@Paradigmian suicide is not driven by depression
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@Paradigmian lots of weird lines of evidence on this, but depression may be an adaptive response to suicidality since it's paralyzing1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@Paradigmian more depression among women/the young, more suicide in men/the old3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Could still be causal factor with impulsivity/agency as another big factor that counters the paralysis.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Paradigmian
@Paradigmian I was recently surprised by how low the conscientiousness/suicide (completed/attempt) connection ispic.twitter.com/VeJXw2gSUh
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@Paradigmian common perception is suicide is impulsive, actually it's hard and involves a lot of planning2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Is it hard to OD on sleeping pills?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Paradigmian
@Paradigmian it's very hard to get ones that will kill you, and hard not to vomit them if you manage it, maybe hard not to get discovered1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Paradigmian anyone could kill themselves with a sharp object at any time if death was the only objective.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @robvfour
@robvfour@Paradigmian yes, having body envelope violation horror, fear of heights, pain aversion etc. make the drug prohibition effective1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@robvfour @Paradigmian but people are not anatomists, even gunshot to the head is only 70-80% effective, trauma much less
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Paradigmian I'd have thought a kitchen knife through the rib cage would do the trick.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 2 more replies
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