Are you male or female? (Poll)

[Daft-Bear]

Statistics generally indicate that men ~3-4x as likely to die by suicide, but women are ~3-4x more likely to attempt suicide. I'm curious what percent of people on here are male/female.

 

[FuneralCry]

I'm female, never properly attempted suicide though, I find it horrible how people have had to suffer failed attempts and cannot just leave this world in peace in a guaranteed way. Failing ctb is what scares me.

 

[Daft-Bear]

I'm female, never properly attempted suicide though, I find it horrible how people have had to suffer failed attempts and cannot just leave this world in peace in a guaranteed way. Failing ctb is what scares me.

If you don't mind sharing, can i ask what your story is?

 

[winamp]

female haven't attempted yet

afraid of the consequences/risks so I think I will just let whatever happens happen when its time to go/ I have exhausted every resource and option and if I fail it is what it is and there will always be a next time I guess

but I do struggle with self harm/ injury if that counts in any way

 

[CW36]

Statistics generally indicate that men ~3-4x as likely to die by suicide, but women are ~3-4x more likely to attempt suicide. I'm curious what percent of people on here are male/female.

Because men tend to use more decisive methods.

 

[FuneralCry]

If you don't mind sharing, can i ask what your story is?

There isn't really much of a story to tell, I'm just someone who was unfortunately burdened with the ability to exist, just enduring a futile and empty existence that I find to be dreadful. I've always found comfort in death and always wished for eternal sleep.

 

[R.E.N.]

I'm female, never properly attempted suicide though, I find it horrible how people have had to suffer failed attempts and cannot just leave this world in peace in a guaranteed way. Failing ctb is what scares me.

Suicide isn't as hard as you believe it to be; the human body is fragile enough. If you made a plan for it in place of making thousands of post, I am sure you could succeed. This is more of a matter of resolve and courage rather than the world 'stopping' people.

 

[Starry✧･ﾟDaze]

Female, sometimes I wish I wasn't.

However, a different gender can't protect you from suffering. Pain is universal and I can't know for sure if I would've had a happier life if I was a guy.

 

[Daft-Bear]

Female, sometimes I wish I wasn't.

However, a different gender can't protect you from suffering. Pain is universal and I can't know for sure if I would've had a happier life if I was a guy.

Everyone sex has their own struggle. Being a guy kind of sucks. Everyone expects you to solve your own problems and to suffer silently. Expressing how you feel is often met negatively, or (at best) with indifference. "Men are trash" after all, and any problems we have is a result of our own weakness. At least that's the message me and most men receive regularly from the people around us. So we suffer in quiet desperation, and then everyone is surprised when we suddenly off ourselves.

Ironically, i feel like it would be easier as a woman, but i know that it would just be a different set of problems. Everyone suffers for different reasons.

 

[Starry✧･ﾟDaze]

Everyone sex has their own struggle. Being a guy kind of sucks. Everyone expects you to solve your own problems and to suffer silently. Expressing how you feel is often met negatively, or (at best) with indifference. "Men are trash" after all, and any problems we have is a result of our own weakness. At least that's the message me and most men receive regularly from the people around us. So we suffer in quiet desperation, and then everyone is surprised when we suddenly off ourselves.

Ironically, i feel like it would be easier as a women, but i know that it would just be a different set of problems. Everyone suffers for different reasons.

Yes, I've noticed this mindset of "men are trash" in the recent years as well and it honestly sickens me.
Also the whole "you have to man up" and "men aren't allowed to show feelings" is an ancient problem and I really wish our society wouldn't behave like this towards men.

In a different, but also similar kind of way I can relate to how painful it feels to be discriminated, belittled or not taken serious just because of your goddamn gender.

Much of my personal trauma roots from being female.
I've experienced sexual abuse in childhood, teenage and adult years.
There has been bad discrimination by "friends", teachers, even my own parents, just because I was born as a girl. They would never lose a chance to let me know.

Once someone told me that I'm not human, just a bag of female cells and that's why I would deserve to be violated and abused by him if he wanted to. He said that my mind isn't capable of feeling pain or thinking thoughts like men do and that I only exist to give him pleasure.

There have been enough men in my life that hurt me deeply.

But at the same time I met intelligent, decent, kind men. People and friends that always treated me with respect and were great human beings.

I've seen it both. Dark, gruesome souls with no regard for other people. And beautiful, bright minds in both, men and women.
It would never occur to me to say that all men are bad people.

No gender is better or worse than the other imho. Every gender has their pros and cons.

I wish humans would recognize and appreciate their differences and similarites without taking each other down all the time.

 

[Daft-Bear]

Yes, I've noticed this mindset of "men are trash", in the recent years as well and it honestly sickens me.
Also the whole "you have to man up" and "men aren't allowed to show feelings" is an ancient problem and I really wish our society wouldn't behave like this towards men.

In a different, but also similar kind of way I can relate to how painful it feels to be discriminated, belittled or not taken serious just because of your goddamn gender.

Many of my personal trauma roots from being female.
I've experienced sexual abuse in childhood, teenage and adult years.
There has been bad discrimination by "friends", teachers, even my own parents, just because I was born as a girl. They would never lose a chance to let me know.

Once someone told me that I'm not human, just a bag of female cells and that's why I would deserve to be violated and abused by him if he wanted to. He said that my mind isn't capable of feeling pain or thinking thoughts like men do and that I only exist to give him pleasure.

There have been enough men in my life that hurt me deeply.

But at the same time I met intelligent, decent, kind men. People and friends that always treated me with respect and were great human beings.

I've seen it both. Dark, gruesome souls with no regard for other people. And beautiful, bright minds in both, men and women.
It would never occur to me to say that all men are bad people.

No gender is better or worse than the other imho. Every gender has their pros and cons.

I wish humans would recognize and appreciate their differences and similarites without taking each other down all the time.

We are all just people. Some people are terrible, and some people are great. It has almost nothing to do with gender.

I'm really sorry you had to go through that though. Unfortunately, I don't think your story is uncommon. (especially on this forum)

I generally hold the viewpoint that people are all that matter and it's what grounds us, and it bothers me when people make labels and separate people in a way that makes some people "others". It doesn't help anyone, and just makes everyone more lonely.

We are definitely more similar than we are different.

 

[Hollowman]

female haven't attempted yet

afraid of the consequences/risks so I think I will just let whatever happens happen when its time to go/ I have exhausted every resource and option and if I fail it is what it is and there will always be a next time I guess

but I do struggle with self harm/ injury if that counts in any way

There might not always be a next time depending on the damage.

 

[doormatini3]

Suicide isn't as hard as you believe it to be; the human body is fragile enough. If you made a plan for it in place of making thousands of post, I am sure you could succeed. This is more of a matter of resolve and courage rather than the world 'stopping' people.

Let's try to be nice. Obviously this person is suffering. They can make as many posts as they want and take life at their own pace

 

[mrscat]

Female

 

[TheNihilisticViking]

I'm a human male, aged 28 years old and I'm from UK.

 

[depressedteddybear]

Suicide isn't as hard as you believe it to be; the human body is fragile enough. If you made a plan for it in place of making thousands of post, I am sure you could succeed. This is more of a matter of resolve and courage rather than the world 'stopping' people.

So why are you still here? Also don't be a dick

 

[Peerless_Cucumber]

Trans man here.

Attempted once. Got admitted to the psychiatry. Worst week of my life. It traumatized me and made me scared of attempting again. I'm deadly afraid of being locked in. No one took my anxiety seriously even though I cried myself to sleep because of it every day when I was in there. All of them just thought I wanted to get out to ctb when in reality I'd have banged my head against the wall if I would've had to stay in there for longer than that because I just couldn't take the anxiety of being locked in. It was hell. Don't recommend.

 

[girlsboysthems]

Trans man here.

Attempted once. Got admitted to the psychiatry. Worst week of my life. It traumatized me and made me scared of attempting again. I'm deadly afraid of being locked in. No one took my anxiety seriously even though I cried myself to sleep because of it every day when I was in there. All of them just thought I wanted to get out to ctb when in reality I'd have banged my head against the wall if I would've had to stay in there for longer than that because I just couldn't take the anxiety of being locked in. It was hell. Don't recommend.

same here, i wont make that mistake of asking for help ever again, id rather finish what i started in any way necessary.

 

[MiMif]

Statistics generally indicate that men ~3-4x as likely to die by suicide, but women are ~3-4x more likely to attempt suicide. I'm curious what percent of people on here are male/female.

Yeah apparently that's because men tend to use guns so there is basically no way to save them. Woman tend to go for pills or other methods so they are saved more.

I'm a woman and honestly I don't want to use a gun...I want to die but a gun is too quick....I just don't like the idea at all I also don't really like guns.

I'm a human male, aged 28 years old and I'm from UK.

Lmao human male

Sorry not making fun of you just funny wording

 

[razorblade]

Am I female I've attempted suicide many times in my life but nothing really serious if you get me.

 

[sserafim]

Statistics generally indicate that men ~3-4x as likely to die by suicide, but women are ~3-4x more likely to attempt suicide. I'm curious what percent of people on here are male/female.

I'm female unfortunately. I don't even feel like one though, I think I was probably a guy in my past life or something.

I'm female, never properly attempted suicide though, I find it horrible how people have had to suffer failed attempts and cannot just leave this world in peace in a guaranteed way. Failing ctb is what scares me.

Same!

 

[backtoearth]

I'm trans-masculine (kind of non-binary I don't know) and I have attempted 5 times (all impulsively) from 16 y/o to a couple years ago, luckily never been sectioned because the ward near me is overcrowded. If I attempt again it has to be planned and foolproof

 

[Dying2077]

I am not a famle or male iam nothing
And I don't give a damn

 

[CrazyDiamond04]

The gender balance is a lot more balanced than I thought it would be.

 

[sserafim]

I am not a famle or male iam nothing
And I don't give a damn

Mood

Yeah apparently that's because men tend to use guns so there is basically no way to save them. Woman tend to go for pills or other methods so they are saved more.

I'm a woman and honestly I don't want to use a gun...I want to die but a gun is too quick....I just don't like the idea at all I also don't really like guns.

Lmao human male

Sorry not making fun of you just funny wording

Lol "human male"

 

[Kobusu]

Male, many attempts, been 5150'd a few times, antidepressants and therapy, the whole nine yards.

 

[iamsofkntired]

female , attempted many times , lost bf to suicide , will attempt again

 

[Solar1703]

Male

 

[losing hope]

Male here.

Heard suicide is the biggest killer for men under the age of 45 in the UK & I might just be adding to that stat.

 

[IWishToDie]

I am the universe experiencing itself.