Discussion Who tried hanging? Share your experience

[Nobodysfault]

I think ill try some sort of partial hanging with scarf and knots on my carotid.
I wanna know how it felt and how you experienced it, please write what kind of hanging you used, rope, place etc


Please share your experience!

 

[Imustdevourthe]

I tried earlier today. Was almost successful. It was really peaceful. I immediately started to pass out and when I went limp...the effing railing broke...fml

 

[PatKat]

I made it all the way to unconscious, and not breathing but my roommate forgot her iPad for work and found me and I was given rescue breaths until the EMTs revived me.

 

[Anxiety/depression]

I failed. Twice, first time was because the doorhandle i used broke clean off and the second time was because the rope snapped

 

[limone]

I tried hanging about two months ago. It was not spontaneous but long considered decision: full suspension. A lot of folks warned me of pain, brutality of this method. The set-up was well done, rope firmly attached to hook in the ceiling, unlikely to break, and three legged stool below. I was feeling scared of course. Then I removed shoes and socks and put on black t-shirt and skinny jeans, climbed this stool, noosed my neck and flexed my knees to tense the rope to avoid unnecessary jerk. Additionally I locked my wrists in simple bdsm handcuffs. My heart was pounding and I was sweating horribly at this moment. I closed eyes and kicked out the stool. However, the rope was too long and I hit the floor with my tiptoes. It hurt horribly but I didn't faint and could breathe a litttle. And I was not enough brave to continue with partial - my SI was too strong. Then I was standing for few hours until I was found by my cousin. My neck was bruised and ached.

 

[Safi]

I tried suspension hanging months ago. It was uncomfortable but I could breathe and then I passed out. Then the belt slipped out of the window latch and I came to on the floor while shaking like crazy. I haven't been able to do the same ever since.

 

[limone]

I tried suspension hanging months ago. It was uncomfortable but I could breathe and then I passed out. Then the belt slipped out of the window latch and I came to on the floor while shaking like crazy. I haven't been able to do the same ever since.

Did you experience blurred vision, weakness and humming noise ?

 

[Walilamdzi]

One time I started to lose vision and heard a ringing noise, but it was scary so I moved. Other times it was just uncomfortable and not even close to blacking out.

 

[imnotsorry]

I've tried twice before. I was in a psych ward and got pretty desperate. The door of the bathroom had a roller ball opening mechanism. I used a shoelace cushioned with a folded pillow case both times. The first time the shoelace shifted when I was convulsing, I fell to the floor and hit my shoulder blade. Finding the right spot was the key for me, trial and error until it stopped hurting and instead became easy to do. The second time I fully blacked out, no pain no difficulty breathing. The roller ball door swung open as I was convulsing and I hit my head off the door frame. My ears were ringing for an hour or so after and my neck felt sore to touch for a few days.

 

[Partial-Elf]

My situation is a little different. I've decided on partial as my method and have experimented with it extensively until it's dialed in. Haven't gone through with it yet as I still have things to wrap up and ultimately need to decide some things.

Anyway, partial is an amazing method once you know what you're doing. First (as you see in this thread), the most important thing is that your rope and anchor point won't fail you. No shortcuts here. I recommend some static climbing rope off amazon and a door holder for resistance bands as the anchor rather than some shitty rail in your closet.

Next you have to make sure you won't be found. Results can be terrifying–brain damage, life as a vegetable etc. For me this means renting a cabin in the woods for the night.

The other key to success is sitting down hard and fast into the noose rather than easing in slowly. Pain and choking comes when you ease in slowly and quick unconsciousness comes when you go fast. I'm talking less than twenty seconds.

I've only tested, but I've felt: a strange lightness/euphoria, sounds got weird and distant, vision sort of dimmed at the edges, heavy body, consciousness fading. Once I sat heavily, there was no pain or choking

 

[Roger]

The other key to success is sitting down hard and fast into the noose rather than easing in slowly. Pain comes when you ease in slowly and unconsciousness comes when you go fast.

I am still trying to work out why that should be the case. I see the danger of going down hard as being crushing the trachea when just trying to compress only the blood vessels.

Using a ligament like a ratchet strap wouldn't allow you to tighten up hard and fast.

Anybody any thoughts ?

 

[Partial-Elf]

I am still trying to work out why that should be the case. I see the danger of going down hard as being crushing the trachea when just trying to compress only the blood vessels.

Using a ligament like a ratchet strap wouldn't allow you to tighten up hard and fast.

Anybody any thoughts ?

As for damaging the trachea, there's a limit to how hard and fast you can really sit given the short distance from a standing to sitting position. I don't think there is much potential for damage there, as I've practiced probably ten times sitting hard with no ill effects–all producing desired results. I actually feel choking when I ease in, but not when I sit hard. Don't know why, but it is my repeated and easily notable experience.

I'm not sure why sitting hard helps, but it does. Easily testable. I experimented with a tourniquet, which is sort of similar to a ratchet strap, and had the same issues I originally had when sitting slowly into the noose with partial (pressure building, choking feeling, not losing consciousness).

 

[iFrFr]

I tried earlier today. Was almost successful. It was really peaceful. I immediately started to pass out and when I went limp...the effing railing broke...fml

Did you piss yourself when you pass out?

 

[ron_g]

As for damaging the trachea, there's a limit to how hard and fast you can really sit given the short distance from a standing to sitting position. I don't think there is much potential for damage there, as I've practiced probably ten times sitting hard with no ill effects–all producing desired results. I actually feel choking when I ease in, but not when I sit hard. Don't know why, but it is my repeated and easily notable experience.

I'm not sure why sitting hard helps, but it does. Easily testable. I experimented with a tourniquet, which is sort of similar to a ratchet strap, and had the same issues I originally had when sitting slowly into the noose with partial (pressure building, choking feeling, not losing consciousness).

There is a risk of fracturing your hyoid bone or thyroid cartilage.
Did you get marks on your neck from the rope when practicing, and for how long? Did your voice change?

 

[Partial-Elf]

There is a risk of fracturing your hyoid bone or thyroid cartilage.
Did you get marks on your neck from the rope when practicing, and for how long? Did your voice change?

Good to know about that risk–has that happened to anyone? Practicing hanging and they sustained one of those injuries? Or is it a product of a longer time spent suspended by the neck?

For me, no voice changes... red marks that went away momentarily. Swallowing did feel weird for an hour or two. I'm also mid twenties and somewhat active, which might make me more resilient.

I tried earlier today. Was almost successful. It was really peaceful. I immediately started to pass out and when I went limp...the effing railing broke...fml

Get one of these and please tell your friends on this site. I've posted about them so many times and yet I continue to see posts about people using some railing in their closet. These door anchors are cheap, discreet, plenty sturdy, and can be used anywhere there's a door

 

[Safi]

Did you experience blurred vision, weakness and humming noise ?

I don't know about blurred vision since I had my eyes closed but ı did experience weakness no humming noise though as far as I can remember. It's been a while since that attempt. The belt I used was short but I don't have it anymore so maybe the other belt I'm using could be the cause of not being able to do it the same. This time I tried tying a thick string around the belt loop and I think it could work that way but I'm done with hanging for now. Who knows, maybe in the future if I'm desperate enough.

 

[planmd]

@Partial-Elf I cannot see how the SI does not make you move and stand up when partial hanging. Don't you suddenly feel the need to step back before unconsciousness? If not, after you are unconscious, is it possible to move? I am totally determined. I haven't tried but I was hoping to directly do it without attempts, just once and hopefully being successful. Thanks in advance!

 

[Partial-Elf]

@Partial-Elf I cannot see how the SI does not make you move and stand up when partial hanging. Don't you suddenly feel the need to step back before unconsciousness? If not, after you are unconscious, is it possible to move? I am totally determined. I haven't tried but I was hoping to directly do it without attempts, just once and hopefully being successful. Thanks in advance!

I've never truly meant to ctb yet–just perfecting the method for when the time is right, there are definitely things with the survival instinct I haven't had to deal with yet. That being said, the time you have to push past the SI is so small (if done properly, it should be less than 20 seconds) that I think SI is less of a factor than in many other methods. Once unconscious you do jerk around a little bit but it's pretty minor and nowhere near coordinated enough to stand up.

Though I haven't gone all the way, I've had to get over some level of SI to get as far as I have with partial (12ish seconds, nearing blackout). I haven't experienced a super strong desire to stand during that time, but have developed some mental techniques to push through barriers... one that works best for me is to just think about it like jumping in a cold swimming pool. You just have to turn your mind off and know that things will feel better in a minute if you do this counterintuitive thing. Another helpful technique for me is to pick a fixed point or object on the floor or wall–something like a clock or painting–and focus on it. I also think music would help... anything to turn your focus elsewhere for those critical 15-20 seconds. If you can make it that long then you're home free.

I also don't find it to be painful or unpleasant to be hanging, based on my experiences once I got everything dialed in. If anything it's harder in the moment for me to call the test off than it is to fight survival instinct

 

[Safi]

I tried suspension hanging months ago. It was uncomfortable but I could breathe and then I passed out. Then the belt slipped out of the window latch and I came to on the floor while shaking like crazy. I haven't been able to do the same ever since.

It was partial not suspension, sorry my mistake.

 

[appalachian moon]

Sometime around last year when I was at my worst, I tried partial suspension and practiced many times to get the right position and all, and a few times I got really close to CTB but it was too hard to fight off my survival instinct. I still remember the sensations and I've heard many people describing it as peaceful, but to actually experience it scared me.
My vision fades to black and so does sound and there's this tingly sensation in my feet or arms, my breathing slows and it feels like I'm just going to sleep. But I was afraid because I knew that this time I had done everything right and this was the only reliable method and it could be my last day on earth but being the pussy I am, I backed out. So here I am.
Also because whoever finds you will see you with shit stained pants so I will save what little dignity I have.

 

[planmd]

I've never truly meant to ctb yet–just perfecting the method for when the time is right, there are definitely things with the survival instinct I haven't had to deal with yet. That being said, the time you have to push past the SI is so small (if done properly, it should be less than 20 seconds) that I think SI is less of a factor than in many other methods. Once unconscious you do jerk around a little bit but it's pretty minor and nowhere near coordinated enough to stand up.

Though I haven't gone all the way, I've had to get over some level of SI to get as far as I have with partial (12ish seconds, nearing blackout). I haven't experienced a super strong desire to stand during that time, but have developed some mental techniques to push through barriers... one that works best for me is to just think about it like jumping in a cold swimming pool. You just have to turn your mind off and know that things will feel better in a minute if you do this counterintuitive thing. Another helpful technique for me is to pick a fixed point or object on the floor or wall–something like a clock or painting–and focus on it. I also think music would help... anything to turn your focus elsewhere for those critical 15-20 seconds. If you can make it that long then you're home free.

I also don't find it to be painful or unpleasant to be hanging, based on my experiences once I got everything dialed in. If anything it's harder in the moment for me to call the test off than it is to fight survival instinct

Thanks so much! Sorry for the delay, I have just seen this answer. It sounds "very good", maybe it is easier inside a hotel room to do this rather than total suspension so I should consider it.

 

[Girobatol]

I made it all the way to unconscious, and not breathing but my roommate forgot her iPad for work and found me and I was given rescue breaths until the EMTs revived me.

Ohhh too bad 4 u.

 

[Barf]

I have tried one time in earnest, I mean I really tried to stick it through. I used a hoodie, tied it into a loop around a shelf support thing above the couch, twisted it to make a loop, stuck my head through the loop and dangled my weight over the couch, putting as much pressure as I could on my neck (the sides particularly).

I was honestly unpleasantly surprised how long I was just sitting there, pressure building up in my face. I stopped, moved on to a doorknob, tried again, waited, didn't pass out. I was at it for a good half an hour Eventually I gave my completely because I was afraid my boyfriend might come back soon.

I decided that either I was doing it wrong (I was pretty drunk so the setup was sloppy), or that it's not as easy of a method as I previously thought. Good learning experience.

Honestly, I'm glad it didn't work. It would have been a really fucked up thing for my boyfriend to walk in on and I have always intended not to be one of those people who leave it to their loved ones to find and have to deal with my body.

 

[Hayalet]

I have it can take a while. And has risk of complications...as you can see I am unfortunately still here

 

[GemCami]

Its really scary, from my experience.

 

[weeks of the day]

Tried partial very recently, didn't work. I was doing it frantically and I didn't tighten the tie enough (it loosened all of the times so my head was against the bed). I haven't found my sweet spot, either. I just felt pressure building in my head.

 

[Quinlor]

I tried in the past full suspension and in a miserable way I gave up in the middle of the process because I am weak ...
Now, I intend complete the service by partial suspension tying up a rope in a chair in my living room. So I know the place and how I do it the only thing missing is courage!

 

[BridgeJumper]

Tried partial from doorknob. All I suceeded with was dangling at the end of the rope with my limbs jerking and my tongue protruding from my mouth, unbearable pressure on my neck and a pulled tendon in it from my head moving harshly to the side. But Im not giving up, maybe if I drug myself or something it will be easier. Maybe if I practice enough Ill be able to find the sweet spot.

 

[Notwinnernotawin]

Tried a lot of times. Almost did it successfully with a scarf around a doorknob, but the knot slipped before and I was afraid it would slip again and backed out. All the other attempts were on my bed post, but I believe it never worked because I was always nervous, the knot wasn't in the back (it always slipped to the side) and I was suffocating and shaking violently while awake. I was slowly becoming unconscious but never completely. After trying I always run out of breathe for long minutes, my neck hurts even when I use something to prevent from cutting my neck, throat feels soreness and body becomes weak. I tried a few minutes ago, but now I guess I'll have to give full suspension a shot.