What's your overall opinion on jumping method?

[Asacschrader33]

In theory it's a good method but really imagine standing on the edge of the building...I don't know man, it's easy to consider it a good option mentally but in reality I don't know if I could make the jump once I was really there at the edge

 

[Weems]

Couldn't do it.

 

[Asacschrader33]

I'm with you Weems. Much easier to just drink something.

 

[BridgeJumper]

Very effective and one of my favourite ones but terrifying.
Consider it: I downed a bottle of vodka and took 20 pills and still couldnt bring myself to stand off the ledge

 

[Asacschrader33]

Ugh why does death have to be so scary

 

[Weems]

I know, right? I just keep reminding myself that it's going to happen anyway, so why endure the intervening time? But yeah, there's no form of death I think I could handle inflicting on myself other than just going to sleep. Maybe a gun if I could do it lying in bed all comfy. I like to think I could bleed out, but that never works and the cutting itself would be too hard.

 

[Asacschrader33]

I know right...I've started to think life is a sick joke lately, like you're born and then inevitably you have to do the act that your body is programmed to avoid. It's just a sick joke

 

[Fadingfast]

N is my first choice but I have no clue how to find it. Jumping or hanging are tied for my number one. Jumping seems like it'd be less stressful to plan. I just know of a bridge near me where a friend was successful.

 

[Donewitheverything]

I contemplated jumping off a bridge which was over a freeway, a potentially perfect spot. Though, there were too many people around me at the time; someone would have stopped me. Not to mention, it was near a bus/light rail station; I doubt there was a time where people weren't around. Would have been a really solid method, honestly.

 

[PTSDream]

Idk I'm scared of heights but I also live close enough to the Golden Gate Bridge.. so it has crossed my mind. A few have survived that jump though & then I'd be in more pain than I'm already in every day (chronic pain patient). It's not my first choice by far. ...I'm so scared of trying again, failing & surviving only to be put in a mental facility.

 

[WaterUnder]

Very effective and one of my favourite ones but terrifying.
Consider it: I downed a bottle of vodka and took 20 pills and still couldnt bring myself to stand off the ledge

This is discouraging as jumping is my back up plan (also with vodka and meds).

 

[tomz323]

Very messy

 

[Help_Meh]

There's a bridge near my house that has a motorway under it is it a good idea to jump from here or is there too many people in the cars that could call an ambulance to soon?

 

[Empty Smile]

In theory it's a good method but really imagine standing on the edge of the building...I don't know man, it's easy to consider it a good option mentally but in reality I don't know if I could make the jump once I was really there at the edge

Yep, this is me. I can stand on the edge of a high place and not be scared, but that fear of falling..... That's a whole new game.

As someone else has said, I don't want to be that one person who jumps, then halfway down, change your mind about ctb.

I'd rather take something, fall asleep, and never wake up.

 

[discokicks]

Other than immolation my last method. It would be fucking terrifying. Quick yes but I don't wanna go out like that

 

[Divine Trinity]

@Divine Trinity Wouldn't you be likely to land kind of flat? I can see it would hurt to land on your feet though.

Like I said, it varies. In the ideal scenario, you'd be top heavy and dove down like a swimmer, that way you aren't rotating mid air and land on your legs or butt.

Horizontal is the worst way to fall, and the 2nd worst way of landing because your velocity is slower (air res.) and the energy is more evenly distributed across the body. Our bones are adapted to long low energy tension, but brittle to acute shocks. In physics terms, the slower the shock is the harder it is to break.

Jumping ideally causes death from decceleration that liquifies all vital organs near instantly. Even 0.5 m/s (1.1 MPH/ 1.8 KmPH) can mean the difference between instant death or becoming a concious vegetable (and lose function of all sensors with major cognitive impairment).

With enough speed you'll likely faint due to the G-force. But notice how much I emphasis speed, you'll probably need at least 300ft straight down (ideally into pavement). tbh vertical decceleration is simpler as far as variables are concerned, you just have to worry about accelerating into a sturdy anchored object.

 

[Letmego. Please]

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How many did not account for their CoM and/or "landing" structure (grass vs pavement)? Or even the wind.

I think the main thing is that when people do jump off buildings/structures with suicidal intent they tend (from personal as well as having met 4 other people who had) is that you really are not thinking about anything but climbing over & jumping/stepping off. It is hard for me to describe quite where your brain has to be before doing something like that, by that point there is no Si or thought past ending the torment. Though i don't know anyone who didn't hit concrete.

 

[rata1]

Personally i took jumping always as my favorite method. the reason is that you just need this one little millisecond during which you have to take the decisive action. you just need one short decision and all is decided. after this short moment you can't do anything else. thats the advantage. once the decision(the jump itself) is taken everything to achieve the aim(to ctb) is done. no more return, no more si that could hinder you. with other methods there is a lot of time in which you can return and stop your project and a lot more probability to fail. as i was afraid not to be able to organise well other methods, i still have jumping as my favorite. when i thought about other methods there where different things in which i didnt had the self confidence to succeed. for example hanging: putting the not athe the rigth place and so had the tipical symptoms of chiking instead of just ctb by lack of blood. co: not to produce enough and end up like a mental vegetable and therefore being in a situation thats worse than my actual state. n, sn or others: same as with co.

about jumping i think the most important is to be sure to have enough height and a good underground (i think not less than 100m, hard underground). another advantage of this method. lostallhope.com gives some ideas
there are other things to consider if one wants to:
people around that could be shocked seeing someone killing him or herself.
people (e.g. police, firemen, medics) that have to pick up your remains.
the fact that there will be roads, railroads and so on closed for at least some hours because of your action. keep in mind that there can be hundreds or even thousands of people affected by missing their work or plane or train... if this is good or bad, i don't know, depends on what you think about the daily running of this society...
these where just the most imortant considerations i think.

 

[IronTusk]

People routinely survive from high falls

 

[Asacschrader33]

Like I said, it varies. In the ideal scenario, you'd be top heavy and dove down like a swimmer, that way you aren't rotating mid air and land on your legs or butt.

Horizontal is the worst way to fall, and the 2nd worst way of landing because your velocity is slower (air res.) and the energy is more evenly distributed across the body. Our bones are adapted to long low energy tension, but brittle to acute shocks. In physics terms, the slower the shock is the harder it is to break.

Jumping ideally causes death from decceleration that liquifies all vital organs near instantly. Even 0.5 m/s (1.1 MPH/ 1.8 KmPH) can mean the difference between instant death or becoming a concious vegetable (and lose function of all sensors with major cognitive impairment).

With enough speed you'll likely faint due to the G-force. But notice how much I emphasis speed, you'll probably need at least 300ft straight down (ideally into pavement). tbh vertical decceleration is simpler as far as variables are concerned, you just have to worry about accelerating into a sturdy anchored object.

Imagine what you look like after...

 

[redxiii]

i've been looking into this method a lot as one of the few options for me, lostallhope.com states

150 feet (46 metres) or higher on land, and 250 feet (76 metres) or more on water, is 95% to 98% fatal.

other sourses say 84 feet is ~90% fatal on land.

i imagine people who survived such heights or more are probably incredibly unlucky with position (feet first), objects breaking their fall (cars, trees, people), wind or drag from clothes, landing on a downward incline, softish surface, any combo of above..

i'd definitely want to go as high as possible, not saying it's foolproof and definitely a horrible outcome if you do survive (potentially gruesome regardless), but i think the stories about high fall survivors are given more weight than warranted (most methods have horror stories, except maybe N)

i'm hopefully making the leap monday..

 

[JadedGray]

Too much of a risk and if you fail you might not be in a position to attempt again. This method is also one of the most trying methods for SI.

 

[Jon86]

The small chance of survival frightens me. I would prefer jumping over water so I don't burst like a watermelon. The tallest bridge near me is a few meters lower than the Golden Gate so there's a chance I survive or end up drowning in pain and panic.

Sick of these terrifying thoughts/images, i've been dealing with this shit too long.

 

[Suicideisnirvana]

I love it, the problem is that there is no tall building / mountains near me.

So i'm planning a trip here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubkal when i'll have enough money.

People routinely survive from high falls

No they don't, when it's high enough. Unless by routinely you mean 0.2%. But that risk exists with ANY method.

 

[DepressionsAHo]

Idk I'm scared of heights but I also live close enough to the Golden Gate Bridge.. so it has crossed my mind. A few have survived that jump though & then I'd be in more pain than I'm already in every day (chronic pain patient). It's not my first choice by far. ...I'm so scared of trying again, failing & surviving only to be put in a mental facility.

Do you live close enough to take a picture of it for me? I know that's asking a lot but they're doing construction on it and I can't find recent pictures of the bridge. It's my ideal method next to co

 

[Weems]

You know what, maybe. This method is free and it's a one-time decision. No prep work, no waiting to go to sleep. But the terror of that fall...

 

[DepressionsAHo]

You know what, maybe. This method is free and it's a one-time decision. No prep work, no waiting to go to sleep. But the terror of that fall...

Falling itself, the feeling, is not scary (I'm an avid cliff diver) and unless your bungee jumping (THATS horrifying). It's the forcing yourself to jump off part that will make you shit bricks and piss powder

 

[Weems]

Yeah. I just know I'd balk. Maybe I could sit on a ledge and fall backward.

 

[AloneInTheSky]

This method is pretty difficult to do in the moment if you have a relatively high SI. I had an attempt where I tried to jump off a bridge, and by try I mean sat on the edge just staring down into the abyss. It helps if you're not at all sober, but then you might not fall correctly.

 

[PTSDream]

Do you live close enough to take a picture of it for me? I know that's asking a lot but they're doing construction on it and I can't find recent pictures of the bridge. It's my ideal method next to co

I haven't brought myself to go there yet but yes I do live in the Bay Area. They have surveillance cameras & patrol to watch for jumpers.