> I wonder what causes this high a suicide rate among men 75+. Loneliness? Not 75, but old enough to have my share of chronic pain that just randomly comes wit

> I wonder what causes this high a suicide rate among men 75+. Loneliness? Not 75, but old enough to have my share of chronic pain that just randomly comes with aging. Based on my subjective experience to date and extrapolating forward a bit, it's not hard for me to imagine a 75 year old being in enough pain to where that would be a major factor. Also, I'd guess that cognitive decline is a factor. Speaking for myself, while my body doesn't work as well as it used to in some ways, my mind (so far as I can tell) still does. And the idea of starting to lose my mental faculties fucking terrifies me. And while I currently have zero plans to commit suicide now, or ever, I can take a step back and look at things and say that if/when the day comes that I feel like I'm starting to fade mentally, that might push me to the place where I could consider something like that.