Posted by Miller on April 2, 2003, at 20:49:59
In reply to re:suicde and why not to do it--my thinking...., posted by lostsailor on April 2, 2003, at 20:04:23
Thank you. I read a book about three suicide survivors. The doctor had followed them for many, many years after their attempts.
There was one lady who doused herself in gas and tried to light herself on fire. She was in a car when it happened. She lived. Horrifying.
The other guy tried to shoot himself and the gun had a hair trigger. The gun went off before it was positioned. The man lived. It destroyed his face. Heartbreaking.
The third and final lady jumped off of a bridge. She broke almost every bone in her body. She did it right outside of an office building with thousands of windows. She lived. Dreadful.
Sometimes it is better to think of the worst that could happen if you fail. Those three people made me think long and hard.
-Miller
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