[News] SanctionedSuicide Survey Results (November 2019)

[lavenderlungs]

neat! thanks for the time & effort spent creating and analysing the data. i’d be interested to know statistics relating to age next round. it’d also be intriguing to see how many ppl successfully ctb’d, but i guess it’s almost impossible to get that kinda data accurately from here. good job, team!

 

[Forest Fire]

Interesting to read, thank you for taking the time to do it.
I was surprised to see such a low level of addiction.
Proper saddening to see it all displayed in pie charts for some reason!

 

[Ghosted]

dont religious folk deem it a sin - and think they wont get into 'heaven'?

Hi!

I consider myself religious, Episcopalian, and do not view suicide as a sin. We all have our own unique reasons for wanting to end our lives. I cannot imagine a God/dess that would turn anyone away. Pain is pain.

Besides, the Gospel clearly documents Jesus committing suicide by Roman Empire.

 

[SawItOnce]

I guess it meant to say, did it reduce your negativity.

My interpretation is "did it help you heal in some ways?", "did its content inspire you to take actions toward life?"

Regarding the Q: "Does the Sanctioned Suicide forum impact your life in a positive way?" The response can depend on ones interpretation. My answer was "No", but this is not because I have anything negative to say about this site, in fact quite the opposite. The reason I answered "no" is because of circumstances that has led me here. I doubt anyone of us has joined because we are feeling positive. Every time I come here, I am reminded of the reasons that led me to this place. This is a suicide forum after all, so the word "positive" just seems an odd choice of words.

 

[epic]

My interpretation is "did it help you heal in some ways?", "did its content inspire you to take actions toward life?"

Thats fair. If I may ask a follow on question. Does this site make you feel worse about yourself or leaves you neutral?

 

[Titania]

I'm a little bit surprised that it isn't higher. How could you be religious and depressed over suicide? You'd be getting a much better deal afterwards so the choice would be obvious. I found it very amusing in a twisted way when I read that there was a spike in suicide's before the catholic church deemed it a sin. You can't work if you're dead!

You would be surprised how imperfect us Christians are. Yes, it is seen as a sin because it is against God's will, but it doesn't mean people like us don't have our own struggles.

 

[purplemoon]

I’m a Christian and I had an NDE from overdose years ago: It doesn’t matter how someone dies, it only matters how someone lived that determines their eternity.

Suicide is not a sin, but you can be sent back into your body over and over again to ‘finish your purpose’, unfortunately.

What matters is who you are and what you did in life; if you were decent and did not harm innocents or be cruel in the face of kindness, if you developed / maintained your goodness regardless of circumstances.

 

[SawItOnce]

Thats fair. If I may ask a follow on question. Does this site make you feel worse about yourself or leaves you neutral?

Yes, that would've been right to ask as well. Not asking both looks a little bit biased.

 

[MissNietzsche]

Really wish you had surveyed age

 

[epic]

Really wish you had surveyed age

https://sanctionedsuicide.com/threads/what-is-your-age.22890/
There was a poll taken

 

[MissNietzsche]

https://sanctionedsuicide.com/threads/what-is-your-age.22890/
There was a poll taken

Yeah, but that’s very vague

 

[sala-samobójców.3]

SS users who live with their parents please PM me

What is PM

 

[Moonicide]

What is PM

Private Message.


Looking at this poll was eye opening, but also heartbreaking. We’re all going through similar emotions/situations and I wish we weren’t in so much pain.

 

[exhausted]

Very interesting. I would be interested to see how long people have been feeling this way as well. Less than a year, more than a year, all the way up to 10 years + and more.

 

[ValideSultana]

A few of them apply to me, top to bottom, each line 1-10:
1,2 4, 5, 7, 10.

 

[Lost1804]

Im surprised at how many people have children, I thought itd be lower

Not all children are helpful. Adult kids can easily add to the problem.....

 

[Emmmmmmmma]

I fake it on a daily basis with work colleagues. Only really honest to my partner how I feel.

I gave up faking it, doesn't change much, just don't say to family it starts a huge issue(at least it did for me)

 

[Science Is Scary]

I'm copying the data from the graphs into text for improved accessibility and search engine optimization (SEO). My usual public domain license does not apply to this post. (It is a heavily derivative work.) Apologies for any mistakes in translation.

SanctionedSuicide November 2019 survey results of over 650 active members.

What is your sex (assigned at birth)?

• 655 responses
• 56.3% - Male
• 43.7% - Female

Is your current gender different from the sex you were assigned at birth?

• 655 responses
• 11.1% - Yes
• 88.9% - No

Do you work / study?

• 657 responses
• 29.4% - Work
• 21.3% - Study
• 10.5% - Both
• 38.8% - Neither (NEET)

What region of the world are you from?

• 657 responses
• 41.4% - North America
• 40.3% - Europe
• Unlisted % - Central or [South America?]
• Unlisted % - Asia
• Unlisted % - Africa
• Unlisted % - Oceania

What is your main ethnicity?

• 656 responses
• 72.6% - White / Caucasian
• Unlisted % - Black
• Unlisted % - Latino
• Unlisted % - Asian
• Unlisted % - Indian
• Unlisted % - Middle Eastern
• Unlisted % - Other / Not Sure

What's your height?

• 636 responses
• Unlisted % - Greater than 6 feet 4 inches
• 11.5% - 6 feet 1 inch to 6 feet 4 inches
• 29.9% - 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet 0 inches
• 33.3% - 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches
• 22.0% - 5 feet 0 inches to 5 feet 4 inches
• Unlisted % - Less than 5 feet 0 inches

What is your highest level of education?

• 548 responses
• 43.8% - High school
• 37.5% - College
• 18.7% - Graduate school

What is your main religion?

• 632 responses
• 77.7% - Atheist / [Agnostic?]
• 16.9% - Christian
• Unlisted % - Judaist
• Unlisted % - Islamist
• Unlisted % - Hinduist / [Buddhist?]

How would you rate your childhood experience?

• 656 responses
• 21.3% - Positive
• 29.9% - Neutral
• 48.8% - Negative

Do you suffer from a form of autism?

• 648 responses
• 16.4% - Yes
• 83.6% - No

Do you suffer from depression?

• 651 responses
• 88.2% - Yes
• 11.8% - No

Do you suffer from anxiety, stress or emotional distress?

• 654 responses
• 89.9% - Yes
• 10.1% - No

In terms of weight, you are...?

• 655 responses
• 57.3% - Normal
• 26.4% - Overweight
• 16.3% - Underweight

Do you currently see a therapist or psychologist?

• 656 responses
• 33.5% - Yes
• 66.5% - No

Do you take medication for any mental illness?

• 656 responses
• 40.4% - Yes
• 59.6% - No

Does anyone close to you (disregarding any professional you might be seeing) [know you?] are struggling with mental illness or feelings like these?

• 653 responses
• 74.1% - Yes
• 25.9% - No

Have you had someone close to you end their lives via suicide?

• 658 responses
• 24.6% - Yes
• 75.4% - No

Have you ever self-harmed (e.g. cutting, punching oneself, etc)

• 655 responses
• 62.9% - Yes
• 37.1% - No

Have you ever called a suicide hotline?

• 657 responses
• 32.1% - Yes
• 67.9% - No

If you have ever called a suicide hotline, what was the result?

• 321 responses
• 5.00% - Positive
• 57.6% - Neutral
• 37.4% - Negative

[Around 210 users (32.1% * 657) answered yes to calling a hotline, yet 321 answered the question about hotline results. I'm not sure why there's such a large difference in those numbers.]

Do you believe there are cases where euthanasia should be allowed?

• 657 responses
• 99.2% - Yes
• 0.80% - No

Do you believe the choice of suicide can be made 100% rationally?

• 653 responses
• 89% - Yes
• 11% - No

Do you believe suicidal people are given proper help by our society?

• 651 responses
• 4.30% - Yes
• 95.7% - No

Have you ever considered suicide in a serious manner?

• 658 responses
• 97.1% - Yes
• 2.90% - No

What social class do you belong to?

• 649 responses
• 30.2% - Lower class
• 63.9% - Middle class
• 5.90% - Upper class

Do you have friends?

• 655 responses
• 60% - Yes
• 40% - No

Are you addicted to any drug? (e.g. alcohol, pills, marijuana, hard drugs)

• 654 responses
• 18.3% - Yes
• 81.7% - No

Do you live with your parents?

• 654 responses
• 50.6% - Yes
• 49.4% - No

Are you happy?

• 651 responses
• 6.0% - Yes
• 94% - No

Have you ever had a romantic relationship?

• 653 responses
• 67.8% - Yes
• 32.2% - No

Are you currently in a romantic relationship?

• 650 responses
• 21.7% - Yes
• 78.3% - No

Do you have children?

• 652 responses
• 10.9% - Yes
• 89.1% - No

Are you optimistic about your future?

• 648 responses
• 9.70% - Yes
• 90.3% - No

Does the Sanctioned Suicide forum impact your life in a positive way?

• 637 responses
• 90.6% - Yes
• 9.40% - No

Which of the following do you regularly use?

• 426 responses
• 196 (46.0%) - Alcohol
• 180 (42.3%) - Cigarettes
• 227 (53.3%) - Antidepressants
• 142 (33.3%) - Marijuana
• 43 (10.1%) - Hard drugs

Please check any of the following that significantly impact you feeling suicidal:

• 654 responses
• 488 (74.6%) - Mental Illness
• 311 (47.6%) - Financial Situation
• 306 (46.8%) - Relationship Issues
• 301 (46.0%) - Family Issues
• 264 (40.4%) - Living Conditions
• 223 (34.1%) - Work Situation
• 217 (33.2%) - Physical Problems
• 122 (18.7%) - Loss of Loved Ones
• 113 (17.3%) - Addiction
• 93 (14.2%) - Sexual Abuse

 

[LittleJem]

This will lead pro-lifers to believe we're all irrational and therefore should be saved. Pro-lifers and psychiatry don't want to accept that people with mental illness can make rational choices, too.

People with mental illness can 100 per cent make rational choices.....I spend my time telling peopel I have wanted to die for over 20 years, and it is a rational and longed for decision to end my suffering. It is one of the myths I work to counteract.

I must make that website re assisted dying/suicide. I have been meaning to for a while. I don't know how to keep it on the right side of the law, while busting all these stupid myths about suicide that say that grown adults can't choose to end their own lives. It pisses me off.

 

[MeltingHeart]

This will lead pro-lifers to believe we're all irrational and therefore should be saved. Pro-lifers and psychiatry don't want to accept that people with mental illness can make rational choices, too.

Exactly!! also u can be a broken person in life (for whatever reason) & lost all hope without that necessarily being indicative of an actual mental illness. you can be crazy sad-without being 'crazy' (not saying mental bad health=crazy btw, just using the term here to make a point)

 

[SugarbushMtn]

Age breakdown of repsondants would be great