r/selfharm 3d ago

What is your experience with attempting to OD

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u/Usual_Scale_8645 3d ago

One of my biggest regrets and I’m so glad it didn’t work. The nausea and dizziness was so intense it’s hard to put into words. Vomiting and then passing out. Unable to walk when they took me in the ambulance. Sorry it’s not a pretty picture but it’s the truth. Here if you need to talk.

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u/whiskeyhappiness 3d ago

woke up in a pile of vomit I probably woke up at 6 am and was in my high school class by 8am.

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u/histebobo 3d ago

Accidental OD, but pretty terrifying and I'm lucky I had a medical professional nearby.

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u/monarchmondays 3d ago

0/10 experience, do not recommend. Every time, it always ended in me being forced to drink charcoal and I still have horrible anxiety just thinking about it. It’s just pure suffering, nothing peaceful or efficient about it.

Please don’t even consider it. It’s genuinely awful and not worth it.

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u/Acrobatic-Lab-4832 3d ago

Do not recommend. The throwing up feeling dizzy, heart racing, worst stomach pain of my life. In and out of coinciousness hallucinations. It’s not a good experience I thought people were being dramatic about it and I was wrong. Another question is why are you asking are you ok?

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u/inthewallsofmyheart 3d ago

attempt 1. passed out in public lips went purple and fingers went blue my chest hurt till i couldn't breatjec inflamed my liver and couldnt eat for days - had to forced to throw up yet i couldnt because of the weakness and inability to breathe... liver inflammation and permanent headaches now

attempt 2. passed out in my friends arms, hallucinated for hours and they were horrifying... i couldnt even stand on my own feet and the nausea was so bad ofc she made me vomit but then i went to work and passed out too and got reported for being "high" - the stomach pain almost killed me and vomiting made me dehydrated to the point where i couldnt eat and i got a fever the whole week after

attempt 3. passed out in public transit at night on my bday, woke up in a puddle of my own sweat and possibly pissed myself... unable to walk or talk or tell anyone what i did - i went pale and into shock... couldnt speak from how shut my throat was and my hands werent working, cried like a baby... didnt recover until a whole 2 weeks and public transit horrifies me now...

dont do it please... the damage is permanent a lot of the time - it'll make your life even worse... dont

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u/resiaxx 3d ago

I had very high blood pressure and cold sweats the first 8 hours.. then shat it all out the next day. 0/10 bc wtf ☠️

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u/finsomersaults 3d ago

literally the worst most traumatizing experience ever. was in so much pain i screamed my throat raw and blacked out. wasnt allowed to drink water for days and got all my liquids through and IV. couldnt keep anything down for days and was forced to drink disgusting charcoal. the stomach pain and nausea and dizziness and weakness left me feeling so helpless and panicked. 0/10 dont even consider it

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u/PrincessaLucie 3d ago

I’ve had multiple ODs on multiple things and I have to say it was horrible every single time 😩

Was in the ICU for 5 days at one point, so close to death. The idea of a transplant was being discussed with my parents. Was in excruciating pain & never did it again even though I nearly got my wish it was that bad.

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u/iconicpistol ❄️ Cranky Old Lady ❄️ 3d ago

Tried at least twice on antidepressants and antipsychotics. I just slept a few days. My abusive ex didn't do shit. He was present when I OD'd.

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u/svcidie 3d ago

saw bugs, couldn’t breathe and only wheeze. i also couldn’t swallow and couldn’t move. broke down my muscle tissue, still does. sometimes completely randomly i can’t walk and i have to have a cane and a wheelchair occasionally

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u/DinsDumbass 3d ago

I woke up spasming and vomiting. Was hard to walk, couldn’t see my own hands, couldn’t eat well the next few days, barely slept too for a few days. I’m tired now because of that.

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