r/nextfuckinglevel Aug 13 '21

Firefighter snatches suicide jumper out of mid air

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u/Severe-Magician4036 Aug 13 '21

People saved from suicide often say they immediately regretted the choice and very rarely attempt it again. It’s a spontaneous act often driven by mental illness or desperation, it’s not generally a rational decision like physician-assisted suicide is.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/survival/

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u/GUYGIRLEVRY1 Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21

This has got to be the epitome of survivorship bias. Wtf

Edit: I was just joking. I don't care if its actually survivor ship biased.

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u/Bombkirby Aug 13 '21

The view from halfway down changes a lot of people’s minds

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u/ReDeR_TV Aug 13 '21

Not everyone is BoJack

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u/Bombkirby Aug 13 '21

It's a small enough number to be irrelevant, as harsh as it sounds. The majority regret it.

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u/ReDeR_TV Aug 13 '21

Nine out of ten people who attempt suicide and survive will not go on to die by suicide at a later date. This has been well-established in the suicidology literature. A literature review (Owens 2002) summarized 90 studies that have followed over time people who have made suicide attempts that resulted in medical care. Approximately 7% (range: 5-11%) of attempters eventually died by suicide, approximately 23% reattempted nonfatally, and 70% had no further attempts.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/means-matter/survival/

I don't know about you but those numbers don't seem "irrelevant" when talking about taking one's life.