Drunk people freezing to death on their way back from the bar

[Exhausted546]

I read several stories about people freezing to death while drunk.
I wonder, I was once in an alcohol coma, it was my first time drinking Bacardi and I drank it with a straw. That's the last thing I remember before waking up in the hospital.

I feel like if I did that in the woods at the current freezing temperatures, I'd die without every realizing it. Then again who knows?

Washing down a few sleeping pills (zopliclone) with alcohol and resting against a tree until I pass out.

Edit: I just asked several AI's and from all the things I've asked throughout the months, this seems like the most lethal combo. Alcohol + zopliclone + freezing temperature seems like the perfect synergy to die from hypothermia before frostbite even sets in. I'm actually starting to consider it.

Asked it if the person suffered throughout that process and it refused to answer. I'm actually getting anxious cause I'm considering it now. I have zopliclone, I've already been in an alcohol coma, it's freezing cold outside, I already spotted somewhere to die in the regional park.

If all it takes in taking 200 ml of Bacardi or something then popping a few pills of zopliclone while being outside, it feels alot less tragic than hanging (my initial chosen method)

 

[cyanidekitty]

i wouldnt rely too much on ai because as we all know, they can be on bs sometimes. but if its really something you'd want to try id say just try to look more into it..

 

[OnMyLast Legs]

Man, what if it failed. How cold and hung over would you be when you woke up.

 

[badatparties]

Very bad idea. You might be rescued, or just lose lose your extremities to frostbite. Now your in another world of shit.

 

[Exhausted546]

Very bad idea. You might be rescued, or just lose lose your extremities to frostbite. Now your in another world of shit.

That's a good point. If I see it as 50% chances death and 50% chances waking up to frostbite, it seems too risky

But I now know that zopliclone + alcohol is a very dangerous combo that leads to a documented rapid loss of consciousness and deep sleep. Although frostbite +amputation is the worst thing that could happen.


Although what if I made sure to remove as many layer as possible before I pass out

 

[badatparties]

That's a good point. If I see it as 50% chances death and 50% chances waking up to frostbite, it seems too risky

But I now know that zopliclone + alcohol is a very dangerous combo that leads to a documented rapid loss of consciousness and deep sleep. Although frostbite +amputation is the worst thing that could happen.


Although what if I made sure to remove as many layer as possible before I pass out

I don't think so, best not to gamble with CTB. Just my opinion. Wish you all the peace in the world.

 

[venerated-vader]

That's a good point. If I see it as 50% chances death and 50% chances waking up to frostbite, it seems too risky

But I now know that zopliclone + alcohol is a very dangerous combo that leads to a documented rapid loss of consciousness and deep sleep. Although frostbite +amputation is the worst thing that could happen.


Although what if I made sure to remove as many layer as possible before I pass out

Alcohol causes vasodilation (aka your blood vessels get wider and your blood pressure drops). I don't know much about zoplicone, though.

I assume people walking home from the bar freeze to death because they don't actually 'feel' the cold (which is also a stage of hypothermia, where you start feeling extremely hot and start taking off your jacket / etc because of the delirium of freezing to death and the sudden influx of pain that feels like 'heat'). So, it stands to reason that if you're too drunk to feel pain, you'd also be too drunk to feel yourself freeze to death.

That being said, there are a lot of complications if it doesn't work the way you expect, as you said re: frostbite. If you woke up half-frozen, bam, now you're in a lot of pain and you're stuck there because you might be too fucked up to get up and leave. Or, if it gets warmer than it'd take to kill you, now you're cold and alive and conscious, and then of course, frostbite. If you really want to consider it a method, look up videos about frostbite. Seeing people with frostbite talk about frostbite is incredibly eye-opening, imo. People who do mountaineering and get stuck on said mountain overnight (or longer) in severe blizzards often have frostbite afterwards, and it does not look pretty. Consider what'd happen if you had to get your fingers amputated, your nose had frostbite / face / etc. Those seem like really intense consequences, and will amost guarantee you'll have to keep living for at least a little while, while you're recovering.

But I mean that's just my perspective.

 

[dewasrite]

That is how my sister in laws dad died. Passed out in a snowbank outside a bar and died. Not gonna lie, the temps in my area have been hitting the sub zero mark, I was really thinking about trying as well. I am just unsure about the drinking part. I have been sober for more than 20 years. If I survived, I would also be back to square one in my recovery. I don't want that. My life is awful now, it would be so much worse if I was also drinking again.

 

[Exhausted546]

Alcohol causes vasodilation (aka your blood vessels get wider and your blood pressure drops). I don't know much about zoplicone, though.

I assume people walking home from the bar freeze to death because they don't actually 'feel' the cold (which is also a stage of hypothermia, where you start feeling extremely hot and start taking off your jacket / etc because of the delirium of freezing to death and the sudden influx of pain that feels like 'heat'). So, it stands to reason that if you're too drunk to feel pain, you'd also be too drunk to feel yourself freeze to death.

That being said, there are a lot of complications if it doesn't work the way you expect, as you said re: frostbite. If you woke up half-frozen, bam, now you're in a lot of pain and you're stuck there because you might be too fucked up to get up and leave. Or, if it gets warmer than it'd take to kill you, now you're cold and alive and conscious, and then of course, frostbite. If you really want to consider it a method, look up videos about frostbite. Seeing people with frostbite talk about frostbite is incredibly eye-opening, imo. People who do mountaineering and get stuck on said mountain overnight (or longer) in severe blizzards often have frostbite afterwards, and it does not look pretty. Consider what'd happen if you had to get your fingers amputated, your nose had frostbite / face / etc. Those seem like really intense consequences, and will amost guarantee you'll have to keep living for at least a little while, while you're recovering.

But I mean that's just my perspective.

"Both substances are central nervous system (CNS) depressants. They slow brain activity, breathing, heart rate, and other vital functions. When taken together, their effects are additive or synergistic (meaning the combined impact is much stronger than either alone)"

On the zopliclone guidelines they stress to never take it with alcohol.

But what you just said about what frostbitten bodies look like low-key makes me want to reconsider

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

I live in soviet Québec, it's a ''frequen'' occurance. I've known a handfull of people who wouldve frozen to death if some random passerbyes didnt see their drunk sleepy ass.

 

[Exhausted546]

"Both substances are central nervous system (CNS) depressants. They slow brain activity, breathing, heart rate, and other vital functions. When taken together, their effects are additive or synergistic (meaning the combined impact is much stronger than either alone)"

On the zopliclone guidelines they stress to never take it with alcohol.

But what you just said about what frostbitten bodies look like low-key makes me want to reconsider

It does seems like the combination can be deadly even without including hypothermia

Although I'm not exactly willing to risk simply ending up in a profound coma for an extended period of time without even dying tho. Or waking up with brain damage because your breathing wasn't fully shut down

I live in soviet Québec, it's a ''frequen'' occurance. I've known a handfull of people who wouldve frozen to death if some random passerbyes didnt see their drunk sleepy ass.

Soviet Quebec? I'm in Montreal. I wonder how homeless people even survive outside. Especially the ones that are super drunk. I risk being homeless in a couple months if I don't urgently find housing. What's certain is that I'll die before I'm forced to beg on the streets

 

[Karrikin]

Seems unpredictable and not very documented from what it sounds like.

 

[Seneca65AD]

I agree with all the above..... my biggest fear would be not dying and waking up in a hospital with no hands or feet. I googled this topic and was shocked at the amount of amputations that occur among the homeless population. Now, some of that group was no-doubt under the affects of drugs or alcohol, but unless one can guarantee not waking up or being found, I'm filing this method under "Hell, No".....

 

[Cauliflour]

You wouldn't look very dignified if someone discovers you, dead or alive. Alcohol is one hell of a drug and isn't reliable as say paracetemol due to it having different effects on different people.

 

[Exhausted546]

You wouldn't look very dignified if someone discovers you, dead or alive. Alcohol is one hell of a drug and isn't reliable as say paracetemol due to it having different effects on different people.

You're right, I'll just go with hanging

 

[NotSoEnchanted]

I wouldn't trust this method. I recently drank an entire 12 pack and fell asleep in the snow ontop of a Mesa. My clothes were soaking wet from melted snow, and I only had on a hoodie, tennis shoes, pants, and a wet blanket. Yet I did not die, and only got mild hypothermia + nerve damage. Your body is a lot more resilient than you think. I honestly thought I would have died sleeping in the snow, but I did not.

 

[Exhausted546]

I wouldn't trust this method. I recently drank an entire 12 pack and fell asleep in the snow ontop of a Mesa. My clothes were soaking wet from melted snow, and I only had on a hoodie, tennis shoes, pants, and a wet blanket. Yet I did not die, and only got mild hypothermia + nerve damage. Your body is a lot more resilient than you think. I honestly thought I would have died sleeping in the snow, but I did not.

Holy shit, was that accidental?

 

[NotSoEnchanted]

Holy shit, was that accidental?

Not entirely. I went up there with the intention of jumping but ended up blacking out. I passed out and slept in the snow for some time, until first responders found me in the late hours of the morning. This is the second time I've been hypothermic and made it out with minimal damage, though it was my first time sleeping in snow

 

[Exhausted546]

Not entirely. I went up there with the intention of jumping but ended up blacking out. I passed out and slept in the snow for some time, until first responders found me in the late hours of the morning. This is the second time I've been hypothermic and made it out with minimal damage, though it was my first time sleeping in snow

Did they think it was a suicide attempt? How did it feel?

 

[NotSoEnchanted]

Did they think it was a suicide attempt? How did it feel?

Yes, they knew it was an attempt. And from what I remember, I was miserable and scared. The survival instinct was strong and even though I was incredibly drunk, I was still cold and my hands/toes hurt. I didn't feel as much as I would have sober, but I wasn't completely numb and I was aware of my body shutting down which was scary. Loosing all my fine motor skills was the last thing I remember before loosing consciousness. At some point in the morning I woke up to a blood red sunrise, and I tried to move. However I could barely control my body and ended up going back to sleep. When police found me I was blue, and I couldn't feel my hands or feet for a while. Adrenaline helped get my body working again though, and I was physically able to put up a fight and resist them to a degree. Overall I would steer clear of this method after having lived through it.

 

[Exhausted546]

Yes, they knew it was an attempt. And from what I remember, I was miserable and scared. The survival instinct was strong and even though I was incredibly drunk, I was still cold and my hands/toes hurt. I didn't feel as much as I would have sober, but I wasn't completely numb and I was aware of my body shutting down which was scary. Loosing all my fine motor skills was the last thing I remember before loosing consciousness. At some point in the morning I woke up to a blood red sunrise, and I tried to move. However I could barely control my body and ended up going back to sleep. When police found me I was blue, and I couldn't feel my hands or feet for a while. Adrenaline helped get my body working again though, and I was physically able to put up a fight and resist them to a degree. Overall I would steer clear of this method after having lived through it.

Holy shit. Thank you for informing me of this. Did they send you to the psych ward?