Discussion What method(s) have you ruled out because of possible failed attempt consequences?

[alexit]

I was looking at SA but then read about burning sensation. Always had a fear of burning. Still trying to figure out what an SN failure would cause. I'm terrified of surviving but suffering brain damage. Shotgun right now seems like the best shot (pun not intended or maybe intended). But what are method(s) you've outright ruled out because of what a failed attempt might leave you with?

 

[rt1989526]

With me it's a combination of availability and the fear of consequences.

Gun: afraid I will miss and mutilate my brain but remain alive. And hard to get guns in my country.

Hanging: afraid I will just break my neck or paralyze myself. Also don't fully understand placement of noose and am really bad at assembling shit.

Gonna go with SN. I want to die whilst unconscious. I understand that if I'm found in a certain window there's a chance I can be "revived" with brain damage but being found should not be a problem for me.

 

[alexit]

With me it's a combination of availability and the fear of consequences.

Gun: afraid I will miss and mutilate my brain but remain alive. And hard to get guns in my country.

Hanging: afraid I will just break my neck or paralyze myself. Also don't fully understand placement of noose and am really bad at assembling shit.

Gonna go with SN. I want to die whilst unconscious.

Yeah the belt broke for me.

With me it's a combination of availability and the fear of consequences.

Gun: afraid I will miss and mutilate my brain but remain alive. And hard to get guns in my country.

Hanging: afraid I will just break my neck or paralyze myself. Also don't fully understand placement of noose and am really bad at assembling shit.

Gonna go with SN. I want to die whilst unconscious. I understand that if I'm found in a certain window there's a chance I can be "revived" with brain damage but being found should not be a problem for me.

As for gun, yeah, I'm definitely not going to aim for the head. I'm going to pull a Mark Linkous (from Sparklehorse).

 

[noname223]

2 methods i think about are SN and amitriptyline. Many people say if you survive SN this would often do no damage. I am not sure. But i think the amitriptyline damage is also horrific. I think it could fuck up my hearth and i really don`t want that because i take special medication which i maybe could not take anymore. So i would only take it if i am very sure that no one will find me in time.

 

[Ijustwantpeace]

Im still conflicted about the nitrogen method due to possibility of failure. Jumping from a great height is the only true 100% effective method in my country.

 

[Ghost2211]

Jumping, it's really scary.

 

[TheQ22]

Can't get guns so easily here and not sure I'd want to risk it.
Don't like the idea of SN, just not appealing to me at all.
N - don't want to risk importing it, or getting scammed, but it does sound like an ideal way to go.
Nitrogen - sounds ideal, scared would mess it up and have BD. But very peaceful if done right.
Hanging - was not into this at all but it seems straightforward enough as long as you do it right.
Night night - doesn't appeal.
Pills etc - too unreliable.
CO - sounds like a winner.
Hypothermia - sounds possible, easy and peaceful.
Cyanide - some say it's not too painful, others say it is, not sure.
Jumping/trains/etc - terrifying to my mind and not certain but would be totally messed up if you did survive.
Drowning - terrifying and painful.

So I think for me it's going to be: CO or hypothermia or Nitrogen or hanging.

 

[Toptock]

I'm still on the fence about NightNight

 

[alexit]

Jumping, it's really scary.

I rather skydive and not pull the chute – something I know I'm capable of. I've gone skydiving and the instructor had to pull the chute for me. I had no interest to. But jumping from a tall building scares the shit out of me. I think it's because with skydiving you settle into a fun experience. Jumping is just so immediate and yet not.

 

[BPD Barbie]

Guns aren't readily available. Cynaide looks horribly painful. Train is a no because I don't wanna cause other people trauma. Overdosing on medication just doesn't work, or rarely works. Drowning, just thinking about it gives me anxiety.

 

[alexit]

I'm still on the fence about NightNight

I'm partial to that method because what you don't want is to suffocate and you can tell if you're pressing down on your throat and not just the arteries. You do it right, you're out in 10 seconds. You do it wrong, you have minutes to abort.

 

[death137]

Cutting the carotid artery: tried it once and failed. I think the current me isn't brave enough to fully succeed.

Jumping: all the bridges I looked aren't high enough like most sources recommend.

Train: the wheel looks to be protected so difficult to be beheaded.

CO: live with family

So hanging looks the only reliable option left.

 

[TheQ22]

I'm partial to that method because what you don't want is to suffocate and you can tell if you're pressing down on your throat and not just the arteries. You do it right, you're out in 10 seconds. You do it wrong, you have minutes to abort.

Thing I don't like about it is that you can cause some serious damage to arteries etc if you get it wrong, so could cause other issues.

I suppose in another way it is pretty much the same as hanging, so I don't know why one appeals and the other not.

 

[foxdie]

All methods fill me with fear of failure and injury. I mostly rule out methods that would endanger others, like a detergent suicide.

 

[TheQ22]

I'm seriously thinking of combining CO and hypothermia. Get small tent (or do it in car), go middle of nowhere when it's freezing. Burn charcoal, put in tent or car, get in and go to sleep, and if that doesn't get me the cold will hopefully finish me off while I'm unconscious.

So even if get CO a bit wrong and it doesn't finish me off, lying naked outdoors for a few hours should seal the deal.

 

[Caspers]

Still trying to figure out what an SN failure would cause. I'm terrified of surviving but suffering brain damage

Here is a link from a thread discussing whether SN causes brain damage or not. From what I've read, there have been no cases of SN causing brain damage documented on this forum. Link

 

[fat feet]

Yeah the belt broke for me.

As for gun, yeah, I'm definitely not going to aim for the head. I'm going to pull a Mark Linkous (from Sparklehorse).

I do not have a gun and would not be able to acquire one where I live. I had a vivid image of shooting myself in the head with a person I know who does target shooting, but I thought that was would be rude to use them that way.

 

[AlreadyGone]

Jumping. Not only is it scary, you will be paralyzed for life if you survive.

 

[fat feet]

After learning how to research some things, I know now the big bottle of T3's I have are out of the question, even if I am in the tub. That also goes for the 3 months supply of sleeping pills I have because the dose is too small. Now I have to figure out how an old lady finds barbituates that will do the trick. Any suggestion would go a long way. I have no more than 3 months to get this done.

 

[GrumpyFrog]

I ruled out jumping (I live in a small town, few buildings here are tall enough to be sure it'll kill you if you jump, and I don't know how to get to the top floor/roof without being noticed).

I am currently struggling with the idea of hanging. I tried hanging before, failed, and got some serious damage in the process. I was in recovery for 5 months and some consequences are forever now. And I've been told in detail how it could've been even worse, how I might've ended permanently paralyzed, or so brain damaged I will be a drooling vegetable. It terrifies me, yet I am forced to consider it again.
Of course I can always just starve, but that death is so agonizingly slow.

 

[GirlN]

I have ruled out jumping, idk why I find it scary to just jump, even if it´s a big height. I´ve also ruled out hanging/asphyxiation this is because I´ve tried the method with finding your pulse etc so that you pass out, but I can´t seem to find that spot, so then I´d die with asphyxiation which I think must be painful.

 

[Life_and_Death]

just about all of them, except SN. you could give me a method and i could probably find something wrong with it. im very calculated in what i do. in a semi desperate, i dont have options attempt i can now tell you that i could most likely successfully die on 30 pills (yeah im not gonna say what) simply based on the fact that for my size id only need about 500mg and 30 pills should give me 1000mg. (dont quote that though. the research was done forever and a day ago so i might have my numbers wrong.) so for me to find a fail proof method was damn near impossible but im confident in SN

 

[alexit]

just about all of them, except SN. you could give me a method and i could probably find something wrong with it. im very calculated in what i do. in a semi desperate, i dont have options attempt i can now tell you that i could most likely successfully die on 30 pills (yeah im not gonna say what) simply based on the fact that for my size id only need about 500mg and 30 pills should give me 1000mg. (dont quote that though. the research was done forever and a day ago so i might have my numbers wrong.) so for me to find a fail proof method was damn near impossible but im confident in SN

I respect your privacy. I would honestly miss our interactions, but I respect your choices, be what they may. I'm with you on almost everything seeming to have a turn off. Do you think that's SI? Do you think you can have SI for something that's not in the immediate future? Just curious. Despite being suicidal for decades I've been obsessed with the topic of survival. Survival books, stories, etc...

 

[Life_and_Death]

I respect your privacy. I would honestly miss our interactions, but I respect your choices, be what they may. I'm with you on almost everything seeming to have a turn off. Do you think that's SI? Do you think you can have SI for something that's not in the immediate future? Just curious. Despite being suicidal for decades I've been obsessed with the topic of survival. Survival books, stories, etc...

we can still talk im working towards recovery but this dissociation is making me feel like im getting no wheres so the SN is basically a back up plan.

for me the "turn off" isnt SI its "what if i survive"

 

[alexit]

we can still talk im working towards recovery but this dissociation is making me feel like im getting no wheres so the SN is basically a back up plan.

for me the "turn off" isnt SI its "what if i survive"

Haha so true. I've attempted multiple times and I'm more cautious now because of the failures... Good point.

 

[Mafe]

Descartó la deidea saltar, disparar o asfixiar. Prefiero mil veces la de sobredosis.

 

[TAW122]

Methods that I've ruled out:

N - simply too difficult to acquire and not feasible; too many scams and also illegal so it's likely that even if there was a legit source, it may be seized before it makes it to my destination.

Jumping from height - I am not fond of heights, and there is still too many variables to go wrong. It's only ever considered if I'm really, really out of reliable options, even then, it's still really dodgy. I would rather not consider jumping.

Exsanguination - not a fan of bleeding out to death and likely painful. Not really a fan of cutting, I suppose I have low pain tolerance.

OD - not reliable at all (unless you know EXACTLY what drugs you are taking, how they interact with each other, and even then it's way too unreliable) plus the chance of permanent damage and unpleasant stay at a psych ward.

Hanging (partial and full) - I don't trust that I won't mess it up. After not being able to black out experimenting with night night (I couldn't find the carotid arteries even after diagrams and testing). I'd most likely die of choking before reliably passing out and dying without pain. So as a last resort, but most likely not.

Self-immolation - not a fan of burning alive and then dying horrifically. Very bad way to go out.

Electrocution - not a pleasant way to die with lots of electricity surging through my body, frying and cooking it thoroughly. Horrible way to go, plus doing it at home is no guarantee of death, chances are that one will cause an power outage in their house before they come close to death.

 

[alexit]

Methods that I've ruled out:

N - simply too difficult to acquire and not feasible; too many scams and also illegal so it's likely that even if there was a legit source, it may be seized before it makes it to my destination.

Jumping from height - I am not fond of heights, and there is still too many variables to go wrong. It's only ever considered if I'm really, really out of reliable options, even then, it's still really dodgy. I would rather not consider jumping.

Exsanguination - not a fan of bleeding out to death and likely painful. Not really a fan of cutting, I suppose I have low pain tolerance.

OD - not reliable at all (unless you know EXACTLY what drugs you are taking, how they interact with each other, and even then it's way too unreliable) plus the chance of permanent damage and unpleasant stay at a psych ward.

Hanging (partial and full) - I don't trust that I won't mess it up. After not being able to black out experimenting with night night (I couldn't find the carotid arteries even after diagrams and testing). I'd most likely die of choking before reliably passing out and dying without pain. So as a last resort, but most likely not.

Self-immolation - not a fan of burning alive and then dying horrifically. Very bad way to go out.

Electrocution - not a pleasant way to die with lots of electricity surging through my body, frying and cooking it thoroughly. Horrible way to go, plus doing it at home is no guarantee of death, chances are that one will cause an power outage in their house before they come close to death.

I went on a tour of a prison once and got the chance to sit in an electric chair, one that had been used several times. It was creepy as fuck. Shiver.

 

[Deleted member 18655]

I joined here ready to solidify my plan for partial hanging. Until I read about convulsions and SI. I have SN coming in the mail and hopefully meto, too. The only obstacle is the meto - the website I ordered it from could be a scam and two doctors have refused to prescribe it. Still a smaller problem than the ones I faced with hanging.

Partial didn't require all of this waiting though!!!

 

[YellowSneakers]

I am currently struggling with the idea of hanging. I tried hanging before, failed, and got some serious damage in the process. I was in recovery for 5 months and some consequences are forever now. And I've been told in detail how it could've been even worse, how I might've ended permanently paralyzed, or so brain damaged I will be a drooling vegetable.

A hanging failure frightens me tremendously.
Apologies if I'm coming off too forward or prying, but what permanent injuries did you suffer?

Again, I'm sorry if I'm being too personal or violating your boundaries, I just want to get an accurate assessment of the consequences of failure using this method.