In this case, the coroner did not rule the death to be suicide, but another coroner may have found differently. CASPER has been told by young people that this game - known as the choking game, breathing game or space monkey - is common. People assume that because they can hold their breath for a period of time they will be able to start breathing again when they want to. They have no idea that they can lose consciousness in 6-20 seconds. They need to know this. Many of us who have lost a child to suicide by hanging wonder if our child was experimenting and believed they could stop at the last moment. Most suicides are not full suspensions meaning the person is touching the ground. We may prevent some by talking to kids about this and letting them know that while they think they can, they may not be able to just stand up and change their minds, or end the game.