Help Squeezing the carotid artery seems to do absolutely nothing.

[Kurwa-_-jeden]

As the title suggests, whenever I squeeze my carotid arteries (my thumb pressing upon one side, and both my index and middle fingers upon the other side), nothing happens.
I apply as much pressure as I can without stopping my ability to breathe, hell, my nails have dug into my skin and yet, nothing. My neck is reddened. And absolutely nothing.

Last time I tried this, I remembered feeling relaxed, I could feel the world slipping away. But now? It just...doesn't work.

What am I doing wrong? Is it just a case of 'too little pressure'? Or am I like, missing the carotid artery somehow?

(I've been trying to press just below my jaw, while leaning foward by the way. That's where I can feel a pulse, don't know if this information really helps though.)

 

[Forveleth]

If you are not feeling dizzy, then you are not hitting the correct place. If you cut off the blood supply to your brain you will get fizzy and pass out. Also, you should be able to breathe the whole time. If you are cutting off your windpipe, you are pressing in the wrong place.

 

[Kurwa-_-jeden]

If you are not feeling dizzy, then you are not hitting the correct place. If you cut off the blood supply to your brain you will get fizzy and pass out. Also, you should be able to breathe the whole time. If you are cutting off your windpipe, you are pressing in the wrong place.

I can breathe when I'm doing it.
I'm also pressing down on my pulse. But I'm still not feeling dizzy. Could it be that I'm not actually pressing on the carotid artery and like, pressing somewhere else, somehow?

I'll try also pressing somewhere else on my neck.

(Thanks for the help!)
Update: Tried a different spot. Nothing happened. I have no clue where I'm going wrong anymore. Squeezed just below my neck, tried squeezing below my Adam's apple, nothing is working anymore. Don't feel dizzy. I'm kinda panicking now because this worked once and now it's just...not.

 

[Kurwa-_-jeden]

11:09 (GMT),
I DID IT!

I was indeed pressing the carotid artery, it's just, I think I applied too little pressure.
This time, my vision was going black, it was like black dots everywhere. And when I stopped, my body was shaking.
The method that works best for me is to point your chin up, so that the carotid arteries are more exposed. And then squeeze, upwards so that more force is applied.
Sorry for any typos or if some of this is worded strangely, there's adrenaline running through me right now.
(It felt so fun too!)

Edit, 12:44: When I say I was 'shaking', i was more or so kinda convulsiving, my body itself was going back and fourth, my arms were frozen, and my legs were shaking/twitching.

 

[itsgone2]

Why are you doing this? Practice for fsh? It's interesting that chin up helped.

 

[Kurwa-_-jeden]

Why are you doing this? Practice for fsh? It's interesting that chin up helped.

It's for the ligature strangulation method. I need to know where exactly I should apply the ligature and how to know if I'm going unconscious or not.

You don't actually need that much pressure; it seems anyway.
I can get it spot on now.

Although, I wonder why, in the ligature strangulation mega thread, they don't tell you this. They tell you to 'lean forward', but that doesn't actually seem to work.
(Idk, maybe it's just something to do with me being severely underweight.)

 

[curiousbeing]

It's for the ligature strangulation method. I need to know where exactly I should apply the ligature and how to know if I'm going unconscious or not.

You don't actually need that much pressure; it seems anyway.
I can get it spot on now.

Although, I wonder why, in the ligature strangulation mega thread, they don't tell you this. They tell you to 'lean forward', but that doesn't actually seem to work.
(Idk, maybe it's just something to do with me being severely underweight.)

I am trying exactly this method (either ligature strangulation or tourniquet method combined with drowning). I am severely underweight as well.


Should I press on my pulse? Could you please elaborate more? Can you press on carotid arteries every time you want?

If you are going to use a cord or something to do it, how will you make sure you can tighten the cord without hurting trachea? No matter what I do, I hit trachea. Should I use something as a padding in both sides of throat?

11:09 (GMT),
I DID IT!

I was indeed pressing the carotid artery, it's just, I think I applied too little pressure.
This time, my vision was going black, it was like black dots everywhere. And when I stopped, my body was shaking.
The method that works best for me is to point your chin up, so that the carotid arteries are more exposed. And then squeeze, upwards so that more force is applied.
Sorry for any typos or if some of this is worded strangely, there's adrenaline running through me right now.
(It felt so fun too!)

Edit, 12:44: When I say I was 'shaking', i was more or so kinda convulsiving, my body itself was going back and fourth, my arms were frozen, and my legs were shaking/twitching.

You may accidentally hit carotid sinus near jaw and collapse instead of hitting carotid arteries. I read this in Wikipedia that sinus is located there. It dramatically lowers blood pressure if pressed on


And also, did you use your thumbs to press on pulse both sides of neck while chin up?


Sorry for many questions, and thanks so much if you reply to my messages.

 

[Nagoop]

If you are not feeling dizzy, then you are not hitting the correct place. If you cut off the blood supply to your brain you will get fizzy and pass out. Also, you should be able to breathe the whole time. If you are cutting off your windpipe, you are pressing in the wrong place.

Then where on your neck do you press??? :(.

 

[Kurwa-_-jeden]

I am trying exactly this method (either ligature strangulation or tourniquet method combined with drowning). I am severely underweight as well.


Should I press on my pulse? Could you please elaborate more? Can you press on carotid arteries every time you want?

Yes, you need press on your pulse. You'll be able to find your 'sweet spot' extremely quickly after a while.
I press on one side of my neck with my thumb, and use my index and middle fingers to press on the other side. (Like I said before, I suggest looking up and then finding your pulse before pressing on it.)

If you are going to use a cord or something to do it, how will you make sure you can tighten the cord without hurting trachea? No matter what I do, I hit trachea. Should I use something as a padding in both sides of throat?

I suggest using padding, anything will work. A t-shirt, a rag. It doesn't matter, as long as it nulls some of the pain. With enough padding, you'll still able to breathe. (There'll still be a pressure on your trachea though, atlest from my tests.)

Sorry for many questions, and thanks so much if you reply to my messages.

It's fine, don't worry. (I don't exactly know if this info will help, but I hope it does.
Sorry if there's typos or anything, I woke up like, two hours ago lmao.)

 

[curiousbeing]

With enough padding, you'll still able to breathe. (There'll still be a pressure on your trachea though, atlest from my tests.)

Thanks so much for your replies!!!!

Even if I can't find my sweet spot, I think I can still use a ligature to compress my arteries. No matter what, ligature should be able to press on arteries.

Where do you put ligature? Above or below Adam's apple? Or it doesn't matter where you put it? I think what matters is to tighten ligature as hard as possible?


When you press on your pulses, do you apply strong force? or just light pressing will compress them?
Will you use a cord as a ligature or an elastic band with simple fixator? Such bands are used for drawing blood from veins, but they aren't strong enough to compress arteries. I guess they may be just enough for carotid arteries, if too much force isn't needed.

Their advantage is that they are wide, thin and soft. Unlike sharp razor thin cords or cables, they don't hurt skin so much.



Here is one of them.
I tagged you in a post, please, take a look at it. It seems some people made a simple device to compress arteries without hurting trachea.

Is it possible to compress carotid arteries without hurting trachea by using a cord?

I compress my neck by tightening a cord and knotting, from sides, front and back. No matter where, when I apply pressure I inevitably hit trachea and start feeling bad. How can I avoid trachea? I understand that it's very dangerous to mess with carotid arteries. I may end up alive with brain...

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There'll still be a pressure on your trachea though, atlest from my tests.

I believe if I can find out more about that thing and make it, i can pass out quite peacefully.