One of my EMT trainers, after we had a run of suicides in our area right before I took my renewal (I don't know if someone was trying to send me a message) told us that the presence of an audience often led to a more determined attempt by the actor. The theory was that the presence of friends reduced the likelihood of backing off from the threat because the suicide didn't want to be seen as chickening out.seamusTX wrote:I don't want to get too far into the psychological aspects of suicide, but it often has a component of revenge and spite against the survivors. It is not simply a "final exit."
Someone who just wants to shuffle off this mortal coil can go swimming off East Jetty in Galveston or the Texas City Dike. It's hard enough to come back from either of those places if the swimmer really wants to live. I've lost track of the number of drownings this year.
- Jim
Sounded reasonable to me at the time, but I don't know if things have changed, my EMT expired in 1987.