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Perhaps their regret is a significant contributor to their survival though.

• giantg2 5y ago
  Or perhaps they are only saying they regret it so they aren't thrown into a mental hospital. I wonder if there was a follow up on longterm survival.
  • jsmith45 5y ago
    Of 515 people prevented by police from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge between 1937 and 1971, by the end of the 70s only 6% of them had committed suicide by other means. Source: "Where are they now?" by Richard Seiden
    • giantg2 5y ago
      Interesting, thanks!
• mactrey 5y ago
  Or perhaps having the experience itself ("I survived the jump") is a significant contributor to their not regretting it. There could even be multiple mechanisms there: "turns out being that close to death is really scary," or "my survival means there is a higher power looking out for me," or "my life flashing before my eyes made me realize something about my life"...