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I've tried to avoid this thread because I knew if I read it, what I'd find. And a brief scan proved me correct: a complete lack of education and knowledge regarding suicide by some members of this message board.
So, here's a little quiz for you all... and consider that I did my graduate school final paper on suicide (similar to a dissertation, but not one), so I am eminently qualified to determine whether you are accurate or not:
1) What person is responsible for the suicide?
2) What are the characteristics of a suicidal person?
3) How does that suicidal person feel?
4) For one who completes a suicide, why would that person have not asked for help?
Let's start there and see how you all do.
Oh boy a quiz!!!!
1) The person committing the suicide is responsible for the suicide.
2) A suicidal person is usually someone who suffers from some form of depression. Sometimes this person has found themselves in a situation for which they feel they can not recover. Im having a hard time answering this question without using some of my answers for the next question. So I'll just move on... (lol)
3) A suicidal person often feels a great deal of anxiety about the future for which they have led themselves to believe that the only way to fix the problem is through a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Sometimes the person feels that their death will cause grief to others who they blame for their state of mind, and it is their way of getting back at the people who put them in their situation. Sometimes a suicidal person cannot fathom or accept the upcoming consequences of their actions and would rather be dead then endure the punishment. The level of anxiety that a suicidal person feels over many levels of social interaction makes them feel as if they would rather be dead than face people, which is often why they hide themselves away.
4) Often times suicidal people lose trust with everyone. They believe their problems are too great for anyone to help them with. They believe that nobody WANTS to help them, they believe they cannot be helped regardless, in some cases they don't want help (because they want those who they feel are responsible for their depression to suffer)..... I could think of some other stuff maybe...
How am I doing? Probably not too good.
I keep trying to think of points from the many "Suicide Prevention and Awareness" training courses I have had to take over my time in both the military and law enforcement.