I feel like it's possible.
I have gorilla tape already from setting up suspension hanging that I bailed from, could I layer that over metal pole and knots once fixed in place? I want to make it difficult to get out of. I've done that in the past (that's another story). I'd like to strap my hands up too. I'm saving up my olanzapine so I would use that too but I can't fail at it. I've only got one try when I use the olanzapine, also time it so no will notice.
I'll put my thoughts on my stuff in another post but be grateful for your help here and thanks for all the info.
I'm very tempted to try this method. I'm not great with knots (though practice makes perfect) but could manage this I feel and it's comforting to try it but is it painful like partial hanging? Partial has mostly felt like strangulation and painful and I cough so I know I'm doing it wrong. Have come close once and panicked, I'm tempted still with partial, but this, I feel like it's possible.
I have gorilla tape already from setting up suspension hanging that I bailed from, could I layer that over metal pole and knots once fixed in place? I want to make it difficult to get out of. I've done that in the past (that's another story). I'd like to strap my hands up too. I'm saving up my olanzapine so I would use that too but I can't fail at it. I've only got one try when I use the olanzapine, also time it so no will notice.
I'll put my thoughts on my stuff in another post but be grateful for your help here and thanks for all the info.
You need to make a reef knot which will never untie on its own. And keep three fingers distance from your neck and knot. You can place the knot either on left or right side. Then place a spoon or a stick between the gap of neck and knot & keep tightening it. Depending on how you turn the spoon, it will get stuck either to your back or your collarbone. If you do it right, it should NOT interfere with your breathing and you will feel compression on your face and head which is completely normal. You will pass out in couple of minutes and about 5 mins later you will die. It is more peaceful than most methods here. I am also looking for this method. The only thing you need to do is practice the knot on your thigh a couple times then bring it to your neck. First few times you will catch windpipe, but with practice you will get the arteries without blocking your breathing. I hope this helps.
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
@samuraiwarrior - Super post, thanks alot. I'd initially thought spoon wouldn't work, that was too simple to use that though it has been done. I'd gone before logged on there and grabbed metal pole an I woulda tried it with that first so is appreciated! I'm away to try now. Let's hope it works. Really feeling better about things now. So happy!!
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
This is gonna sound stupid. Am having bit of hard time having the fingers 3 underneath while doing up the Knot.
I've watched the video of this but is the reef Knot the same as the first Knot when doing your shoelaces? Am crap at knots. Its not is it? I've got good video but it's easier for me if it's automatic (obviously). It's hard to do at same time as watching vid try and do at same time, pause and start then come on and write this. Just persitance I figure. How much have you tried it on your neck so far? Knowing what it will feel like, like what to expect, won't impact breathing is great.
I've watched the video of this but is the reef Knot the same as the first Knot when doing your shoelaces? Am crap at knots. Its not is it? I've got good video but it's easier for me if it's automatic (obviously). It's hard to do at same time as watching vid try and do at same time, pause and start then come on and write this. Just persitance I figure. How much have you tried it on your neck so far? Knowing what it will feel like, like what to expect, won't impact breathing is great.
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
I can't believe more people don't take this method compared with others really. Will just keep practicing on neck now. I feel elated. I was using a wooden spoon but then went to tablespoon though that's just in mid air now as I sit up writing this, laying down now and it's at collarbone side but still a bit in air but loosened because I don't want to pass now. Does it feel like your about to sneeze and it itchy eyes? I must be doing something wrong though cos I'm not passing out. I'm sticking with this method. Going back to wooden spoon
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
OK, I stood up and feel faint with on. Was sitting on floor (don't own chairs). Watery eyes. Slight headache. Pain in back of neck/top of spine, right shoulder. No difficulty breathing but I've had this on more than 5 mins. Using wooden spoon.
I've always had a thing of jumping in and not reading instructions properly so I apologise for my posts. What am I doing wrong? I'm quite happy to leave this on currently though cos it's like self harm and I know I'm doing something wrong. Think it's maybe to far up on my neck? Difficult to manoeuvre
I've always had a thing of jumping in and not reading instructions properly so I apologise for my posts. What am I doing wrong? I'm quite happy to leave this on currently though cos it's like self harm and I know I'm doing something wrong. Think it's maybe to far up on my neck? Difficult to manoeuvre
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
Got a knife and ripped off, I wasn't getting anywhere. Later going to re read and redo. I was using a shoelace but wasn't working so well all that happened apart from above was hearing heartbeat in ear for short time and only felt properly faint when I stood up, face colour getting deeper and deeper with the white blotches (not right word but neither is dots) but that's expected. Head was sorer when off than on.. I don't know whether to keep with the shoelace or go with light scarf thinking it'll be more pressure on neck when tightening, could be very wrong.
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
The vein in the left is the one that takes the blood out of the brain and the vein on the right takes the blood in the brain. You can put a padding on front and left of your neck. Padding on front is necessary so that you dont block the windpipe accidentally and padding on the left is not necessary but we dont want to block the vein that takes the blood out of the brain else you will feel blood clotting in your face and you will have tingling feeling in your lips. But if you compress the right artery and put padding on the left, your brain should stop receiving new blood and that will pass you out quickly. Try this and see if this works for you.
Struggling
Student
- Feb 6, 2019
- 107
Is this technically the same as night-night method then. Just skimmed the posts
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
Robbyna
Student
- Mar 6, 2019
- 182
This sounds almost too easy and convenient to be true. I'm trying this tonight!
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
Did you try?
Are you keep trying too? It's depressing not to be able to succeed at such a easy method
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Struggling
Student
- Feb 6, 2019
- 107
Just about to give it another try. Not sure how I'm mucking it up can't get it to tighten. Maybe bathrobe tie won't work
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
Struggling
Student
- Feb 6, 2019
- 107
Robbyna
Student
- Mar 6, 2019
- 182
Jc40
Specialist
- Mar 3, 2019
- 354
I didn't get light headed so your doing something right. What did you use and what sort of padding? Did you do it sitting up or laying down?
Robbyna
Student
- Mar 6, 2019
- 182
I used a shoe string and a pen and I tried it lying down and standing. It still wasn't tight enough, but tonight I'm going to try harder to get to the point of passing out. I may do some nots along the string to get the pressure more directly in the right spots.
