A broad misunderstanding about suicide in our society is that it’s a rational/well considered choice. I think talking about deaths of despair, it adds to this idea that suicide “makes sense” for the people who are dying by it. In reality most suicides are about a temporary spiraling and considered for about 15 min to hour before taking action. They’re more about the environment than anything in terms of the outcome (survival versus death). The key determinant is whether you have a gun handy during your momentary crisis or not.
America’s drug and health care system is deregulated? Tell that to the chronic pain patients who can’t find a pain management practice or get any medication due to CDC “guidelines,” and state medical boards that can ruin a physician for prescribing “too much.”
A broad misunderstanding about suicide in our society is that it’s a rational/well considered choice. I think talking about deaths of despair, it adds to this idea that suicide “makes sense” for the people who are dying by it. In reality most suicides are about a temporary spiraling and considered for about 15 min to hour before taking action. They’re more about the environment than anything in terms of the outcome (survival versus death). The key determinant is whether you have a gun handy during your momentary crisis or not.
America’s drug and health care system is deregulated? Tell that to the chronic pain patients who can’t find a pain management practice or get any medication due to CDC “guidelines,” and state medical boards that can ruin a physician for prescribing “too much.”