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In reply to the discussion: Ryan Freel Commits Suicide: REPORTS [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)9. There is a difference between
'shit my team lost the world series'
and clinical depression/thoughts of suicide.
I would be worried if EVERYONE considered suicide at some point. It would suggest that our society is fantastically unhealthy to a degree that, even given how fucked up things are right now, would be absolutely mind-boggling.
(IIRC, in people aged 18-25, the highest risk group, the number of people who have had serious thoughts of suicide numbers slightly under 10%)
Edit: The world series quip was not targeted at the man who committed suicide in the OP. Substitute 'superbowl' or whatever. Unfortunate coincidence, or the fact that he was a baseball player slightly biased my train of thought to one particular sport.
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Do not trivialize the reasons that flit across your mind. Depression to the point of suicide
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#24
It is, to the best of my knowledge, not a clinically accurate statement.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2012
#10
..and it breaks down over gender...don't have the actual statistics, but women generally
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#25
With a gun in the house you are 7 times more likely to be a gunshot victim
rightsideout
Dec 2012
#15
Anyone who has lived through a friend or family member with serious mental problems, agrees
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#29
Didn't say it was. But having a gun in the house makes suicide over 5 times more likely.
SunSeeker
Dec 2012
#31
Sorry to hear that. I am guessing that he did it in a way that the process could not be reversed
grantcart
Dec 2012
#41
But wouldn't he have tried something else like jumping off a bridge or crashing his car?
alp227
Dec 2012
#27
Bridge jumpers or car crashers are not certain of death, at least instant death.
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#30
Having a gun in the home far increases the likelihood of using it to kill yourself.
Zoeisright
Dec 2012
#32