Hypoxia, potential brain damage (please help)

[mathewangelo]

This has been getting really concerning for me, and has caused a lot of stress for a while.

I have suffocated myself with my hands around 10 times in the last week, I hold it for around 20 seconds maximum, and every time I do it until i feel dizzy, the dizziness lasts under 5 seconds. My only concern is brain damage, what is the likely hood of that causing permanent brain damage. If it did, how severe, and if its irreversible. I did not lose my consciousness, was able to stand immediately after and during it, without stumbling. Only vision got blurry with dizziness for 5 seconds.

[GuitarRox]

Alright, here's the deal. Stop stop stop doing this. I can't tell you the number of kids (not sure if you are a teenager or older or younger but it's generally teenagers that do this) that actually DIE from this. They think it is harmless. Then dead. Just don't. Yes, you are cutting off the delivery of oxygen and yes, you can cause brain injury. If you can't stop doing this, please tell your doctor. It's unhealthy, unwise and could kill you.