I have the sneaking suspicion that the entertainment industry deliberately depicts completely ineffectual methods of suicide in order to avoid promoting effective self-euthanasia.
So just to de-bunk the ones I see referenced here again and again, by the hopeful/desperate, this is the list I've come up with off the top of my head for possibilities to avoid:
Cutting your wrists --especially across the long axis of your arm, but even lengthwise is highly unlikely of success. It does hurt, though. (Full confession: I tried this when I was 15, so this trope is near and dear to me.)
Shooting yourself in the temple --almost guaranteed to not kill you, but it will likely turn you into a vegetable.
Shooting yourself under the chin --it may well blow off a big piece of your face, but it probably won't kill you.
Dropping an electrical appliance into your bath --either the internal electrics of the device or the household fuse will blow before it even has time to pop out your dental fillings. It'll almost certainly hurt, though.
OD'ing on any one OTC drug --Big Pharma made this an impossibility long ago, but that doesn't mean it won't destroy your internal organs and leave you alive and in agony.
OD'ing on a random combination of OTC drugs --again, Big Pharma has made this unlikely.
Gassing yourself with the car's exhaust --hasn't been an option since catalytic converters became standard 40 years ago, and each new advance in fuel economy translates to more complete fuel combustion that makes it even less likely to succeed.
Suffocating yourself with a bag over your head, while fully conscious --CO2 build up will trigger your hypercapnic alarm and your body's instincts will override your will to die.
Any others?
So just to de-bunk the ones I see referenced here again and again, by the hopeful/desperate, this is the list I've come up with off the top of my head for possibilities to avoid:
Cutting your wrists --especially across the long axis of your arm, but even lengthwise is highly unlikely of success. It does hurt, though. (Full confession: I tried this when I was 15, so this trope is near and dear to me.)
Shooting yourself in the temple --almost guaranteed to not kill you, but it will likely turn you into a vegetable.
Shooting yourself under the chin --it may well blow off a big piece of your face, but it probably won't kill you.
Dropping an electrical appliance into your bath --either the internal electrics of the device or the household fuse will blow before it even has time to pop out your dental fillings. It'll almost certainly hurt, though.
OD'ing on any one OTC drug --Big Pharma made this an impossibility long ago, but that doesn't mean it won't destroy your internal organs and leave you alive and in agony.
OD'ing on a random combination of OTC drugs --again, Big Pharma has made this unlikely.
Gassing yourself with the car's exhaust --hasn't been an option since catalytic converters became standard 40 years ago, and each new advance in fuel economy translates to more complete fuel combustion that makes it even less likely to succeed.
Suffocating yourself with a bag over your head, while fully conscious --CO2 build up will trigger your hypercapnic alarm and your body's instincts will override your will to die.
Any others?
