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by PrettyPirate on March 18th, 2007
Suicide by slit wrists is one of the most excruciatingly painful ways to die.
Anyone who tells you otherwise, or who says that the pain "fades away" after the first cut, is full of it, or has never experienced it.
I slit both my wrists when I was 16 - I wound up with 87 stitches in total - and I can tell you now, it was the WORST pain I have ever experienced. It was like white hot pokers had been rammed up each of my arms, my hands shook uncontrollably, my fingers cramped and seized up into claws - it was disgusting, awful, foul, and excruciating. It is not the glamourous, painless death the movies make it out to be. It is horrendous, and even moreso for the unfortunate person who finds you in that state.
by Cyndi Ninja on December 7th, 2007
That's quite a gruesome and macbre way to go, it is painful and bleeding to death is not just like 'going to sleep'.
by Universe Of Life on March 14th, 2007
I have never tried nor would I waste my life ...
but many that do ... take drugs or alcohol to find the courage to cut ...
I don't believe it's the pain that concerns them ... more the act itself
the decision to carry out a suicide is the most painful
the cut is the final decision
by andrea771524 on January 14th, 2008
yes it is excrutiating pain from the first cut to the last. the entire process is painful. when i was 16 i cut both my wrists. i even cut it the right way truly hoping for death to fall upon my bloodless body, but it did not. the pain was so morbid that i had to scream i had to cry, there was truly no way i could keep quiet. after i lost conciousness my neighbor found me and saved my life. i woke up one more time then i had planned to and i am so greatful for that. i will never forget the pain that streamed through my body during and after the tears to my flesh. i am still recovering from this giant mistake i almost did and the pain i put on the people around me makes me wish for forgivness everyday. all i know is that at that point when you are willing to take your life, you are so low that you cannot see yourself causing others pain by dying but you can see them having pain from your living and you want to take that away for them. it is an experience i would not wish on anyone, not even my worst enemy.
by mineomine82 on March 14th, 2007
Suicide by any cuts are painful after the initial cuts, and every cut after is just as painful as the first...take it from someone with experience... :) GOOD LUCK!! :)
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on March 14th, 2007
If the suicide was successful, how do you expect a reply here? This is not a seance.
by Anonymous on July 13th, 2009
Please do not share your "feel bad for me" stories with other people who are seriously contemplating suicide. You sound like an idiot when you say that you would prefer to kill yourself by cutting your wrists because it sounds "romantic." This only shows that you don't really want to kill yourself, but merely want attention from other people, who you would like to feel sorry for you. Some people really are depressed. Those people who purposefully make themselves feel depressed, as though it is some king of fad, piss me off so damn much. There are lots of people out there who really are depressed and suicidal, and I can guarantee you, they don't go around telling other people just to get sympathy. Hey vampire fucker, needing attention does not warrant you the right to go around pretending like you are some fucking depressed vampire who likes to fuck with blood. Get a fucking life. If feeling depressed is obviously a negative feeling, then why would you indulge it so much by acting like an "emo" faggot. To all those people who really are depressed and feel like committing suicide, please do no listen to these fucking emo kids who think its cool to cut their wrists. They think slitting your wrists is a fad or something...fucking ridiculous. Suicide is a tempting action for those who feel hopeless and alone, but resist it. Its not the answer. I have had two minor suicide attempts, and all they achieve is more sadness and discomfort. Keep on going. Get help. But whatever you do, don't go through with it.
by Zebulon on March 19th, 2009
You know, the only person qualified to truthfully answer this question.... wouldn't be able to.
by Donkey Kong on January 30th, 2009
Yes it is painful for everyone that you leave behind. Don't do it, GET HELP!!!
by JUSTNORMAL on March 14th, 2007
I was a nurse and not only does it HURT like Hell, most do it wrong and live. When it is our time to go, we go. Please Hun, dont think that way.
by Anonymous on July 16th, 2009
When cutting your wrists, it is very painful during the cutting and after. As an ex cutter, i have to say that not only is the cut painful at first and physically, but you are mentally scarred for the rest of your life. If you are planning on cutting, stop and think about your life before you hurt yourself. More people than just you can get hurt by it. Take it from someone who has been there and back.
by Anonymous on January 21st, 2009
I just wish that you could go to your doctor, ask for a single pill that would kill you and take it. Just go to sleep and die. Your life is a choice, and after being severely clincally depressed for almost 6 years, you just want a nice pieceful way out, but I am becoming frustrated that I cannot obtain a surefire way, or else I'd be loooooooong gone!
by thinker4ever on September 30th, 2008
Yes , you will slowly watch a small stream of venous blood, since it is VERY difficult to cut your wrists below ligament / bone to reach a large artery. This would be difficult for even an experienced surgeon. Unforgettable experience for you and those unknown to you that still love you.
Ask your doctor for some Medication to end your pain instead, this is easier.
by philosopher-saint on September 1st, 2008
I dunno. But if I hit my head repeatedly on a brick wall until I'm senseless, will I finally feel OK about myself as just another hapless bastard wandering around the planet trying to make some sense of things? My message here? = Join the crowd, pal. Find something you like in life and go do it sometimes. Get excited about it, what-the-f8ck-ever it is! Knock yer socks off, guy!
Or not.
In any case, good luck to you.
by Medwin on August 25th, 2008
No it feels good. wtf kinda question is this!?!
by your_inner_voice on September 3rd, 2008
WHAT'S THE HURRY GUYS? WE ALL GONNA GET THERE SOME DAY.
SO WHY DONT WE JUST FORGET ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S INEVITABLE AND CONCENTRATE ON SOMETHING MORE CONSTRUCTIVE.
by nothingleft on April 20th, 2008
i slit my wrist earlier today, lost alot of blood, and laid down. i woke up later all clotted up, and in tremendous pain. problem is now i want to finish it. people have tried to talk me out of this in the past, but those who call it a cowards way out, or try to tell you that things will eventually get better, have absolutely no idea what goes on in your head as you contemplate what to do and how to act upon it. i have severe anger issuses and have driven my wife to the point that she stays away for days at a time. cant get help for another month so what do i do? i have cried wolf many times in the past to get her to come around again. so now she doesn't believe that i have really done this to myself, and that i am going to try again when i am done typing this. was trying to find a way to do it correcttly to achieve the out come i want.
by wander-er-er the vulcanologist on October 20th, 2007
I've never tried it, but I have it on good authority that it continues to be excruciating... don't read on if you have a weak stomach.
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My friend who has tried this explained that even in water, the wounds try to heal themselves, so that one must continue to reopen the wounds, and go for individual veins and arteries. Rather like surgery, only with opposite results.
PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS.
by Misplaced_Diamond on September 30th, 2008
Yes.
It hurts when you 1st do it
It continues to hurt after the initial cut
but what do you expect?
Expect it to just stop hurting?
You are cutting through your own skin, and your doing it deep enough to hit an artery.
Of course its going to hurt.
by Costantinus on December 7th, 2007
it will be painful for everyone that knows you, for the whole of their lives, each and every time they think of you.
I have little respet for people that end their lives, I think they are cowards, however it is their choice after all.
by firecracr on March 14th, 2007
Having a tough time in life Bam? Just asking a question or should we be alarmed? Bam I have lived with a lot of suicide in my family. Its a horrible thing to do to those you love! I too get very depressed b ut after knowing what it does to those left behind you never want to inflict that pain on others.
by nong33 on March 14th, 2007
Yes the initial cuts are painful and they probobly will sting for a while. Your basically cutting a big vein in your arm so there's plenty of pain receptors there.
...Uh...You're not planning on doing anything stupid are you?
by sutspeare on March 14th, 2007
Wow, i hope your question is just out of curiosity. If you are thinking about it, try to talk to someone just to let them know what you're feeling. You'd be sursprised how many people have been where you're at if you are indeed thinking about suicide.
by Nasiswand on January 30th, 2009
I have had a knife through my hand, and it is painful for quite a while. Even the numbing shots they gave me while stitching it up didn't get rid of the pain completely. I'd have to imagine that a deep enough cut to actually work for suicide would be a lot like that.
by Kyle_Smith on August 11th, 2008
The cardiovascular system is such that it has many reflexes and responses that serve to divert blood away from a severed artery in order to sustain a viable blood pressure. They actually say it is quite difficult to correctly perform the act. Surprisingly! Probably better for the sake of your life. Though, if you're serious, and not bullshitting, then I'm sure you'll think otherwise.
Simply put: painful and not as straight forward! A lot of mess, but without the results, most likely!
by Anonymous on May 3rd, 2008
I've heard it is... I'm still searching for a way on how to die without too much pain. Everything I come up with always turns out that it hurts a lot.
Jumping has been on my mind, I have a fear of heights though :/
by danieljackson on March 22nd, 2008
There is actually a support group for people who survived jumping off the San Francisco bridge and survived. Every single last one of them reports that they changed their mind at he last moment - while falling.
by jeannie on January 16th, 2008
i slit my wrist yesterday. it hurts and its a pain in the butt. and i am alive. i do however know i can cut and kill myself which isnt a good thing. because now i want to more than ever. how do you decide you want to live, not live to die?
i have 9 stitches.
by silo singare on April 15th, 2007
Lacerations hurt like crap & they are far from effective.
Best way to go is methadone (aka AnnaNic); if you can get it & you have no history of opoid dependancy, 250mg will stop your pulse for ever. Even better, you have about 30 blissful minutes to contemplate why things got so f**ked up & if you're really lucky, someone who cares might chance upon your catatonic ass.
by Sociopathetic on April 6th, 2007
Committing suicide means you kill yourself.
Sweet pea, I don't think people who've died from suicide are going to log on here and come answer this question.
But, if we mean 'filed' suicide, which should have been mentioned in the first place...
Depending what you cut with, it can or doesn't hurt.
The intial cut is usually the one to break the ice, and then you just freestyle your way through. I don't feel it as painful as the first one, just because I get so into it that I could just keep going. I stop feeling it after a while... I usually use blades, and depending on how shard or how dull from use the blade is, the pain factor varies. When the blade is really very sharp-usually when it's new-it slightly burns, but no more than that. If your blade is dull, kind of like a meat knife with pointy edges, no kidding, it'll hurt more than using something straight & smoothe.
by Fun on March 18th, 2007
You cut yourself. You cut your skin. Cutting your skin hurts. Please don't!
by wobalome on March 18th, 2007
IF THE QUETSION IS A JOKE THEN THERE ARE SOME SICK MOFO'S ON HERE IF IT IS SERIOUS THEN NO-ONE SHOULD BE ANSWERING IT EXCEPT WITH SAMARITANS NUMBER
by niki210 on March 8th, 2009
probably just a bit buddy
by SPHINX on March 8th, 2009
Yes, it absolutely is. Regardless if the cuts are small, large, deep or small.
by Bell23 on January 30th, 2009
Suside by slitting your wrist is a way to express how you feel. I do it a lot. The pain is is horrid, but you do get over the pain after a few months to a year. Unless you like the pain then you will try it different ways to get the pain to come back. <3
by MaggieFace on October 9th, 2008
It didn't hurt when i did it-
but i was scared shitless.
it was an accident-i never meant to go that deep.
it hurts after, 2 minutes after or so-
your hands get very cold and you shake horribly.
but for anyone who is contemplating suicide, it's bullshit. No matter how insignificant you find your life to be, no matter how much you think you can't go on, it's not worth it. It was almost a year ago when i did it. I was 13. It will inevitably be weaved into my memory for the rest of my life, which optimistically WON'T be cut short by my own doing. It is't worth it.
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on September 1st, 2008
I doubt it...but it would be incredibly painful for everyone you left behind.
by Rainman1515 on July 24th, 2008
Suicide by Slit wrists is an extremely painful thing, I have been in this situation (and was admitted to a mental hospital for attempted suicide)
But this really is not the way to go.
I am a masochist, which means I delight when I am in pain, but there is a difference in liking pain and stupidity.
If you really want to commit suicide, then it should be with a gun, a very quick and relativly easy to complete way to die ( but can be slightly messy; I have seen firsthand the results of a gunshot wound as well as a stabbing wound. both were not very clean and looked painful :) but in the long run, if you really want to die, think about this:
what you are searching for is relief, and release.
both of which are feelings that you must be alive to fully appreciate. just say you'll do it later and you should eventually stop thinking about it, or start anew and fresh.
I know. I did.
by Anonymous on June 28th, 2008
Yes, it is extremely painful. Honest truth, the most painless way to go is by heroin overdose. I've come close to overdosing myself many times. It's quick and you simply fall asleep. Problem is, most overdose before they can even get the needle out of their arm so it can be quite disturbing for the finder. But then again, slit wrists would be quite disturbing as well.
by doodlethenoodle on May 30th, 2008
Extremely. the first cut is probably the least painful, because you're cutting through new skin. after that you're cutting through layer upon layer of skin and tissue and veins. it's rough, like slowly ripping apart your arm. it's excruciating, i've passed out while cutting my wrist before. believe me, not the way to go.
by Your average joe on May 30th, 2008
I've thought about doing it many times, but I've got too many ppl that in my life that it would hurt also. I know from a cutters perspective that sometimes the pain of a slice gives you sense of pleasure. I'm not referring to a type of masochistic feeling. For me it's like I punish myself for my flaws and failures. Cutting a vein hurts like hell. To me it's like someone poking a bruise or the feeling you get when you give blood, but to do that down an entire vein would be quite agonizing, though you may get that pleasure feeling. I'd advise against it though because of the people around you. If you hate yourself then love everyone else. It's when you do this that people really show you your worth.
by Anonymous on February 22nd, 2008
So what is a less painful route?
by Zebulon on January 16th, 2008
Lets not advertise our suicidal tendencies, shall we?
by Anonymous on December 7th, 2007
The inital cut doesn't hurt as much as the repeated cut you will have to make after. The first cut is the easiest because your skin is smooth but once you break through that first layer your skin gets rough. Instead of cutting smoothly it'll rip through the layers of skin and hurts like a mofo.
by .....----- on July 27th, 2007
you need to put your hands in water so the blood wont coagulate and keeps flowing so the only thing you will feel is cold the first cut is the one that hurts the most but after a while you wont feel anything so its not as painful as most people think trust me i know how it feels.
by C.A.Y. is rather confused about it all on May 10th, 2007
the nerve endings on your wrists are extremely sensitive, even if you just get a scratch it can hurt worse than a cut that may be 1/4" deep somewhere else on your body. I have not tried to kill myself by slitting my wrists, however i have cut them once, and though the cuts were not all that deep, it took about 4 months for the stinging to go away. If you cut deep enough to kill yourself, the pain will be almost unbearable (this is coming from somebody who has a really high pain tolerance). The second cut hurts just as bad if not worse than the first.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on April 20th, 2007
Like the song goes:
The first cut is the deepest.
http://dabble.com/node/9830125
by N_T_P sleeps with fishes on April 20th, 2007
it burns like moten hot blades take my word for it don't ever tey to find out...
by -O-uknow on April 15th, 2007
Initially, but then I'd guess you don't feel a thing.
by Sociopathetic on April 6th, 2007
Committing suicide means you kill yourself.
Sweet pea, I don't think people who've died from suicide are going to log on here and come answer this question.
But, if we mean 'filed' suicide, which should have been mentioned in the first place...
Depending what you cut with, it can or doesn't hurt.
The intial cut is usually the one to break the ice, and then you just freestyle your way through. I don't feel it as painful as the first one, just because I get so into it that I could just keep going. I stop feeling it
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Ouch.
by BAM@Cyberscrewed.tk on March 20th, 2007
I may have been a little more graphic than was called for, but I don't want anyone thinking it's anything less than excruciating.
by PrettyPirate on March 21st, 2007
Indeed.
by BAM@Cyberscrewed.tk on March 21st, 2007
No need to explain. Been a little graphic myself. Sorry if it was tough to read under the circumstances. My dad committed suicide and it was such a taboo subject back then. I think we should be able to discuss it honestly. Too many young people have thoughts like this and we need to be honest with them as well as listen to them.
by Bluerose on March 23rd, 2007
Graphic is not bad - it's the truth, it shouldn't be censored.
by Indigo- in the library with the revolver on April 15th, 2007
This is the first time I've read this answer, PrettyPirate. How you could ever think your answers don't help people is just beyond me. Honest and open communication is the key to everything. It's bad when someone feels as though he/she can't open up or that if they do, they'll be shut out. That's when things break down for everyone. Probably makes no sense, but I understood it, anyway. I hope you do, too.
by Jodie44 on April 15th, 2007
I hope you aren't planning on finding out. You need to talk this out
by Dave2222 on September 1st, 2008
i know this is an old answer...and thank you so much for being this graphic! i have attempted b4...but never this way. and im not planning to either. But how long ago was this? and are you happier now? and how did you get to the place your at now? I know these are such huge complicated questions, but my ex-bf is threatening suicide and im scared he will. but i feel that there is nothing more i can do, he wont talk, and by being in a relationship with him he is pulling me down with him and it is not helping him at all or me for that matter...
by Anonymous on March 31st, 2009
I just wanted to thank you PrettyPirate because I had decided to and had everything ready and was just trying to decide how
After I read your answer I decided not to thank you
by Anonymous on July 1st, 2009
I am a cutter and have been for a while now and since reading your answer I would just like to know how deep you have to cut before it becomes painful. I have rrecently cut deep enough so that the skin on my wrist split and I could see my vein underneith, was this supposed to be painful? Thanks
by Jenna.Love on November 1st, 2009
what if i take a bunch of percocets for pain???
by Anonymous on November 24th, 2009
please do not try to find out if its painful or not...if u have thoughts of suicide..please seek help from anyone u know
by ~liZ~ on May 13th, 2010
I understand it being painful... but as you describe makes me wonder what more than the basics of cut skin is at play here.
by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on May 24th, 2010
I haven't slit my wrists yet, but I keep thinking about it. The hills that I have climbed are few. Every time I near the summit, life constantly sends me tumbling down the hill, to the base. I listen to the way people cut thier wrists. They say that the pain is excruciating. Hello! No wonder! You don't cut accross the wrists. When you do so, you are cutting the tendons and the nerves,which accounts for most of the pain. The only thing you want to slit is the veins to let the blood out. You split the vein like splitting hair, right down the middle. If you insist on cutting yourself, make sure you use a sharp sheetrock knife, or, a razor blade. Using this method you, don't cause as much damage, and is a lot less painful, in case you want to change your mind, and needs a lot less stitches.
by kenniouellette on July 16th, 2011
far better than the wrist... just go for the arterie up by the armpit... unlike hte wrists it will most likely succeed.
by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on July 16th, 2011