Help So apparently The Bridge has security guards...

[StolenLife]

Apparently 200+ft and no safety nets was too good to be true.
There are security guards. And one of them bragged about "saving" a suicidal girl in an article.
Fuck. No other method and life is unbearable because I'll just receive more abuse.
Do I just run as fast as I can in the dark? There's not that many and the bridge is quite long so they can't watch every corner of it at all times. What do I do?

 

[MidnightDream]

You can certainly try! The security are most likely there to talk people down, and safeguard those who are looking for it. If you take a run and jump, it's not like they could stop you

 

[makethepainstop]

Doesn't is seem as though every time you figure out an easy fast and painless way to ctb, that there is something or someone always trying to make it impossible to execute? Most annoying, most annoying indeed!

 

[SamTam33]

'My' bridge has a police presence as well. And speedboats to rescue people. But it's quite literally one of the longest bridges in the world so no speedboat is going to reach me in time if I jump near the middle.

It's busy though. And people can't help but to meddle.

For some reason I think a Tuesday night in November, between the hours of 1 and 4am is my best chance. Don't know how I came up with that.

 

[sundown12]

gosh this sucks, especially since that's your only option...it's so annoying how people feel entitled to *save* others from suicide, if people want to go then let them go.

 

[Kontz2]

Like was said before, you can try! The odds are still good, i think

 

[locked*n*loaded]

It would be better if it weren't over water, though.

 

[Alcoholic Teletubby]

Do you think there might be a specific area they couldn't reach?

 

[FuneralCry]

That sounds like a difficult situation to be in, it's certainly unfair how others want to make it as hard for us to achieve freedom from suffering as possible, I understand having limited access of ways to ctb, this existence can be like a prison when it's so hard to escape.
I wish you the best.

 

[Littlewittlelight]

Doesn't is seem as though every time you figure out an easy fast and painless way to ctb, that there is something or someone always trying to make it impossible to execute? Most annoying, most annoying indeed!

Yeah the things that sucks the most. Sometimes a fucking dog comes your way to bite you then sometimes you step on someone's shit and then need to shine your boot to not look sus it just keeps happening. Pulling this stunt off is impressive and I don't think anyone can do this without talent. It needs skills from hiding it from your peers then still trying to keep doing what you did, get your meds together, go lurk on bridge or maybe even fight a few cops or just get treated like a criminal for resisting because you don't want to see the psych ward again. Imma pop my gummies again

 

[lifeisadream]

Feel for you. You plan your exit only to have your hopes dashed. Haven't security guards got better places to patrol than play tag with distraught suffering people?! What are they going to do if 20 jumpers rock up at the same time, they'd be screwed then. Makes me so angry that there's now an added layer of stress with trying to ctb at suitable jumping sites. The UK jumping mecca site is watched too.

 

[Myosotis]

The bridge i plan to use also has a bridge patrol. but after going a few times and not being able to muster up the courage i found that really they just keep an eye on you but try not to engage until it becomes obvious what youre there for. Im pretty sure if you manage to do it without hesitating too much or sticking around for too long you wouldnt actually encounter them at any time of day

I wish you luck in however you choose to proceed, i know how tough it can be in the moment

 

[StolenLife]

It would be better if it weren't over water, though.

Why? I know drowning is scary but honestly I don't have the guts to do it over concrete. Concrete seems like a more likely option for things to go wrong and end in disability. Though I know I might be wrong. But to me it seems that at least if I land wrong in water there is a chance of dying via drowning or the sheer shock of changing temperature so sudden.

Do you think there might be a specific area they couldn't reach?

I don't know, honestly I never tested it, meaning I haven't gone there yet in person. Idk how to try inspecting it in the day without drawing uneccessary attention. The only option I can think of is to dress up as a tourist and pretend I'm taking pictures of the view but Idk if it works, might just ensure that they really station the guards in all places.

Thank you so much everyone for your advice! :)

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Why? I know drowning is scary but honestly I don't have the guts to do it over concrete. Concrete seems like a more likely option for things to go wrong and end in disability. Though I know I might be wrong. But to me it seems that at least if I land wrong in water there is a chance of dying via drowning or the sheer shock of changing temperature so sudden.

Because water can cushion the impact, even from great heights. Don't ask me to look it up, and you can look it up yourself, but there have been quite a few people who have survived pretty high falls into water. If you hit concrete from a great height, you are more likely to die. You may die hitting water. You may also be rescued by someone in a boat. I guess it boils down to the fact that water is a better absorber of energy than a hard surface like concrete. That's all I'm saying. You need to do whatever you're comfortable with. It's your life after all.

 

[hellispink]

I wonder if those police officers pay for psychological, psychiatric or inpatient services. I mean, they want to be saviors so I suppose they pay for all of it. Also, they probably hand them housing, shelter, food and some jobs. And if they don't, who pays for it? Oh RIGHT, no one does that. Is a matter of saying don't jump please, and send the person feeling like shit to the place they came from. I can't stand this stupid policies of suicide prevention. If you cannot help them, do not stop them, simply as that. When will they understand this.

 

[StolenLife]

Because water can cushion the impact, even from great heights. Don't ask me to look it up, and you can look it up yourself, but there have been quite a few people who have survived pretty high falls into water. If you hit concrete from a great height, you are more likely to die. You may die hitting water. You may also be rescued by someone in a boat. I guess it boils down to the fact that water is a better absorber of energy than a hard surface like concrete. That's all I'm saying. You need to do whatever you're comfortable with. It's your life after all.

Well that sucks then. I honestly didn't know that. But I don't have any other choice. The other buildings nearby are not that tall and I don't have roof access. I don't have enough money for SN nor do I know where to get it since D is gone. The only other option would be train which I honestly don't have guts for or hanging which I can't do in my appartment since there's nothing to support the rope and here the climate is such that the trees are small and weak so no hanging by the tree either. So far there's only one girl that I know of who survived the attempt from that bridge and apparently she tried the same thing later and succeeded. But thank you for informinhg me, I'll keep that in mind.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Well that sucks then. I honestly didn't know that. But I don't have any other choice. The other buildings nearby are not that tall and I don't have roof access. I don't have enough money for SN nor do I know where to get it since D is gone. The only other option would be train which I honestly don't have guts for or hanging which I can't do in my appartment since there's nothing to support the rope and here the climate is such that the trees are small and weak so no hanging by the tree either. So far there's only one girl that I know of who survived the attempt from that bridge and apparently she tried the same thing later and succeeded. But thank you for informinhg me, I'll keep that in mind.

I'm not saying that it can't work. It can. But, I think most would agree that jumping over water, as opposed to a hard surface, has a reduced success rate. I can't quantify it, easily, but I know success is reduced. You could end up with broken legs or arms and drown, anyway. Probably like 98% of the methods have real risk of failure.

 

[SamTam33]

I've never considered jumping onto concrete because I don't know who's down there. I'm not trying to injure anyone else or have any witnesses or people trying to help.

For me it's always been water in the middle of the night. I've also been researching the charcoal method today and might try it out with one or two pieces Saturday night. I really don't want to start a fire so I'm easing into it. CO would expend the least amount of energy and effort.

 

[exhaustedanonymous]

I wonder if those police officers pay for psychological, psychiatric or inpatient services. I mean, they want to be saviors so I suppose they pay for all of it. Also, they probably hand them housing, shelter, food and some jobs. And if they don't, who pays for it? Oh RIGHT, no one does that. Is a matter of saying don't jump please, and send the person feeling like shit to the place they came from. I can't stand this stupid policies of suicide prevention. If you cannot help them, do not stop them, simply as that. When will they understand this.

god, honestly. society is so built on "noooo... suicide... tragedy... why would anyone do that........." and never seem to go, "oh, wait, why would they do that?" and start maybe.. you know. looking at the flaws in the structure they built that makes it impossible for people to have happy lives or be supported at all. it's easier for them to just practice their dashing smiling faces for the cameras when they restrict the ability to let people end their extended, horrible, and endless struggle. they don't feel the way we do. it's almost as if we're not the same species sometimes.

 

[BipolarExpress]

I wonder if those police officers pay for psychological, psychiatric or inpatient services. I mean, they want to be saviors so I suppose they pay for all of it. Also, they probably hand them housing, shelter, food and some jobs. And if they don't, who pays for it? Oh RIGHT, no one does that. Is a matter of saying don't jump please, and send the person feeling like shit to the place they came from. I can't stand this stupid policies of suicide prevention. If you cannot help them, do not stop them, simply as that. When will they understand this.

Precisely. This is exactly why I am so frustrated with mainstream suicide-prevention methods. They may keep you alive, but at what cost? You may not have jumped, but you're going to go back to your miserable life after they've "saved the day."