Discussion How many times have you attempted?

[dopaminedeath]

If you had prepared but could not follow through or failed an attempt

 

[BackToLobby]

One, I put some blanges in my neck in April but SI kicked in and I saved myself with some scissors. Now that I know how hard it is, life it's worst tbh.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

About five times. Once by trying to cut an artery, twice via overdose, and then, earlier this year, I tried hanging myself several times with a belt and then I tried hanging myself again but this time with a rope.

 

[lonely and depresse]

If you had prepared but could not follow through or failed an attempt

3 or 4 I don't remember

 

[_AllCatsAreGrey_]

Four failed attempts (tried to cut wrists, and three times overdose on sleeping pills) and one time I was unable to follow through (was going to bridge jump over water). That time I called my therapist's office crisis line and they called the cops on me. I'll never call a crisis line again.

 

[lostintheloop]

Years ago I took multiple ODs and at the time I thought they were attempts but some of them were probably just SH tbh but was happy for it to kill me if it worked. Tried to jump a couple times but I don't class that as attempt since I backed out before jumping.
Had a few attempts with antifreeze where intention was definitely to die , just bad method.

 

[D1byRam3n]

2

 

[SonicFan1994]

Once and it gave me brain damage which is why im conflicted now, I want to live but the brain damage from not breathing while passed out has caused me permanent brain damage from two years ago.... Took a bunch of benzos off the darkweb (could of been anything i didnt test them) and alcohol but i didnt die i just woke up with brain damage.

I have weird headaches all day everyday only relief i get is when i sleep. I feel slow, My head hurts most of the day, my balance and hand eye coordination is fucked. Im trying to recover but its been two years of these symptoms with no relief. the tinnitus is horrible. Brain feels like its bleeding, its hard to read things fast. vision is blurry most of the time. They say neuroplasticity recovers the brain but i think its a myth. I Have some sort of hypoxic or anxolic brain damage from not getting oxygen while passed out that night.

Ahh it was a dumb choice. But i cant keep living like this either. so im stuck between being mentally handicapped for the rest of my life or attempting again. Spoiler: probably going to try again, Sn method

 

[sugarb]

Zero. I'm waiting until I have access to my preferred method; being impatient and attempting some other way is too risky.

 

[binkie]

6 or 7, I'll get it right eventually :p

 

[DeIetedUser4739]

Maybe like 20 times?

 

[Darkover]

2 times both were overdose one was with paracetamol that caused me to have a damaged stomach lining and the other overdose was with olanzapine i was in coma for 2 days and sectioned for 6 months

 

[everythingoes]

Actually never. I've self-harmed before, but I never attempted because there was just no way for me. I didn't have the possibility and I didn't want to try unless I knew I'd be successful.

 

[cowboypants]

I don't think these would attempts. I once stood across a bus when returning from school after being so stressed about something there. It was a low point.

And after college I wasn't eating and thought my time has come in a psychotic like state.

 

[Ww42]

Just once, came very close to dying, ive got the story on my page. Now im making the plans to make sure I dont need a third.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

I prepared my things once but didn't go any further. I didn't even light the charcoal

 

[qu13t5l33p]

I've lost count now. I either get caught and am stopped in the act or brought back to life, or si is too much to overcome and I don't take those final few steps.