Thanks! I share this concern to some extent. Anecdotally I’ve heard of a whole lot of stories of people who attempted or came near attempting to take their life and then are glad they didn’t later on. I think the opposite happens a lot too but doesn’t get shared as much because of the stigma around suicide. “Local suicidal man says he’d attempt again” just doesn’t make for a great news story.
This also rests on an assumption (that I haven’t decided that I agree with) that it’s worse for people to potentially miss out on a future possibility of a good life than it is for them to certainly suffer with whatever is so bad they think it makes life not worth living, if that makes sense. It feels somewhat paternalistic to me, but I can see the merits of it also.
Thanks! I share this concern to some extent. Anecdotally I’ve heard of a whole lot of stories of people who attempted or came near attempting to take their life and then are glad they didn’t later on. I think the opposite happens a lot too but doesn’t get shared as much because of the stigma around suicide. “Local suicidal man says he’d attempt again” just doesn’t make for a great news story.
This also rests on an assumption (that I haven’t decided that I agree with) that it’s worse for people to potentially miss out on a future possibility of a good life than it is for them to certainly suffer with whatever is so bad they think it makes life not worth living, if that makes sense. It feels somewhat paternalistic to me, but I can see the merits of it also.