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I'm going to be a bit morbid here, but of all the diseases or mechanical ways to die, which would be your LAST CHOICE if given a preference. Dead last, so to speak. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine would probably be Rabies.

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[–] quicklime@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, drowning is known to be quite painful but only for a very brief time before unconsciousness sets in.

[–] calypsopub@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've almost drowned twice and there was no pain, just panic.

[–] quicklime@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't mean this to invalidate your experience in any way; I'll just state sources to make clear where I got that idea.

https://medilexinc.com/a-spoonful-of-medicine-blog/the-process-of-drowning

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8928428

[–] calypsopub@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. This describes my experience pretty well, up to the point where I couldn't hold my breath any longer and took an involuntary lungful of water. However, while the chest spasms and all the rest of it were uncomfortable, I didn't consider it painful, per se. I was a strong swimmer at the time and accustomed to holding my breath to my limits of endurance, so maybe that made the difference.

[–] quicklime@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for this. I'm glad you didn't have to deal with searing pain since panic is already more than enough.