Step (3) is shaky, but a major contributing factor to suicides is household gun ownership. As far as I'm aware the theory is that the ability to go through with

Step (3) is shaky, but a major contributing factor to suicides is household gun ownership. As far as I'm aware the theory is that the ability to go through with it the moment you're sufficiently motivated rather than having to plan a few minutes prevents a lot of people from talking themselves down.