How did Robin Williams hang himself with a belt?

[kuroshimi]

It surprisingly easy if done right. When I tried it myself, I started to lose consciousness pretty quickly. But yeah, at the same time it can be hard to get it right.

As mentioned, overthinking can indeed make things harder.

 

[hurb]

It seems so easy. I got an actual rope and a high anchor point and I couldn't do it, partial or full. I don't understand how these celebrities keep partial hanging themselves. Every time I try it's painful and terrifying.

Drugs. I mean the less sober u r the easier

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

Drugs. I mean the less sober u r the easier

Yeah, I read about a lot of drunk hangings. I really don't have the stomach for some kind of desperate emotional fit. I'm bedridden with depression. I can't imagine summoning the excited state for violence against myself, intoxicated or not. Cowardice and laziness have consumed me.

 

[l1ablemistakes]

............

is there a practical way to make sure you can't untie the knot?

Full suspension. Sorry.

Drugs. I mean the less sober u r the easier

I'm 22 for ref

Can't you just change your profile? It shouldn't be hard, just gonna look it up. I do have an anchor point, I'm thinking about doing partial hanging through a door anchor, just gonna put the door anchor through a door and gonna attach the rope into it.

I'll try. I thought anyone could Dm me bc I've been speaking to a few people.

 

[sels]

Just amazed how some people manage to successfully ctb while I've survived something I shouldn't have and am studying sasu like my life depends on it (well death in this case).

I feel a perverse kind of envy for these people. Like, "I hate you for succeeding." Every time I hear of someone successfully c-ing tb, I'm just filled with envy.

 

[idontknowwhatiam]

I read chester benningtons autopsy. Said he partial suspension hung himself from a door with a Gucci belt. It said his feet were on the floor and he was leaning forward slightly. Very small amount of alcohol in his system. Not enough to be drunk or anything. His death was a tragedy but like you said I'm also very respectful and impressed by his courage

Waa he kneeling or standing?

 

[fightclub17]

how old are you?

30's

 

[user4567]

It's common for those who were close to succeeding with partial to say that it's simple, but for those like myself that have not been able to get it to work: The story is entirely different.

I have 30+ attempts under my belt with this method. Yes, over 30. I have tried every position imaginable. Kneeling, sitting, standing even lying down. I have padded my neck with socks, scarfs and anything a like. I always go full force with the intent to die. The rope has been positioned on EVERY section of my neck. I have tried unorthodox suggestions like massaging my neck beforehand to loosen the muscles and tension…

What do I have to show for it? When I'm LUCKY I'm able to replicate being lightheaded. And then on the other end of the spectrum we have people dying on a whim using bubblegum and toilet paper to hang. It just varies for everyone is my point. And I wish I knew why.

 

[wine is fine but]

An 8 story fall should've been fatal

not trying to pee in your pocket, and maybe you are tired of hearing this, but your story is so freaking sad. i am so sorry that it turned out this way for you. do you know if you landed feet first. i assume head first, or totally horizontal would do it without a doubt (even from lower heights), but that is irrelevant anyway. sadly, the only relevant thing is how you are at present, and for that i just wish you could just hit rewind and stop yourself from going ahead with it



as far as hanging goes, it pretty much will work, no matter what way you choose. with partial, a person might need to have a couple of attempts at adjusting the rope and themselves, to be successful, but if the rope or anchor point doesn't break, it will work. the problem is that it can and sometimes does lead to severe discomfort until the person has lost consciousness

 

[fightclub17]

not trying to pee in your pocket, and maybe you are tired of hearing this, but your story is so freaking sad. i am so sorry that it turned out this way for you. do you know if you landed feet first. i assume head first, or totally horizontal would do it without a doubt (even from lower heights), but that is irrelevant anyway. sadly, the only relevant thing is how you are at present, and for that i just wish you could just hit rewind and stop yourself from going ahead with it



as far as hanging goes, it pretty much will work, no matter what way you choose. with partial, a person might need to have a couple of attempts at adjusting the rope and themselves, to be successful, but if the rope or anchor point doesn't break, it will work. the problem is that it can and sometimes does lead to severe discomfort until the person has lost consciousness

I stepped off and my SI kicked in and grabbed the balcony to pull myself up but slipped and fell. So my leg, elbow and ribs copped most of the force. I wake up everyday to what feels like a nightmare, how I wish I could rewind time.

 

[vitbar]

It just varies for everyone is my point. And I wish I knew why.

There could be physiological differences between people that influence this.

 

[fightclub17]

It's common for those who were close to succeeding with partial to say that it's simple, but for those like myself that have not been able to get it to work: The story is entirely different.

I have 30+ attempts under my belt with this method. Yes, over 30. I have tried every position imaginable. Kneeling, sitting, standing even lying down. I have padded my neck with socks, scarfs and anything a like. I always go full force with the intent to die. The rope has been positioned on EVERY section of my neck. I have tried unorthodox suggestions like massaging my neck beforehand to loosen the muscles and tension…

What do I have to show for it? When I'm LUCKY I'm able to replicate being lightheaded. And then on the other end of the spectrum we have people dying on a whim using bubblegum and toilet paper to hang. It just varies for everyone is my point. And I wish I knew why.

30+ attempts? Whattt? Were they all partial suspension?

 

[user4567]

30+ attempts? Whattt? Were they all partial suspension?

Yes they were. It almost became part of my routine at this point with me confident I couldn't possibly fail again lol.

I'm just commenting my experience though because I want commenters and lurkers to understand that partial CAN be easy. But it's more of a case by case basis than a general rule.

 

[iwanttodie019]

30's

how did you get the courage to jump from 8 floor?Even if i am in serious pain, i will never have the courage to jump

 

[fightclub17]

how did you get the courage to jump from 8 floor?Even if i am in serious pain, i will never have the courage to jump

Insomnia and akathisia? Idk either, I wish this wasn't my life... I wish I'd died.

 

[iwanttodie019]

Insomnia and akathisia? Idk either, I wish this wasn't my life... I wish I'd died.

i hope you are doing fine

 

[fightclub17]

i hope you are doing fine

I mean my hospital admission fixed my insomnia and akathisia. Physically and mentally I'm worse off...

 

[iwanttodie019]

if

I mean my hospital admission fixed my insomnia and akathisia. Physically and mentally I'm worse off...

you don't mind me asking,what kind of physical and mental pain?
you can ask mine as well

 

[fightclub17]

if

you don't mind me asking,what kind of physical and mental pain?
you can ask mine as well

I broke nearly every bone in my body. I've written off 3 years of my life to healing from this. And my prognosis is undertermined.

I can't work. I have no quality of life.

I have PTSD - hypervigillance, nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and depression. I'm scared to be alone. I have no joy in my prior hobbies and interests. Every day is a struggle.

 

[iwanttodie019]

I broke nearly every bone in my body. I've written off 3 years of my life to healing from this. And my prognosis is undertermined.

I can't work. I have no quality of life.

I have PTSD - hypervigillance, nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety and depression. I'm scared to be alone. I have no joy in my prior hobbies and interests. Every day is a struggle.

I am so sorry for you.
i hope you get better

 

[Unsure and Useless]

I've been up and down the "suicides by hanging" wiki every day for months. It brought me so much comfort but I just couldn't pull it off. FFS it's a rope squeezing your neck until you die! How do you just do that to yourself?!

Honestly, I think it's a matter of, once you start, you can't stop. It's like jumping in that regard—even if you regret it, that rope is just going to kill you because (ideally) there's no surface for you to stand on to back out

 

[peachplushes]

This is a fucked up thought but as an obese person who weighs almost 200lbs... my thought was "wow, he must've been light"

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

Honestly, I think it's a matter of, once you start, you can't stop. It's like jumping in that regard—even if you regret it, that rope is just going to kill you because (ideally) there's no surface for you to stand on to back out

I'm simply too much of a coward to commit to that kind of pain. My deal with hanging was always that I'd die if only it didn't hurt too much. I had hoped to be right on the edge of blackout then feel nothing when I stepped off the chair. It's not like that, and at any rate I kept the chair there. Best I got was hanging with my hands on the rope, bloodying my thumbs.

When you do approach blackout, there's kind of a rush--I see what people are going for in erotic asphyxiation. Cutting off blood to the brain is not just going to sleep.

Again, I would drink the euthanasia potion. It's anything more than that I shrink from.

Meanwhile, catastrophes get closer, obligations press on me, I dick around on my phone all day and I'm practically bedridden. This is likely to get worse as I fail to CTB.

/selfindulgent vent

 

[Raindancer]

I had insomnia for 3 months then was put on an antidepressant that gave me akathisia. I couldn't stop pacing and cried out for help to my GPs and psychologist saying I was having scary suicidal thoughts I'd never experienced before. And they basically told me I'd run out of treatment options. I should've been put in a psych ward. My brain was on fire. The attempt wasn't something I sat on. Now I have life altering injuries and just want my suffering to end!

An 8 story fall should've been fatal.

It's so unfair pets get access to pentobarbital.

Bless your heart, I can't even imagine. I've had VERY MILD akathesia a d it was one of the worst things I've ever experienced. I am terrified of having it again. I am just so sorry they did not listen to you.
Sorry if someone already mentioned this but didn't Kate spade also die from a partial hanging?

 

[A Dream of a Dream]

chris cornell exercise band using a door

 

[DiffDegreesOfEmpty]

Not sure if this way is partial or not. But i sat in a chair, had a bedsheet tied to the top of a bunk bed, tied my feet to the side of an anchored desk and tied one hand to my waist. I ended up using my free hand to pull myself back up and on the chair. But I can say it didnt hurt weighed about 200lbs at the time and it was about 10 to 15 seconds it got super dark and was about to go out when I pulled up. I'd say partial obviously works but it gives you a way out. But who says a way out isn't just as good as going all the way. Maybe a kiss of death is all the love you need.

 

[Unsure and Useless]

I'm simply too much of a coward to commit to that kind of pain. My deal with hanging was always that I'd die if only it didn't hurt too much. I had hoped to be right on the edge of blackout then feel nothing when I stepped off the chair. It's not like that, and at any rate I kept the chair there. Best I got was hanging with my hands on the rope, bloodying my thumbs.

When you do approach blackout, there's kind of a rush--I see what people are going for in erotic asphyxiation. Cutting off blood to the brain is not just going to sleep.

Again, I would drink the euthanasia potion. It's anything more than that I shrink from.

Meanwhile, catastrophes get closer, obligations press on me, I dick around on my phone all day and I'm practically bedridden. This is likely to get worse as I fail to CTB.

/selfindulgent vent

I can't really tell you how you'd can go about CTB, but I think there are some threads on the forum that describe how to tolerate the pain of FSH

Regardless, I hope you find a method that works best for you

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

I can't really tell you how you'd can go about CTB, but I think there are some threads on the forum that describe how to tolerate the pain of FSH

Regardless, I hope you find a method that works best for you

Thanks. I still keep FSH in mind because it's so simple. I'm so diminished right now that I think buying a gun would be difficult and I'd give the seller bad vibes.

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

I wish I were somewhere it were easy to acquire a gun. I think I would easily be able to pull the trigger. Hanging and SN are unfortunately my only two remaining options and not being able to breathe is the scariest to me...

I REALLY should get up the courage to buy a gun. This is pathetic. If I had one on hand I'd probably have many false attempts but it only takes a second of courage.

 

[fightclub17]

I REALLY should get up the courage to buy a gun. This is pathetic. If I had one on hand I'd probably have many false attempts but it only takes a second of courage.

Literally a bullet to the brain and it's all over. Ugh why is Australia sooooo strict.