Tried partial hanging and now I m scared I have brain damage

[phersper]

Two days ago I tried partial hanging with a belt attached to the door. The first two times I tried I didn't pass out, the third time (in a row) I tried it I had to open the door because SI kicked in and I was super scared or maybe I passed out without noticing and I wrongly open the door knob. This time I think I was partially hanging for 10 seconds or so. But after the third time I fell on the floor and I found myself sitting on the floor with all my body twitching and shaking, in a state of pure confusion. Anyway, since then I feel I lost coordination in my hands/fingers (I can't do the thing where you touch the top of all your fingers with the thumb back and forth) and my left hand is a bit more shaky when I bring the cigarette to my mouth. I feel generally a bit more shaky, less coordinated and a bit dumber.
I suffer from anxiety and a light form of hypocondria (maybe that's why I m stressing out so much). That said, I m worried I m permanently brain damaged even if I believe I only hanged for no more than 10 seconds (the most probable option). I did that three times in a row and all the three times I was at the stage of feeling my head exploding. My neck was sore and in pain for two days after (maybe I damaged the carothid athery?).

I hope I really didn't make my situation worst. I need to be reassured, especially because the third time I'm not completely sure if I passed out or not (I was too confused).

 

[アホペンギン]

Brain damage is really scary to have. Sorry you possibly got it and maybe the carotid arteries did indeed get damaged causing low bloodflow to the brain.

 

[Amelie]

I can't reassure you from the medical point of view, I don't know enough. But I can reassure you from the point of view of a fellow hypochondriac.
I was diagnosed with health anxiety a few years ago and even today I thought I was having 1-a heart attack, 2-an aneurysm, 3-a stroke!! So I understand that fear very well.
In my opinion from your post I do not believe you have brain damage. You probably know yourself that anxiety and panic can show itself in so many ways. I think you are in a state and panicking. Try to relax and do stuff which chills you out, I know it's hard. If things are still the same in a couple of days get checked out.
Having said that, I know a guy who had brain damage from an accident and he led a perfectly normal life.

 

[phersper]

Brain damage is really scary to have. Sorry you possibly got it and maybe the carotid arteries did indeed get damaged causing low bloodflow to the brain.

Do you think I should go to my gp to check my carotid arteries?

I can't reassure you from the medical point of view, I don't know enough. But I can reassure you from the point of view of a fellow hypochondriac.
I was diagnosed with health anxiety a few years ago and even today I thought I was having 1-a heart attack, 2-an aneurysm, 3-a stroke!! So I understand that fear very well.
In my opinion from your post I do not believe you have brain damage. You probably know yourself that anxiety and panic can show itself in so many ways. I think you are in a state and panicking. Try to relax and do stuff which chills you out, I know it's hard. If things are still the same in a couple of days get checked out.
Having said that, I know a guy who had brain damage from an accident and he led a perfectly normal life.

Nice, a fellow hypochondriac. Anyway, I don't know, I hope you re right. Maybe I should go see a neurologist..
what worried me is the body shaking and twitching after falling on the floor, it was like a seizure or epilepsy… dunno how to interpretate this last symptom… maybe it was just fear/SI

 

[nicotine_goblin]

Do you think I should go to my gp to check my carotid arteries?

if you are concerned it's always better to check IMO, just in case. I failed partial hanging once and didn't pass out, was kinda shaky as well for a short time, probably not as severe as you. sadly I don't have the medical knowledge either to fully reassure you

 

[アホペンギン]

Do you think I should go to my gp to check my carotid arteries?

probably

 

[phersper]

if you are concerned it's always better to check IMO, just in case. I failed partial hanging once and didn't pass out, was kinda shaky as well for a short time, probably not as severe as you. sadly I don't have the medical knowledge either to fully reassure you

Ah yeah you too were shaky! No problem, thanks for the answer though.

probably

I guess I ll do it, the fact is I cannot tell them I tried to kms otherwise they ll force me into psych ward