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by neuroma 1652 days ago
Obviously an emotive topic and I hope to tread lightly. Overwhelmingly people who have bear miss suicide attempts later are glad they did not do it. Suicide is rarely a release from trouble, causing massive problems for those who are left, often burdening them with a lifetime of struggle.

Naturally we ache at the thought of removing useful ceilung fans rather than addressing the root cause. Yet who would criticise a seat belt, saying we just need to drive safely?

Suicide is hard to reliably predict despite substantial efforts to do so. One if the models I've found useful is that of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377972/#!po=40...