I think drowning would be less painful overall...people who have drowned and then resuscitated afterwards claim the last few seconds are quite peaceful.
Someone on this site said that they drowned and were resuscitated when they were 11 or something and it was peaceful, and a lot of other people say the same. BUT. Not everyone says the same thing. Apparently some people genuinely freak the fuck out, and I think I would too.
As someone who can hold his breath for almost three minutes, the last thing I want is to be panicking for that whole time, that's a long time to know death is imminent
What I mean is, if I got a full breath of air and then went under and couldn't get out, before I even inhaled water I'd have quite a long time to contemplate what's about to happen.
I almost drowned when I was a kid, I first panicked and screamed (and gulped water while doing so), then lost consciousness for a little while (my mom had noticed me, she dived and swam olympic-fast, picked me and did the magical movements so I could breathe again, but I had blacked out and don't remember her actually catching me). However I remember the last thought that came across my mind before everything went dark: "oh, this is not so bad after all", and also a peaceful sensation. So I can't say for everyone but at least that's one thing I'm not afraid about.
@rosalinas I like how any time I make a flirtatious comment towards you someone starts downvoting the shit out of us. Maybe someone has a crush on you?
I was almost drowned as a child as well, at summer camp. For some reason, there was no lifeguard on duty, and I was seeing grey shapes in the sides of my eyes until finally a counselor saw and yanked me out of the water. A much older boy had jumped on my back from the side of the pool and pushed me as far underwater as he could. Later he claimed that he "didn't mean to." He was 12. I was 6. He definitely meant to.
"Just jump in the pool! I'll save ya, it'd be fun"then he left me drown on purpose before actually saving me.
it's not as bad as people imagine, i promise.
Or both.
With my appearance and personality, I'm sure I've gotten plenty of people go through both.