No expert here, but.... I think the impulse to suicide can arise in people of sound mind who are (or who feel) trapped by their circumstances and see no way ou

No expert here, but.... I think the impulse to suicide can arise in people of sound mind who are (or who feel) trapped by their circumstances and see no way out. Job loss in late middle age combined with financial load (mortgage, kids in college, increasing medical costs) added to declining health and energy with which to meet life's challenges and maybe add in loss of spouse through divorce or illness - I can see how events could leave someone of sound mind feeling locked into a chronic path of decreasing rewards and agency, coupled with increasing stress and loss. It's not clear to me that suicide is an irrational choice in such circumstances. It's certainly not the only choice, and it's terribly painful for those left behind, but I think it can be rationally chosen by someone who is not otherwise mentally ill.. No idea what proportion of suicides might be in that category.