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What method are you currently going for?

  • Firearm

    Votes: 15 7.0%
  • Drowning

    Votes: 4 1.9%
  • Hanging

    Votes: 46 21.4%
  • Gas

    Votes: 13 6.0%
  • Jumping

    Votes: 7 3.3%
  • SN

    Votes: 81 37.7%
  • Cutting

    Votes: 4 1.9%
  • Drug overdose

    Votes: 25 11.6%
  • Poison (other than SN)

    Votes: 6 2.8%
  • Combination / Other

    Votes: 14 6.5%

  • Total voters
    215
sugarb

sugarb

thief of silent dreams
Jun 14, 2024
796
I saw someone offhandedly say that SN is the most popular method here, which I was a bit dubious of. Thus the poll, as I'm curious as to what the actual answer is.

I'm not including every single method in this poll, just the big ones, so don't be annoyed I haven't listed jumping in a woodchipper, trains running over you, VSED, hypothermia, etc. They're not common enough to the most common method on SaSu, which is the point of the poll

Also, to those seeing this as a way to figure out their method- don't, it's just a poll. Popularity =\= effectiveness or comfort. Cutting for example is a horrible method. Look at statistics and the megathreads, then decide for yourself.
 
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ms_beaverhousen

ms_beaverhousen

-Still terminal, but no less annoyed-
Mar 14, 2024
1,337
Have SN but that's my second choice. However I voted SN. Hope to get a firearm when I'm within a week or two of my ctb date.
 
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locked*n*loaded

locked*n*loaded

Archangel
Apr 15, 2022
8,006
Mine isn't really on your list.
 
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Plato'sCaveDweller

Plato'sCaveDweller

Sleep is good, death is better.
Sep 2, 2024
513
I'd definitely say the forum has an SN bias. It's a method that's in vogue, for very good reasons, even despite the increasing restrictions and cost. If you were to somehow poll every suicidal person on Earth, SN would instantly become a minority pick. I don't think I could guess the percentage, but it's fair to say that most people using SN are either part of Exit International or are on this forum, and that's a very small portion of the suicidal population. Most people just aren't aware of SN
 
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Gangrel

Gangrel

Mage
Jul 25, 2024
503
hanging for me 😅
 
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sugarb

sugarb

thief of silent dreams
Jun 14, 2024
796
I'd definitely say the forum has an SN bias. It's a method that's in vogue, for very good reasons, even despite the increasing restrictions and cost. If you were to somehow poll every suicidal person on Earth, SN would instantly become a minority pick. I don't think I could guess the percentage, but it's fair to say that most people using SN are either part of Exit International or are on this forum, and that's a very small portion of the suicidal population. Most people just aren't aware of SN
Apparently so. I'm surprised to see it got double the votes of hanging and firearms combined 😵‍💫

but as you said IRL it's different, I think buying a gun or a rope is just comparatively easier than buying SN without knowing about sellers but online we have more information
 
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locked*n*loaded

locked*n*loaded

Archangel
Apr 15, 2022
8,006
Is it a big one or more obscure? If it's a big one I missed i'll need a new poll 🥲

CO

It may be a "gas", but not in the "inert" sense, which I think your gas category alludes to.
 
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sugarb

thief of silent dreams
Jun 14, 2024
796
Is it a big one or more obscure? If it's a big one I missed i'll need a new poll 🥲

CO

It may be a "gas", but not in the "inert" sense, which I think your gas category alludes to.
Ah. I intended gas to include inert and otherwise but if you feel it's not to each their own 🤷
 
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Tesha

Tesha

Life too shall pass
May 31, 2020
915
It will be interesting to see how this completely non-scientific vote compares to 'official stats' around suicide methods. While I disagree this site increases the overall number of suicides, I do think it influences people to use less violent methods.
 
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dweams

dweams

i feel tired…maybe I’ll get wings
Feb 26, 2023
163
My main choice is N because I don't want to leave a mess for anyone who finds my body. If I can't get N, I'll use a gun. I'll do my best to leave as little a mess as possible.

I might also call the police before I take N. I've watched some crime scene cleanup videos, and decomposition is really hard to clean up. I'd rather not leave a mess like that behind. 😅
 
vanillamilkshakes

vanillamilkshakes

Aspiring Corpse
Aug 26, 2024
437
My choice is SN, i was thinking about hanging but knowing me the pressure around my neck would freak me out. Plus there's not anywhere for me to hang myself from.
 
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nihilistic_dragon

nihilistic_dragon

Dead already. Just need to dispose of my body now.
Aug 6, 2024
813
Mine isn't on your list :) It's N.
 
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sugarb

sugarb

thief of silent dreams
Jun 14, 2024
796
There's a category for combinations of methods and other methods not listed. Additionally, I believe nembutal would fit under either poison or drug overdose.
 
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FuneralCry

FuneralCry

Just wanting some peace
Sep 24, 2020
41,479
Really wish I had the means to just painlessly die in peace to bring me permanent relief from this cruel, painful existence that just brought me so much suffering but of course such is not the reality so I suffer instead hoping and wishing to never wake again, it terrifies me how trying to die can go wrong and lead to way worse torment.
 
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Nolvalis94

Nolvalis94

Depressed Patrician
Feb 19, 2024
7
Toss up between hanging (probably partial suspension) and jumping off the local suicide bridge.
 
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vitbar

Escaped Lunatic
Jun 4, 2023
429
IV heroin overdose or hanging
 
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Ariii

Ariii

Student
Oct 29, 2023
119
My first method is hanging because I can do it privately, its accessible, and I can test it. But more and more I'm considering jumping, since for hanging, I will have to overcome my SI for a little bit, but for jumping, it's just one moment and then I can't go back
 
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sugarb

sugarb

thief of silent dreams
Jun 14, 2024
796
sodium nitrite seems very popular
Yep, followed distantly by hanging and drug OD. Definitely a bit different than I'd expected.

Statistically guns have the most success per capita followed by drowning and hanging, and guns make up about 50% of all suicides, so it's interesting to see that guns are fairly unpopular while hanging is second place to SN on here. I imagine it's due to this site being a different demographic with more information about various methods.

Potentially it's because guns (and drowning, which is extremely lethal) aren't used in most attempts despite being overrepresented in successes. However I doubt that being the main cause for the results here as SN is plenty lethal and those ODing on drugs most likely are choosing ones that won't necessitate switching to another method after a failed attempt.

Speaking of, I possibly should've split drug OD into categories. Prescription drugs, euthanasia drugs, and illicit drugs (fent, etc) are pretty distinct.

I'd be curious to see what the most common method is for the people on here who actually succeeded in CTBing, but that'd be more difficult data to get as they can't vote. Would take trawling through a bunch of posts.
 
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twin size mattress

twin size mattress

Member
Oct 1, 2023
36
I'll probably do partial hanging due to accessibility although if i find a spot for jumping i'd consider that as well. It'd have to be really high up tho, i'm paranoid about surviving and ending up paralyzed or with brain damage or smth.
 
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Tony24

Member
Jun 16, 2024
71
Recently discovered a way to acquire SN so I may use that method instead of a firearm.
 
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ham and potatoes

ham and potatoes

Just some hillbilly
Mar 27, 2024
456
While im still hopefull i can turn things around again, my method would be some kind of overdose. Likely fentanyl or some other synthetic ovoid. Ideally, it would be a barbiturate, but good luck finding any of thoes in the US
 
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Sam W

Member
Sep 9, 2024
8
Full suspension hanging for sure. Relatively quick and the materials are easy to acquire and hold onto indefinitely. Plus, I have some handyman skills I can use to create a reliable anchor point no matter where I'm living pretty much (lag eye bolt into a ceiling joist should suffice).

A firearm would be quicker and less painful, but I don't want to burden anyone with a bloody mess to clean up.
 
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ShesPunishedForever

ShesPunishedForever

Punished
Sep 15, 2024
37
Drinking a lot of alcohol and
taking it with my bottle of cough syrup, GABAs and anti-depressants I have access to
in my house, go into the woods and
take it all and go to sleep upright, maybe try cut myself a lot while im rly drunk so it wont hurt so much
. I tried this before but with even more,
20 bars of xanax
and unfortunately I was still able to be saved by the paramedics at the last second. Maybe if I had planned it better to make sure I wouldn't be interrupted and found it would have worked, the paramedics told me if they had been even a couple more minutes late I wouldnt have made it which is the real kicker, maybe with my current plan even though it is less diverse it can still work if I make sure theres no way for people to intervene
 
Davey40210

Davey40210

Even the stars make room for new stars
Sep 3, 2024
343
I'm also surprised hanging is not number 1 by far. Its cheap, reliable, and if you do it right it's supposed to be max 20 seconds of pain and suffering before you pass out.

SN seems unreliable (you get the wrong purity, you throw it up) and seems like it has the potential to really make you suffer for longer than 20 seconds, plus its harder and harder to get.
 
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lucmucpuc

lucmucpuc

student
Sep 11, 2024
62
I'm also surprised hanging is not number 1 by far. Its cheap, reliable, and if you do it right it's supposed to be max 20 seconds of pain and suffering before you pass out.

SN seems unreliable (you get the wrong purity, you throw it up) and seems like it has the potential to really make you suffer for longer than 20 seconds, plus its harder and harder to get.
SI is too strong when trying full/partial suspension. thats why SN is still a great option.
 
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Davey40210

Davey40210

Even the stars make room for new stars
Sep 3, 2024
343
SI is too strong when trying full/partial suspension. thats why SN is still a great option.

Yeah thats a good point. I've noticed how strong SI is myself with partial hanging. I guess thats the reason SN is still so popular.
 
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Homsi1632

New Member
Oct 10, 2024
2
I lived on the tenth floor of an apartment for a year. Concrete to land on outside my window. It was the only place I could get at the last minute and made it a little too easy to just jump over a setback. If I decide to end it at this point, I'm not sure what method I'd use.
 
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