Why?

[coolbeans56]

why did you decide to become a SS member?

 

[Rayzieka]

Because I saw a caring and helpful community.

 

[motel rooms]

Came for the method, stayed for the morbid laughs.

 

[Starryeyes]

To vent in a place I felt safe to do so .

 

[Imthevillain]

Was recommended to me from another app. I'm so grateful too bc I nvr would've found this place otherwise

 

[Zzzzz]

I came here so I could be enraptured by everyone here just long enough for an amazon package to arrive.


Real reason: safe place to vent about issues.

 

[PrincessInWhite]

Because it made me feel safe knowing I had access to methods. It made me feel less trapped and like I wanted to live LONGER.

 

[Hirokami]

I have suicidal thoughts but I am not actively suicidal. Unlike the normies in real life, people here actually understand the difference and that brings me comfort. At least I can vent about my problems without being met with platitudes, guilt tripping, and frustration.

 

[CatLove56]

Was on several Reddit subs before they were shutdown and we moved here. I'm pretty sure it was around the time of 2018 seems like only yesterday

 

[SuicidallyCurious]

I have not been long term suicidal but somehow I think stumbled upon a subreddit that predated this forum and then that lead me here.
I have not been long term suicidal but somehow I think stumbled upon a subreddit that predated this forum and then that lead me here

 

[sadeyesWA]

I'd been looking for a site like this for years. I guess I'm really bad at google. To answer your question, I came here for The Method. I'm actively suicidal, but my circumstances make it difficult to take a violent, easy way out. What I found here was a surprisingly compassionate and comforting community, supporting both sides without encouraging either. I found real people in real pain, like me. People I could relate to, and who wouldn't judge me for heading to the exit. This site has answered so many questions. I thought I could go out easy with a Rx I stocked up. Nope! Terrible idea! If I hadn't learned that here (because I searched _hard_) I would have had another unsuccessful attempt.

I continue to be impressed by the community, members old and new. I doubt I'll hang around for long, but I know SS is there for me until then.

 

[CrossroadsCurious]

To eventually (once I am comfortable) post and rehash my dark thoughts and feelings from my last few yrs of my shitty marriage. Then hopefully be able to put it away/behind me and get back to some kind of normal happy life I had before and be a normie again (albeit pro-choice so don't be hating.)

 

[YourNeighbor]

I accidentally opened this site in my browser, then became suicidal.

 

[OnlyTheWind]

Started looking for phenobarbital after being spurred on the path of suicide by the Heaven's Gate cult story. Realized it was very difficult to get, so I began looking for information on hanging. Somewhere on the second or third page of Google, I found this place.

 

[motel rooms]

I accidentally opened this site in my browser, then became suicidal.

Don't let them know that's how we recruit most of our sacrificial victims /death cult members!

 

[Suicidebydeath]

Only place to talk I could find to talk about legitimate suicidal thoughts. And a bit more of course, but screw giving anti-SaSu people ammo.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

Tired of failing, wanted fool-proof methods.

 

[NotSureToEndure]

I actually can't remember how I found this place.. was over a year ago, I'm guessing it was through a mention on reddit or the like..

Hung around a bit, mainly lurking, didn't look at it for a year or so. Actually took me a little while to find it again as I forgot the name! Now I keep coming back..

 

[Crazy4u]

it is the only supportive website that won't pull me down for being suicidal. I am also a member on reddit suicidewatch. The mods there delete all suicidal venting posts even if noone is trying to CTB! I also like the members here and I feel understood.

 

[Bleak]

To give voice to the despair and desperation I felt.

 

[BeansOfRequirement]

Was just trying to figure out how to make homemade sausages, ended up here. Got persuaded into wanting to kill myself only minutes after beginning to lurk. I am trying to get this suicide done before my third birthday in February.

 

[FuneralCry]

I found this website after reading about it in an article I saw online. The article did not exactly mention the name of the website, but I found it soon enough. I started to read this website but then I realised there was no search function and I wanted to search for specific things, so I decided to join. I did not post much until April of last year, at first I just browsed it occasionally, but then started posting more to pass the time.

 

[ashfall]

Rather ironically, I found out about SS from the NYT article we all know and hate. I have been suicidal for months and a forum where people could talk seriously about their feelings and methods without meaningless platitudes and guilt trips sounded amazing. I've only been here a couple of days but I'm loving how open and supportive this community is so far. It is really frustrating that there's no talk about methods anymore but the link to the PPeH is definitely helpful! I'm so glad I found this place.

 

[ExitiumVitae]

Similar to ashfall. I have been reading a lot of articles about ctb lately and I found an article that portrayed this site in a not-so positive light. I haven't participated in a forum for years and it revolves around the only thing I have on my mind, so I came here to spend my time before my time is up.

 

[StarryStarry]

Only place I can go where people understand how I feel and don't judge me for it.

 

[gottago222]

was looking for methods. staying for the awesome super kind ppl

 

[DasDasDAS]

Like many others, came for a method, stayed for a caring community of people who actually understand how I feel.

 

[strangegirl]

I found this website around the end of 2019 while researching methods, and I lurked on and off for a long time before deciding to join because things in my life just kept getting worse and this seems like a safe place to vent with non-judgemental people who understand how I feel

 

[absoluteanimal1]

I saw it on PBS news only a few days after I had come across mention of it on Wikipedia while researching methods. I really wanted to know more about the SN method and the site was closed to non-members at the time, so I joined.

 

[Ta555]

Came for the methods, stayed for the community.