CTB through Hypothermia?

[Memorius]

Hello all,

This is my first post here.

I'm thinking of finally catching the bus. I live in a fairly rural area. I've been planning for years that when the time comes, I'll go to a secluded wooden area at night time. The temperatures here are below freezing (~25 Fahrenheit), so I'm thinking if I go outside, take a few sleeping pills, I'll just fall asleep until I freeze to death. I don't think the pills are crucial but I figure they'll help me deal with the unpleasantness plus further slow down my metabolism.

From everything I read here, I understand that hypothermia is not a recommended method. I know that if I'm discovered, I can be 'saved' and worse, potentially I can lose one or more limbs. It's a real risk and it's a scary one. I am aware of this. However, I think the risk is minimized if I go at night, without a phone, that there's no way I will survive beyond maybe 1 or 2 hours.
Is there something I'm not considering? Is this riskier than I'm anticipating? I'm a bit unsure why this method is not used more often in cold areas.

Many thanks

 

[badatparties]

No, it will be extremely unpleasant. Survival instinct will kick in and you will put your clothes back on, and start moving/running to try and warm up. Very bad idea.

 

[DeathByBananabread]

No, it will be extremely unpleasant. Survival instinct will kick in and you will put your clothes back on, and start moving/running to try and warm up. Very bad idea.

Isn't it the exact opposite? I heard a quarter to half of people dying of hypothermia experience paradoxical undressing.

Hypothermia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Memorius]

Isn't it the exact opposite? I heard a quarter to half of people dying of hypothermia experience paradoxical undressing.

Hypothermia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I heard a similar thing. Plus I'm thinking of taking quite a few sleeping pills. They won't be enough on their own but maybe they'd just really put me down? I am speculating.

 

[badatparties]

Isn't it the exact opposite? I heard a quarter to half of people dying of hypothermia experience paradoxical undressing.

Hypothermia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yeah, but most people who die from hypothermia don't do it to CTB. OP might abandon the whole thing long before they ever get to paradoxical undressing.

 

[Captive_Mind515]

Yeah, but most people who die from hypothermia don't do it to CTB. OP might abandon the whole thing long before they ever get to paradoxical undressing.

Unless you chain yourself to a tree and throw away the key. But I agree it will still take mental commitment though. And discipline not to shout for help. But hypothermia is in theory a viable method.

Personally, I would rather hike into remote wilderness to do it. That way the chance of rescue (or even self rescue) would be very unlikely.

 

[ConfusedClouds]

I think one of the components to accidental is true and extreme exhaustion/fatigue on longer journeys/expeditions/trips. They don't tend to have just stepped out their front door and dropped.

 

[Memorius]

A few years ago I heard of two movers who had a moving job in a fairly remote place. After they finished the job, they had an argument, and the one with the car took off in anger, stranding the other one there. When he hasn't heard anything he returned the next day and turns out the other mover had no place to go, stayed there the night, and froze to death.

I remember reading about this and thinking, the guy probably wasn't dressed for the weather but still, he didn't intend to freeze and still it happened. So if this is the case, surely it could be a viable method, particularly if I add a few things?
So I don't know if the cold will become so bad that I would try to escape after a while. But I'm hoping that being extra tired - multiple Ambien pills - and coming with light clothing will make the difference. From what I read it seems like in temperatures of 25 Fahrenheit it is supposed to take ~90 minutes to reach Hypothermia.

Plus I'm also considering one of the suggestions, and possibly just hiking to a more remote place and not having any way to go back.

 

[voidfluidoverdose]

I was thinking of a similar method. I often fantasize about doing it while bleeding out, possibly on opiates (as if i can afford THAT lmao) because I'm a bit dramatic sometimes. Possibly a combination of those could cross someone out without it being too unpleasant of an experience-- that is, except for the organs and everything shutting down part. Hypothermia and bleeding is something I've always thought about, so it's good to know what the risks are here

 

[DeathWish3301]

Unless you chain yourself to a tree and throw away the key. But I agree it will still take mental commitment though. And discipline not to shout for help. But hypothermia is in theory a viable method.

Personally, I would rather hike into remote wilderness to do it. That way the chance of rescue (or even self rescue) would be very unlikely.

There was a guy who did that.

Richard Sumner, a 47-year-old British artist with schizophrenia, died in March 2002 after handcuffing himself to a tree in Clocaenog Forest, Denbighshire, Wales, and discarding the key. His skeleton was discovered in April 2005 by a woman walking her dogs. The inquest concluded with an open verdict, as evidence suggested he may have changed his mind during the final attempt but could not reach the keys. He had previously attempted the same act three times, successfully freeing himself each time—once after being trapped for four days in 1996. Home Office pathologist Brian Rogers noted deep scuff marks on the tree, indicating a desperate struggle to escape.