THEO 1089 Lecture 29: (14.1) Mon Apr 23
25 Apr 2018
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Debunk the myth of the unstoppability of suicide and the myth of suicide as a mere plea for attention. Myth: even if you prevent the person from, let"s say, jumping off of a bridge, they will just kill themselves a different way. Thus, once they have the intention to die by suicide, there is really no stopping them. If people want to die by suicide, we can"t stop them . Suicidal people want to die and want to live, so interventions can tip the balance back toward life. Suicide barriers on bridges are highly effective people won"t go elsewhere/do otherwise. 1978 study showed that 95% of the people restrained from suicide on the. Golden gate bridge either did not attempt suicide again or died by natural causes. Aesthetics and money but really, ignorance and prejudice. Suicidal people go through phases of talking about suicide to others. It is a way of gauging people"s reactions.
