I didn't feel any pain. I guess it was my mental state at the time. I just took a deep breath, then I pushed against the backrest of the stool I was standing on. Once the rope tightened, I did fight to hold myself still. I woke up a few days later in the hospital with a brace on my neck though. Apparently, at least at this hospital, if you survive a suicide attempt by hanging, they put your neck in a brace until you regain consciousness, and you have to keep it on for a week. I don't know why, as I don't remember any damage, except for bruising from the rope.