Addicted to strangling myself

[spellbound]

These past few months I just can't help but strangle myself til I pass tf out and I don't know what to do to not feel dependent on it or other kind of stuff I wish I could stop doing it but somehow it kind of helps me to forget the awful pain so what should I do ?
Keep on strangling myself every night or finding another solution such as substance abuse to forget my emotions ?

 

[Ben 111]

I suggest you stop that unless you wanna damage ur brain

 

[ZeroRedz02]

I suggest you stop that unless you wanna damage ur brain

Does it actually damage a complex machine like the brain? If it could be sell it would be cost around millions..

 

[ondeathwaitlist]

Anyone knows how to perfectly OD on TCA and symptomlessly too? like maybe sleeping pills first and then loads of TCA?

 

[whocaresabouttrans]

Are you a masochist??? But seriously you are going to get brain damage if you continue doing that, I wouldn't suggest substances but there are "lighter" things to abuse that are probably better for you in the long run like weed, cigarettes, etc etc

 

[spellbound]

Are you a masochist??? But seriously you are going to get brain damage if you continue doing that, I wouldn't suggest substances but there are "lighter" things to abuse that are probably better for you in the long run like weed, cigarettes, etc etc

Haha no I guess it can come off that way but I get no sexual pleasure at all from it. I used to cut myself somewhat regularly and my mom or even friends would see it and yk that was bad. I started strangling myself as an alternative, for two reasons: first, it doesn't leave any visible marks, secondly, it answers to the same self hatred drive that I feel when I'm miserable, and lastly, I guess the lack of oxygen to the brain or some shit like that makes me feel all fuzzy and numb. Maybe using the word addiction was not justified, but I'd definitely say I'm dependent on it by now every time I feel miserable, which is often.
Also, how bad can the brain damage be ? How would it happen ? If I keep doing it and stop before I pass out, am I safe ? I don't think I can stop hurting myself and I don't want to go back to cutting

 

[violetforever]

my first thought reading this was brain damage like everyone else. i never strangled myself to the point of passing out but just enough to get a sort of euphoric and calming high from it. i have a comfortable amount of scars from cutting over the years and dont really want to add more. i have cut again in desperation a few times anyway but hitting myself until i bruise is my alternative. i dont think anything terrible is going to happen as long as i avoid hitting my head. just sometimes ill do that.

 

[whocaresabouttrans]

Haha no I guess it can come off that way but I get no sexual pleasure at all from it. I used to cut myself somewhat regularly and my mom or even friends would see it and yk that was bad. I started strangling myself as an alternative, for two reasons: first, it doesn't leave any visible marks, secondly, it answers to the same self hatred drive that I feel when I'm miserable, and lastly, I guess the lack of oxygen to the brain or some shit like that makes me feel all fuzzy and numb. Maybe using the word addiction was not justified, but I'd definitely say I'm dependent on it by now every time I feel miserable, which is often.
Also, how bad can the brain damage be ? How would it happen ? If I keep doing it and stop before I pass out, am I safe ? I don't think I can stop hurting myself and I don't want to go back to cutting

Non-fatal strangulation and its link to brain injury

Non-fatal strangulation can have long-lasting effects, including a brain injury due to a lack of oxygen reaching the brain.

synapse.org.au

 

[spellbound]

my first thought reading this was brain damage like everyone else. i never strangled myself to the point of passing out but just enough to get a sort of euphoric and calming high from it. i have a comfortable amount of scars from cutting over the years and dont really want to add more. i have cut again in desperation a few times anyway but hitting myself until i bruise is my alternative. i dont think anything terrible is going to happen as long as i avoid hitting my head. just sometimes ill do that.

Sometimes I hit myself too, but in the head, as a way to stop feeling so much stuff. But it hasn't been as helpful as strangling has been.
It'd be easier to stop doing it if coping methods were good. All of them sucks. Even strangling myself sucks. Sometimes I don't know why I do it, it's not even that good. And now I just learned I might get permanent brain damage from it. Idk if I'll be able to stop tho

 

[violetforever]

Sometimes I hit myself too, but in the head, as a way to stop feeling so much stuff. But it hasn't been as helpful as strangling has been.
It'd be easier to stop doing it if coping methods were good. All of them sucks. Even strangling myself sucks. Sometimes I don't know why I do it, it's not even that good. And now I just learned I might get permanent brain damage from it. Idk if I'll be able to stop tho

i feel like everything has lost its effect for me too. i havent really been bruising myself for that reason. i feel too mentally weak to even hurt myself anymore.

 

[Gustav Hartmann]

The brain is damaged the more, the longer the bloodflow through the brain is stopped. But the brain will also be damaged by to much alkohol or boxing. The dose makes the poison!