Method Does partial hanging always work?

[Thisiscertainlyause]

I have never considered myself to have a particularly thick neck until practicing this method . I've tried every position and angle on my neck, nothing, I get the swelling feeling, but no fainting or even feeling faint. From what I've read here the swelling feeling only occurs when you are closing one bit off(i forget the names) and not the other, while I'm okay with pain, I'm guessing that's not all I'm getting if blood flow isn't completely blocked? Basically, 1. Does partial hanging just straight up not work on some neck anatomies 2. If I do this wrong and only block some blood flow, am I either going to survive with serious complications or die very very slowly, or something different? I should note that I can't pull the rope any tighter or squeeze with my hand any tighter, I am not overly strong but I should be able to exert enough force if the megathread is right about 3kg..

 

[un.exist]

1. Well it works for most anatomies. It could get especially tricky in cases of thick necks, scarring, short neck, etc
2. Most of the time we only partially block the carotids since they're very high pressure, its the jugulars that are easy to fully compress. In the case that you still don't lose consciousness, it could cause damages (stroke, cognitive injury, cerebral venous something, etc). Also if the ligature loosens even slightly after prolonged unconsciousness, ending up a veggie is likely


You're getting that swelling feeling cuz you're blocking just the jugulars, the carotids still pump blood to the brain but can't drain out so it pools in the head instead.

 

[CloudyRue]

So in your opinion, those with a thin neck are favored?

 

[Thisiscertainlyause]

1. Well it works for most anatomies. It could get especially tricky in cases of thick necks, scarring, short neck, etc
2. Most of the time we only partially block the carotids since they're very high pressure, its the jugulars that are easy to fully compress. In the case that you still don't lose consciousness, it could cause damages (stroke, cognitive injury, cerebral venous something, etc). Also if the ligature loosens even slightly after prolonged unconsciousness, ending up a veggie is likely


You're getting that swelling feeling cuz you're blocking just the jugulars, the carotids still pump blood to the brain but can't drain out so it pools in the head instead.

ahh, that makes things more difficult . I don't really have a plan B. Thank you for the info!!

 

[un.exist]

So in your opinion, those with a thin neck are favored?

I believe so. There's less soft tissue and muscle between the skin and the carotids so external pressure from the ligature recahes them more directly, unlike on a neck with more muscle, fat or just a larger diameter, the external force will be mostly spread out and absorbed so reaching the carotids will be harder, not impossible.


There still isn't a guarantee for thinner necks though, anatomy still varies(carotid depth, branching patterns, etc)

 

[CloudyRue]

I believe so. There's less soft tissue and muscle between the skin and the carotids so external pressure from the ligature recahes them more directly, unlike on a neck with more muscle, fat or just a larger diameter, the external force will be mostly spread out and absorbed so reaching the carotids will be harder, not impossible.


There still isn't a guarantee for thinner necks though, anatomy still varies(carotid depth, branching patterns, etc)

This is really sad, thank you for your reply. But perhaps fat isn't as protective of the carotid arteries as muscle is. What do you think?

 

[un.exist]

This is really sad, thank you for your reply. But perhaps fat isn't as protective of the carotid arteries as muscle is. What do you think?

Yeah, you're right. Fat compresses easily. Muscle offers some resistance but it's overcome with sufficient force cuz its still soft tissue. The muscle lying above the carotids (the scm in particular) does feel firmer than other neck muscles, but it's more of a passive resistance (when relaxed).

So really neither muscle nor fat creates any significant resistance. For thicker necks, the ligature just has to sink in more cuz there's more tissue.

 

[uniqueusername66]

This will be the way I ctb.

One thing I've learned is that if I had gotten the close to passing out symptoms the first try, I am not able to get it to work again afterwards. I believe this is because your neck or the arteries may swell up or pull back after being messed with, making it harder to reach them again.

Make sure you use a self-tightening knot.
I've learned that having the ligature pulling up at an angle, at the top of my neck, under my chin, works best. Not in the middle.

Another thing I believe may help is making sure you're calm. It's best to try to not breathe heavily and stay relaxed. It shouldn't feel too uncomfortable, if it does it may be because you're putting pressure on your throat. When this has happened, I always had to the urge to swallow and that made it stop working and I couldn't get it to work again after.

It's been peaceful in my experience, it feels like you are dreaming and slowly floating away. It gives a sort of high.

My experience:
I've practiced a few times and gotten very close to passing out most of those times. One time I was testing and tried to see how close I could get to passing out, in seconds my vision got blurry, I got lightheaded, felt like I was floating, ringing in ears, seeing white spots, and the best part; I even had forgot in that moment what was going on. (because of the loss of blood flow.) My survival instincts kicked in, and I was barely able to stand up. I almost couldn't stand up due to my legs being very weak and shaky. I had never felt that before and wasn't aware that would happen.

It was pretty scary because I was only testing and not actually trying to die that time. Afterwards I was honestly a bit relieved that I didn't accidently pass out and die.
Tbh, getting that close to dying and knowing how easy it is, feels comforting.