The Choking Game

I remember my friends/peers doing this in middle school.
I was honestly too terrified to do it with any of them, but I do think half of them were faking the part they "fainted".
This is definitely still something I would never want to experiment with, because I don't like the idea of being unconscious.

I can understand why some people do it, because the light-headed feeling makes some feel great, but it's just not something I've ever been fond of.
I do remember reading an article in a magazine about a teenager who died while trying to do this on their own with a rope or something, and it persuaded me even more thoroughly that it wasn't something I wanted to try.

People have started it in my school; they crouch down the ground, make themselves hyperventilate, then stand up, stick their thumb in their mouth, and blow out. It causes your lungs to temporarily stop working, the blood to rush to your head, and you pass out.

Personally, I would never do it, I'd prefer to live.

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Hmm....

Well I admit I have done this.

I got a bandana and got someone to push it against my throat while I was up against a wall, and let me tell you it was scary.
Like the music that was playing faded out, my legs just shook so bad, I thought I was going to just collapse and everything went white. I did not completely fall unconscious, but I was near to it.

I haven't done it since, but it was still a scary experience.

I think education is a good tactic to help prevent this sort of thing. Maybe in a subject like health they should briefly touch down on it, so that everyone is aware about it.

Trust me, it was so scary that I am never doing it again.

I also think so.

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Each time you deprive your brain of oxygen to the piont of passing out, your killing hundreds of brain cells.

When I was in 8th grade and did alot of stupid stuff I convinced my friends to let me play with them. They were hesitant since I have such bad asthma. Instead of having an asthma attack, I had a seizure.

If I had been playing this alone and tied a belt around my throat with the other end tied to the doorknob I would have died. The kids that die from the choking game play alone and once they pass out, there's no way to losen the object and they continue to go without oxygen. I'm not saying you should only play this with others, your still damaging yourself. There's so many better things to do, ways to actually have real fun and ways for kids to hang out with each other without killing brain cells.

The biggest appeal is, obviously, the high. I think this game is most popular in middle school (at least, I haven't heard of it since I got to high school). And middle school is the worst time for bad things like this to circulate, because everyone's so insecure and they're trying to establish the pecking order that will last through high school. So people will do anything to fit in, including playing stupid games. Peer pressure. And then there's the fact that middle school is the first time you're exposed to the idea of drugs (at least, it's the first time I ever heard of it, besides in stupid school presentations where they brainwash 8 year olds). So the prospect of a cheap (an more importantly, an accessible) high is enticing, purely because it's uncharted territory. There aren't many drug dealers on middle school campuses, so this is the next best thing. Being high, even if only for a couple seconds, makes them feel cool. No research to back this up, just what was going through my head when I was there. And my amateur psychoanalysis of the friend that showed me.

Personally, I find it terrifying. The panic of not being able to breathe far outweighs any potential benefits. Not something I'll try again.

I like the idea of informing kids who show the signs of playing the game. Although the signs sound like they would only show up if the kid was really into it, not just experimenting and messing around, and catching it when it's in those early stages would really be better, before it becomes an addiction. So maybe put it as a footnote in a Health textbook, but don't make such a big deal out of it that people get curious...

i don't understand how risking your life is considered a game. it's just stupidity in my opinion, and if people are playing this "game" to be cool and don't know the consequences, they need to be educated.

Ive played the chocking game before in class its just something we do when we get boared.it makes feel detached from our selfs its kinda cooo.but yeah we should inforce it,what if someone practics to long?

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Ive played the chocking game before in class its just something we do when we get boared.it makes feel detached from our selfs its kinda cooo.but yeah we should inforce it,what if someone practics to long?

just saying: when you're dead because of it, i don't think it will be "kinda cool" to anybody and i'm sure nobody will find it "kinda cool" for a very long time after that. the high because you're bored isn't worth the risk of dying, brain damage, etc. you're in school, ffs, go to the library or something if you're that bored where you have to put your life at risk because you're bored.

in my opinion, there should be some sort of punishment if someone is caught "playing" this game in class for the sake of deterring students from playing this in school. i understand it's not just in school, but it looks like it (surprisingly) happens more while in classes than anything...

^ yeah most stories I've heard about it happened at school.

There's alot of variation to this. One is the person holding thier breathe on a roller coaster, such as holding your breathe while you get loaded in and as you ascend. So from a combination of the lack of oxygens and the force being applied to their body they pass out. This presents serious damage to the neck, brain etc. And honestly for what?

If it's so "cool" go explain that to the grieving family of the kid who decided he was bored so he played the Choking Game by himself. Or explain how entertaining it is to the kid now stuck in a wheelchair because he decided to try it on a roller coaster and was simply tossed around against the rideseats.

^ Same reason people use drugs, I think. To fit in, to get high, to escape etc. Only, I think there's a perception that the choking game is safer.

My friend did something like this ...
We were in science, and she was trying to make her face go red (just to show off I think) and she eventually fainted. Not a good thing to try!
(Sorry, I know this isn't entirely right the subject, but its close to it XD)

I wish I knew more about this so I could comment better.
It seems like such a pointless waste of brain cells for a short high. But then again, there's also autoasphixiation (sorry, not the best speller) because people get aroused from the idea and practice of being strangled.
But when you're chocking to the point of passing out, that's extreme, and not beneficial at all.
Just on a side note, I'm from Australia, and before reading this forum, I've never even heard of the choking game, maybe my school's different from the rest but I don't think anyone has done it here.