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oyster  ·  2729 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Guns and Suicide in the United States

I like the part you quoted because many many people misunderstand how people go from not wanting to die to committing suicide. My friend explained it as something just switching in her brain so "less than 5 minutes" is generous in her case. It took a split second to go from not really suicidal to attempting suicide The veteran who tells his depressed, alcoholic neighbour with guns in his house that if he sees him drinking again he'll have them taken away understands suicide. It's understanding that lead him to say that and mean it. So if understanding is what gets people to take the issue seriously then what you point out is very important.