Why?

[coolbeans56]

why did you decide to become a SS member?

 

[Blackpoolbootz]

Because on this site can chat about things without getting blocked and things not swept under carpet. To be in company with people who know exactly what your feeling when your feeling it is a great comfort.

 

[VKVK]

I have no one to talk to or share these feelings. My life is a mess and no one IRL would be able to understand unless I go hunting for fellow suicidal mentally ill friends.

 

[narval]

I was searching info about suicide and related. Methods, statistics of % failed attempts (and why people fails), warning signs for hiding my ideas and so. I found a article on Vice pointing here so here i came. After lurking for a while, i registered.

Ironically and despite i don't post too much, i'm still alive or at least without cerebral damage/in a psych ward because SS

 

[Capsicum_Corral]

Went through some grim times a while back, but ended up missing the bus. I did catch a fairly strong interest in the topic of dying though. Saw the link to the infamous article and came for the topical interest, but stayed for the helpful and compassionate nature of the community.

Also thought my experience of having years of terrible agony eventually dissipate into a sort of acceptance and peace might be relevant, but I'm not going to push that on anyone because all our experiences are uniquely our own.

 

[Feeding Pigeons]

Was looking for information, stayed for the people. It means the world to me that I have a place I can say farewell on, and be met with understanding and kindness, as opposed to judgment.

 

[Death is beautiful]

I found this site by accident, but I am very glad that it happened, I love this place

 

[eternalpeace]

I was searching for an online forum about suicide. I was hoping to a) read something from someone else that was similar to my own experience (I had sought out movies and books about mental health, but none of them quite resonated with me), and b) "talk" about what I was going through without judgment, and without the typical platitudes ("just be more positive", "life is a gift", "permanent solution to a temporary problem", "it's the coward's way out", "you don't REALLY want to die, otherwise you would be dead by now", "you are stronger than you think", etc). After hearing these from clinicians, hotlines, and a few friends over the years, I just…didn't want to hear it anymore. All I wanted was someone to acknowledge that my desire to die couldn't be so flippantly disregarded. I wasn't looking for anyone to encourage me or to provide advice on "how to"…I just wanted someone, anyone, to truly recognize my struggle, even for a millisecond.

While I did find a few other forums, they were either way too heavy on the usual platitudes, or there just wasn't as much interaction. This forum was the only one that met my criteria, and it has helped. For the first time, I have been able to talk about my situation and feel like a human who is suffering, as opposed to an attention-seeker, a misanthropic pessimist, or a selfish coward.