It's not just you.
I just finished a, ahem, couple minutes of research.
I searched all Suicide Discussion Forum threads with SN or nitrite in the title. I looked for any titles that would provoke an immediate click:
Extreme titles, testing SN (a provocative subject), SN failures, and titles with a sense of immediacy (but not goodbye threads).
I've listed all the thread titles below by date. I did not link them because I'm on a tablet and it would have been a pain, I took notes by hand.
Summary:
There were 3 such titles in 2018, none within the same month.
There were 2 such titles in 2019, neither in the same month.
There have been 27 so far in 2020:
1 in January
4 in February (3 on the same day)
4 in March (3 in 3 consecutive days)
None in April
1 in May
5 in June
2 in July
7 in August
3 in September (3 in the past two days)
From August 19 to today, there have been 7, so yes, @Mm80, there have been a lot of provocative SN thread titles lately. You're not paranoid.
Threads:
8/4/2018
Just tasted sn
(0.2g to see if really SN, no symptoms)
11/2/2018
The sn failed
(SN didn't fail, OP got too dizzy from Tagamet after 24-hour fast, could not open SN bottle, then had a family member pick them up from the hotel and the family member confiscated the SN)
12/16/2018
A gulp of SN - a request for evaluation
(Actual regimen for members to review, not testing SN)
3/22/2019
Guess SN isn't going to work for me
(Received bad SN)
10/6/2019
Sad to Say SN Didn't Work
(SN didn't fail, member was found)
1/7/2020
Tried SN Still Here
(Not an attempt, member tested SN, was hospitalized)
2/4/2020
Sn failure
(SN didn't fail, 20g SN in 1.5L water, member made their own SN from sodium nitrite)
2/13/2020
Not a recommended way for SN
(Joke post)
2/13/2020
I'm Back After Drinking SN
(Attempted, called 911)
2/13/2020
This might be extremely stupid of me but do you think just trying a small (1g or less?) amount of SN to test it is a bad idea?
(Members advised yes)
3/16/2020
Sick sn
(Got stomach flu when planning to suicide and postponed, was worried would make them more prone to vomiting)
3/17/2020
Just drank sn 1 mouth full
(Said they were just desperate, reported symtoms, left thread and later returned to forum)
3/18/2020
My experience after taking 2 g SN last night
(Was curious about taste, reported symptoms)
3/25/2020
I accidentally survived SN
(aborted attempt "after a couple gulps" of 25g and with a lot left over, lost consciousness, found and rescued)
5/1/2020
tried a little sn
("sip of a fairly concentrated mixture," reported symptoms)
6/1/2020
What's SN like (and survivng)
(Sipped SN, reported symptoms)
6/3/2020
Want to try a sip of SN
(Members advised no)
6/9/2020
I drank the SN last night
(Took one sip)
6/21/2020
JUST drank SN
(Actual attempt)
6/29/2020
Feeling tingling drinked SN
(Actual attempt)
7/19/2020
SN accident pls help
(Accidentally sipped old SN mixture and spit it out)
7/31/2020
Not advised - drank small amount of SN to understand how it will affect ME
(Reported symptoms)
8/2/2020
Me after SN unconsciousness
(gif, not attempt-related)
8/4/2020
Sn on my way
(Got SN in mail)
8/8/2020
Be prepared for SN to suck
(Took a sip of SN from a full dose, reported symptoms)
8/19/2020
All alone in home want to try SN
(Members advised no)
8/22/2020
SN and brain damage??
("The nurse I know claims that if you try SN method you could end up with brain damage and become a 'plant' wallowing in your own filth. I don't believe her, any thoughts please?")
8/24/2020
I tried a bit of SN
(Tested, reported symptoms)
8/26/2020
I failed yesterday (SN method)
(Not an actual attempt)
9/3/2020
Failed SN attempt: Retrospective
(15g in a full glass of water)
9/4/2020
Searching for a thread about an inexplicable SN failing attempt and scared by the possibility of amputation / gangrenous limbs by SN
9/4/2020
Found this on Reddit (SN method)
(Included because anything from another forum will draw attention. Screenshot saying "Many people have reported excruciating abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting" and other provocative comments about SS.)