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Jumping off a bridge or freeway overpass rarely permits you a second chance to rethink things either. Nor does kicking out a stool while hanging from your rafte
by brbsix 10y ago
Jumping off a bridge or freeway overpass rarely permits you a second chance to rethink things either. Nor does kicking out a stool while hanging from your rafters. Personally I find the assortment of options available comforting.
- k-mcgrady 10y agoThose other options take longer and the longer it takes the more difficult it is to act on a momentary impulse. You could grab a gun from next to your bed and end things in a matter of seconds leaving no time for the impulse to pass or for you to reconsider.
- jwdunne 10y agoThis is an important point. Its easier to resist a cookie that's out of sight in a cupboard than it is to resist a cookie that's sitting right in front of you. Impulsivity comes from an emotional response within the deeper parts of the brain. The prefrontal cortex needs more time and willpower to really consider an impulse.
- imtringued 10y agoWith a bridge you still have to do some planning before you can kill yourself by jumping. You have to first find a bridge, go to that bridge, climb on the bridge and then jump off the bridge. That gives you quite a lot of time to reconsider what you're doing. If you have a gun for self defense then you usually carry it around with you all the time. It's just a matter of pulling the trigger.
- crusso 10y agoPlus, just getting out of the house and walking can change your attitude.