22 year old young man, accidental death by autoerotic asphyxiation. Was hanging himself by using his leather belt as a noose, flipped over a door above him and tied with the use of computer charging cord to the door handle on the other side. Using doors is very popular amongst the practitioners of erotic asphyxia. Since they can hold a lot of weight and it does not require any special set up, like drilling hooks in the wall.
Young man was strangling himself by spreading his legs apart and thus lowering his body down to the desired level of hanging/strangulation arousal effect. While masturbating in the process. But apparently getting so carried away and aroused in the process, to having fatally spread his legs far too wide apart. Resulting in the belt noose to restrict blood the flow to the brain big enough to cause him passing out.
His left hand’s fingers got stuck under the noose belt, likely just before him passing out and while already in a semi-conscious hallucinogenic state. Trying to remove the noose. But being in such a barely conscious state, physically too weak to even move his legs back so to stand up. Passing out completely in the next moment, in the position as he was and getting hanged to death. With his other hand still clutching his penis.
His body was found by his female housemate (not in any relationship with him), probably not more than 5-10 minutes after him passing out. When she came home much earlier that day and went to his room to ask if she could borrow his headphones. He likely might have been saved, had she cut him down immediately, checked his pulse and tried to do a CPR if detecting a heartbeat. Just like the emergency operator was advising her to do.
But she got so repulsed by realizing what her housemate was doing, that she vehemently refused to touch his body or the hanging belt in any slightest way. Instead just throwing a big green towel over his head and going to her room, waiting there until the paramedics would arrive. By that time it was already too late. His pushed out tongue indicates that it was a very slow strangulation process, taking minutes. And so it is not unlikely that he might have been saved, if he was cut down immediately upon discovery and emergency phone operator guided CPR done on him by his female housemate.
If you're thinking about self-harm, please stop and recognize that this won't solve the pain you're feeling. While it might seem like a way to cope, it leaves lasting scars, not just on your body but on your heart as well. There are healthier, safer ways to manage your emotions.
Every wound you inflict is a cry for help. You are not alone. Reaching out to someone you trust can be the first step toward finding a way out of this dark place. You deserve kindness, support, and real healing.
If you need immediate help, please contact a helpline.
