For the surge of people killing themselves or announcing they are about to die I believe it's an awareness of their blackmail about to be made public to friends/family who they can't handle having to explain it. So they make their exit.
I have tapes on me as well that are embarrassing to think they'll be made public. Tho I am the victim in those tapes if I actually had anyone I cared about in my life knowing about what happened back then I'd have killed myself for sure…. and yet now I feel nothing over all of it being revealed.
It's simple…. I'd need to have someone I cared about be unaware of them. And it turns out my family and only friend were in on it, and the people who are helping me (Military) already know so there's no one left.
And so now I just want to help in whatever way possible including letting people know what happened and why they should care.