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"Suicide is really easy if you actually want to die." It's also really easy to screw it up, and many people do, some even after many attempts. Not everybody i
by pmoriarty 5y ago
"Suicide is really easy if you actually want to die."
It's also really easy to screw it up, and many people do, some even after many attempts.
Not everybody is super diligent in researching the most effective methods, and some people may be genuine in their desire to die but are impulsive about it so may not choose the most effective method in their desperation to kill themselves now.
I'm not sure if we as outsiders are in any position to judge the sincerity of another's wish to die.
- garbagetime 5y ago> I'm not sure if we as outsiders are in any position to judge the sincerity of another's wish to die. In individual cases, you may be right. But I think it's best to try to find the truth when talking about something so impactful as suicide as a general phenomenon. And I am of course not denying that genuine attempts at suicide can fail. But that seems unlikely to be the key to understanding the massive gender disparities at hand here.
- 6yyyyyy 5y agoOne of the bizarre things is that some people, when they commit suicide, are concerned about leaving a messy corpse. They don't want to use a gun, or a knife, because it would leave such a mess. So instead, they chug a bottle of pills, immediately call 911 when they realize they don't want to die, and get their stomach pumped. Unsatisfied with good suicide attempts going to waste, 4chan has found a method that's cheap, widely available, effective even with medical attention, and leaves the body completely unmarked.