Do we ever know that a SS member has CTB'd?

[sometimesoon]

Do we ever know if someone has CTB's maybe just so we can pay our respects to their memory?

Someone said that steppingoff had recently CTB'd - is that true?

 

[ferrie]

Most of the time it's assumed they succeeded if a goodbye thread is posted or if they said in chat they were attempting. Sometimes it's confirmed if another member was close enough to have their socials off of the site or look up the obituary

 

[darkandtwisty]

I came across a thread that listed those who were successful this year and method.

 

[sometimesoon]

I came across a thread that listed those who were successful this year and method.

Do you have the thread? If you can share it, that would be great

 

[justwannadip]

Ferrie's answer is right. I mean we can only assume they did after they stop responding post-goodbye thread. In very rare cases it's reported on the news. There's also many that I'm sure ctb without making a goodbye thread. I mean I probably wouldn't do a goodbye thread.

There was a user I was following who happened to live in my city. He ctb'd by train at one of the subway stations in my city and he documented his thoughts beforehand. Twitter confirmed there was a "injury on track level" at the station he was at, which is basically code for a suicide attempt, and it was just after he last posted. It felt surreal due to him being near me and the brutal nature of it all. I wish I'd had a convo with him here.

 

[darkandtwisty]

Do you have the thread? If you can share it, that would be great

I'm searching for it. I came across it a couple of days ago. I know it was last update July 2nd when I saw it. It shouldn't take me long.

 

[Oneness]

Do you have the thread? If you can share it, that would be great

Here: Suspected successful CTBs of the past 6 months [First half of 2024]

 

[darkandtwisty]

Found it!

Suspected successful CTBs of the past 6 months [First half of 2024]

Link Method https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/my-friend-who-i-met-on-this-forum-successfully-ctbed-yesterday-4-6-2024-5-6pm.159247/ N https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/goodbye-guys.147687/ Jumping...

sanctioned-suicide.net

 

[sometimesoon]

Here: Suspected successful CTBs of the past 6 months [First half of 2024]

Thank you for that effort - it looks like it was a lot of work
Well if the list is of possible unconfirmed, you should add steppingoff.

My friend who put me on to this site seems convinced he did CTB and was searching for his live hanging video on some gore sites. If it is found, I will share the link if anyone wants to see it.

 

[rozeske]

I didn't know steppingoff ctb'd :( I remember he was adamant about doing a live video. I hope he has found his peace.

 

[Proteus]

I did.

This one posting is my old spirit. Just trust me.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I was only ever able to confirm one suicide, a while back, as actually having occured, as there was enough information in their help/goodbye thread to creatively conduct a search and connect their username to an irl name. I'm not going to name this person, but her name has been mentioned in other threads previously. She died by CO poisoning. Most successful ctb's, though, are never confirmed, and all we have to go off of is anecdotal evidence. I think there is a website, the name of which escapes me presently, that did a story on SaSu, which, also, presents a "list" of past SaSu members who have taken their lives. The story is written as an attack against SaSu, though, and the carnage they have inflicted on society.

 

[sometimesoon]

I was only ever able to confirm one suicide, a while back, as actually having occured, as there was enough information in their help/goodbye thread to creatively conduct a search and connect their username to an irl name. I'm not going to name this person, but her name has been mentioned in other threads previously. She died by CO poisoning. Most successful ctb's, though, are never confirmed, and all we have to go off of is anecdotal evidence. I think there is a website, the name of which escapes me presently, that did a story on SaSu, which, also, presents a "list" of past SaSu members who have taken their lives. The story is written as an attack against SaSu, though, and the carnage they have inflicted on society.

It must be very hard to confirm since no one uses a real name, and you only have broad geographic indicators. And of course, death notices are cryptic about the cause.

I didn't know steppingoff ctb'd :( I remember he was adamant about doing a live video. I hope he has found his peace.

well we will see if there is a video - and if there is - it will be hard to verify it's him.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

It must be very hard to confirm since no one uses a real name, and you only have broad geographic indicators. And of course, death notices are cryptic about the cause.

The thread in question was very long and went into a lot of detail. The user was having lots of trouble with some of her supplies and another user was offering their assistance to try and help "sort" things out. Throughout the course of the discussion, information was inadvertently revealed, which provided enough detail to "home-in" on a general area of the world, and, as more things were discussed, it became possible to pinpoint an exact locale. A couple weeks after the event, using certain keywords, I was able to find a news story whose details exactly matched those of the SaSu discussion. Others did the same thing, and it was talked about in the forum in multiple threads. Really, it wasn't that difficult because of the depth of the conversation in the thread.

I think the best thing we can all do now is let this tortured person rest in peace.

 

[sometimesoon]

The thread in question was very long and went into a lot of detail. The user was having lots of trouble with some of her supplies and another user was offering their assistance to try and help "sort" things out. Throughout the course of the discussion, information was inadvertently revealed, which provided enough detail to "home-in" on a general area of the world, and, as more things were discussed, it became possible to pinpoint an exact locale. A couple weeks after the event, using certain keywords, I was able to find a news story whose details exactly matched those of the SaSu discussion. Others did the same thing, and it was talked about in the forum in multiple threads. Really, it wasn't that difficult because of the depth of the conversation in the thread.

I think the best thing we can all do now is let this tortured person rest in peace.

I agree

 

[UKscotty]

It's hard to know for sure, unless there is a media article or something.

There's a couple a week, I usually just wish them well and rest in peace. Never know if they were serious or not.

 

[WhiteRabbit]

Back when I first joined there were several confirmed by obituaries.

 

[sometimesoon]

It's hard to know for sure, unless there is a media article or something.

There's a couple a week, I usually just wish them well and rest in peace. Never know if they were serious or not.

Do you really think there are a couple of CTBs a week? I am sure it's hard to tell but that does seem like quite a few.

I did note the list of goodbye threads and methods. Given that hanging is the most common form of suicide worldwide, I was surprised how few were listed. I think poisoning and guns are the next levels

 

[sometimesoon]

I didn't know steppingoff ctb'd :( I remember he was adamant about doing a live video. I hope he has found his peace.

apparently I am told he CTB'd about a week ago

 

[Myforevercharlie]

Some users confide in another user, their real name and place of residence.
That's the only way you can be absolutely sure they aren't here anymore.

The rest is indeed assumed.

Personally I can confirm the passing of 9 people.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

I think, at best, you can only assume based off goodbye threads. What scares me is that I don't fully know whether somebody has successfully killed themselves after posting a goodbye thread or if they failed to kill themselves and ended up in a state where they can't even use SS

 

[lilmisswbd2cbt]

I think, at best, you can only assume based off goodbye threads. What scares me is that I don't fully know whether somebody has successfully killed themselves after posting a goodbye thread or if they failed to kill themselves and ended up in a state where they can't even use SS

I agree! I wish them all peace and am increasingly nervous that after they post a goodbye thread they were unsuccessful and sustained significant damage and are in a [mental] hospital :(

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

Well we have the identities of bereaved loved ones of some former members to go off of. I doubt the majority of them would have any reason to lie specifically about their loved ones dying. They do tend to lie about how much this site is to blame though.