is cutting your throat really that bad of a non-method??

[hahahahhkjsk]

im thinking about it, really ive been mulling over various methods i have at my disposal (rope, train, pretty much thats it if i could buy SN i would)
rope - well, only can do it in our backyard and um. afraid of the sight traumatizing my parents even more
train - neck on track so ill probably end up mangled and i don't want to traumatize the driver or anyone finding my body

and i have been fantasizing about cutting my throat today. preferably walk far away from home with a sharpened knife (same knife i once accidentally cut my arm open, it was sharpened and with any other tool at most i would have only made a scratch) and do it in a secluded spot.

id bring my letters with myself and schedule a message to the police with my exact coordinates and instructions (if i go out this way i will leave a letter for the police as well, detailing my method my reason what to do with the letters etc) and have it sent 12-16 hours after my death (if i go late at night the message should be sent in the afternoon) so i don't become a missing person and im found only once im dead. would be peaceful to go out like that, in a secluded area close to a small river and the forest.

i know its unreliable as a method but surely if i have a knife sharp enough and i apply enough pressure at the right place (carotid artery) it should work? even if i just bleed out slowly no?

just thinking right now. feel free to answer

 

[thefirstluminary]

I saw videos of people trying to slit their throat with a sharp knife, but it didn't go so well. They couldn't even cut properly

 

[Forveleth]

There are a few problems with this method:
1. You have to end up cutting through a lot to get to your carotid arteries. We are talking critical muscles, tendons, and nerves. If you survive, you could end up with permanent injuries that could lead to significant pain, loss of motion, and partial paralysis. Most people do not have the surgical precision skill to hit exactly where they need to, especially on their own neck, so anyone who attempts this is going to do some major damage.
2. Related to the above if you do not cut yourself correctly you could still live. If you only nick the carotid artery, there is a chance that it could still clot off. Also, bleeding out slowly, gives way more time for SI to kick in and you to try to save yourself.
3. It is incredibly difficult to actually stab yourself. The biggest reason this is labeled as a non-method is most people just cannot bring themselves to do it.

Like many other non-methods, can you technically kill yourself this way? Absolutely. However, the chances of the average person successfully doing it are very low, which is why it is not recommended to attempt.

 

[Jrileniwa]

It was my first thought too. The issue people talk about is that it requires a lot of will, and it takes a lot of time if you don't get to the arteries. It's not impossible but committing is key it seems.
And making sure that NOBODY finds you. If you're lucky enough to get the right spot though you will accomplish the deed, and will pass out fast. The problem is that people think a common knife will do the trick, but it's a matter of proper equipment here too. A kitchen knife isn't enough, just saying.
But it is risky and depending on what you do, for the people who don't want to feel pain and are afraid, it's a no go. But if one is capable of committing to it, it will take time and will be painful if you're not lucky.
If you are lucky and know what you're doing, then it's actually fast.

 

[morina]

I assume cutting your own neck would rather be a quick motion since else you would very likely stop as soon as the pain consciously hits, though I am not an expert on that. But as already mentioned, even on your neck you need some precision, or luck, to hit the spots actually killing you, which isn't feasible if you do it yourself. I don't watch gore videos, but I sometimes browse the medical gore subreddit since I am somewhat interested in medicine. I've seen pics of two suicide attempts there, one with a sword, another one with a sickle, they both managed to cut nearly half their neck open, but both survived and made a (full) recovery. (Though they cut from behind, front is probably more likely to be lethal.) Don't know if you want to see those pics or if that's even permitted here, so I'll refrain from sending.

Anyway, I understand you, I fantasise about that way to go out often. Movies make it seem so fast, so easy, just requiring one swift motion with a household utensil. But chances are it won't be like that for you. So you shouldn't do it if you want a surefire "safe" method.

 

[hahahahhkjsk]

I assume cutting your own neck would rather be a quick motion since else you would very likely stop as soon as the pain consciously hits, though I am not an expert on that. But as already mentioned, even on your neck you need some precision, or luck, to hit the spots actually killing you, which isn't feasible if you do it yourself. I don't watch gore videos, but I sometimes browse the medical gore subreddit since I am somewhat interested in medicine. I've seen pics of two suicide attempts there, one with a sword, another one with a sickle, they both managed to cut nearly half their neck open, but both survived and made a (full) recovery. (Though they cut from behind, front is probably more likely to be lethal.) Don't know if you want to see those pics or if that's even permitted here, so I'll refrain from sending.

Anyway, I understand you, I fantasise about that way to go out often. Movies make it seem so fast, so easy, just requiring one swift motion with a household utensil. But chances are it won't be like that for you. So you shouldn't do it if you want a surefire "safe" method.

yeah thats what scares me so much now, ive seen some medical images where the person had just one small cut on their neck but they hit the right artery and bled out, now contrast that against the sword and sickle suicide omg. spoiler for description of a cut throat gore video in case its tmi

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ive also seen a terrible video where a guy cut both of his wrists and his neck and kept going as the blood poured and he was standing on a stage almost too calmly and everyone around him just kept screaming? women were screaming and doing fucking nothing? the video was several minutes long. dont know if he survived...

so i pretty much decided against this method. it was mostly a momentary fantasy, i know in theory it should be easy but in application id be better off doing anything else than this.

 

[difficvltmachineryy]

Do not do it. There is a reason cutting is considered a non method

 

[hahahahhkjsk]

Do not do it. There is a reason cutting is considered a non method

i know i wont do it decided against it for good

btw your title??? szomorú vasárnap mentioned omgg

 

[thefirstluminary]

ive also seen a terrible video where a guy cut both of his wrists and his neck and kept going as the blood poured and he was standing on a stage almost too calmly and everyone around him just kept screaming? women were screaming and doing fucking nothing? the video was several minutes long. dont know if he survived...

I think I saw that video. Kid with a cap on, right? It made me so annoyed I just kept looping it over and over. He made these deep cuts on his hands where you could see the skin separating, but then slicing his throat barely did anything. Actually, now that I think about it, I considered doing it myself a while back before I found this forum. But reading that thread about methods you shouldn't use changed my mind instantly

 

[hahahahhkjsk]

I think I saw that video. Kid with a cap on, right? It made me so annoyed I just kept looping it over and over. He made these deep cuts on his hands where you could see the skin separating, but then slicing his throat barely did anything. Actually, now that I think about it, I considered doing it myself a while back before I found this forum. But reading that thread about methods you shouldn't use changed my mind instantly

yes that video :(( and yea the non-method thread helped me too. thanks to this forum im able to make informed decisions and avoid the risk that comes with non-methods. gonna entertain you for a moment longer if you allow me to, ive been an enjoyer of suicide related media (as in, some fanfics and art and mostly my imagination) and omg. suicide is very often so misrepresented but i really don't blame anyone for not being This informed on methods.
one time i read a fanfic where in each chapter a character dies in a different way. dude got locked up in a room with no food and water and apparently died in 24 hours?? lol the author wrote that after some hours the character's vision started going dark... thats not how it works??? hello but its ok i didn't want to comment on it didn't want to seem weird
yesterday saw a drawing of a character hanging herself, the perspective was from behind her and from the ceiling kinda. LOL the noose wasn't even fastened around her neck??? there was a HUGE gap between the knot and her neck and i was like... ummm... but once again i didn't comment on it because it was oc art and i don't want to accidentally give out instructions under the guise of correcting a mistake which could have been entirely unsolicited criticism.

but the point is, people obviously vastly underestimate what is needed to be self-inflicted to a body in order to die successfully. i don't blame them. i don't want to go into the nuances of suicide representation either, the danger of non-methods being popularized (like the 13 reasons why scene), you know... too complicated and i just wanted to share my thoughts

 

[thefirstluminary]

yes that video :(( and yea the non-method thread helped me too. thanks to this forum im able to make informed decisions and avoid the risk that comes with non-methods. gonna entertain you for a moment longer if you allow me to, ive been an enjoyer of suicide related media (as in, some fanfics and art and mostly my imagination) and omg. suicide is very often so misrepresented but i really don't blame anyone for not being This informed on methods.
one time i read a fanfic where in each chapter a character dies in a different way. dude got locked up in a room with no food and water and apparently died in 24 hours?? lol the author wrote that after some hours the character's vision started going dark... thats not how it works??? hello but its ok i didn't want to comment on it didn't want to seem weird
yesterday saw a drawing of a character hanging herself, the perspective was from behind her and from the ceiling kinda. LOL the noose wasn't even fastened around her neck??? there was a HUGE gap between the knot and her neck and i was like... ummm... but once again i didn't comment on it because it was oc art and i don't want to accidentally give out instructions under the guise of correcting a mistake which could have been entirely unsolicited criticism.

but the point is, people obviously vastly underestimate what is needed to be self-inflicted to a body in order to die successfully. i don't blame them. i don't want to go into the nuances of suicide representation either, the danger of non-methods being popularized (like the 13 reasons why scene), you know... too complicated and i just wanted to share my thoughts

I do... not to brag about it or anything, but the saddest things I've seen were videos of people hanging. It's not even hanging really, it's just straight up self suffocation, and it looks awful. Then there's the videos of japanese teenagers jumping from rooftops. There's this one video of two young, beautiful Japanese girls who jumped together while filming themselves crying. That one really broke me
And yeah, suicide in media gets misinterpreted so easily. They make it look cool the stabbing, the hanging because directors and artists don't want to show what it actually looks like. Reality is just ugly. Have you ever seen pictures of people who partial hang? Their neck is broken and it's horrifying to look at. But some artists deliberately make suicide look cool or artistic, probably because so many people romanticize it.

 

[difficvltmachineryy]

i know i wont do it decided against it for good

btw your title??? szomorú vasárnap mentioned omgg

yesss im hungarian <3<3 its definitely one of the songs i want played at my funeral

 

[BrokenByTheSystem]

I saw a video on watchpeopledie of a woman in some store cutting her throat while standing up, it was endless blood and she still was standing. Pretty bizarre. I didn't watch til the end, but she hold up very well despite the amount of blood on the floor. I guess it's not as easy as it seems indeed.

 

[hahahahhkjsk]

yesss im hungarian <3<3 its definitely one of the songs i want played at my funeral

bojler eladó now that you mention it, i want that song played at my funeral too HAHAHA. both fitting for the occasion and because i love it... such a tragically beautiful song

 

[difficvltmachineryy]

bojler eladó now that you mention it, i want that song played at my funeral too HAHAHA. both fitting for the occasion and because i love it... such a tragically beautiful song

its known as the suicide song for a reason :3

 

[ImInPain]

im thinking about it, really ive been mulling over various methods i have at my disposal (rope, train, pretty much thats it if i could buy SN i would)
rope - well, only can do it in our backyard and um. afraid of the sight traumatizing my parents even more
train - neck on track so ill probably end up mangled and i don't want to traumatize the driver or anyone finding my body

and i have been fantasizing about cutting my throat today. preferably walk far away from home with a sharpened knife (same knife i once accidentally cut my arm open, it was sharpened and with any other tool at most i would have only made a scratch) and do it in a secluded spot.

id bring my letters with myself and schedule a message to the police with my exact coordinates and instructions (if i go out this way i will leave a letter for the police as well, detailing my method my reason what to do with the letters etc) and have it sent 12-16 hours after my death (if i go late at night the message should be sent in the afternoon) so i don't become a missing person and im found only once im dead. would be peaceful to go out like that, in a secluded area close to a small river and the forest.

i know its unreliable as a method but surely if i have a knife sharp enough and i apply enough pressure at the right place (carotid artery) it should work? even if i just bleed out slowly no?

just thinking right now. feel free to answer

Hello, I've tried with multiple different knives and after sharpening them but it was like they wouldn't even cut my throat. They would just barely, but it was like as if the blades were dull. I have also tried to puncture my neck and the veins there and puncture my chest. It really doesn't work. Please don't try this. You'll just get a minor wound on your neck that you'll have to take care of and also hide from others possibly.