Suicide is the 13th leading cause of death world-wide and ranks 3rd in many countries among 10-24 year olds. An estimated 815,000 people commit suicide each year around the world representing one death every 40 seconds. Some who attempt suicide are fortunate enough to receive a second chance at life. This list includes some of the more popular suicide locations along with people that were given another chance to live. Also included in the list are the grim suicide statistics for each destination. It also should be noted that the details from each incident varies depending on the information put forward by the press and the survivors.
Location: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Estimated over 30 Suicides)
In 1995 after a failed relationship, 29 year old Connie Mercure from Brooklyn jumped over 200 feet into the Lower New York Bay. Rescuers immediately pulled her from the chilly waters. Mercure survived with a broken leg, extensive internal bleeding and hypothermia.
Location: Throgs Neck Bridge (Estimated over 40 Suicides)
In 2001 26 year old Matthew Sicoli, after a fight with his girlfriend and job woes walked on the pedestrian lane toward the center of the Throgs Neck Bridge. Authorities spotted Sicoli kneeling and then watched in horror as he hopped over a railing and disappeared. Police quickly mounted a rescue effort and saved Sicoli in less than 10 minutes. Matthew survived the 140-foot leap and suffered only bruises to his ribs, stomach and face. It is estimated he went into the East River hitting the water at 64 mph. Sicoli’s 51-year-old mother committed suicide by jumping off the Whitestone Bridge just five years earlier.
Location: Sunshine Skyway Bridge: (Over 120 Suicides)
On May of 2001, 35 year old artist and inventor Hanns Jones was despondent over business pressures. After heavy drinking and a horrible fight with his wife, Jones drove his pickup to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to end his life. Right after Jones jumped he said he knew it was a big mistake. Jones described the jump as “You just accelerate and accelerate so fast and then it stops, but when you stop you don’t feel like you hit water, you feel like you hit concrete”. The force of the impact ripped Jones’s clothes off. Despite multiple rib fractures, internal bleeding and a collapsed lung, he was able to swim to the rocks near one of the pylons. He was sitting there naked when rescuers arrived, and then spent weeks in the hospital recovering. Jones says he’s fine and happy today, and he often wonders why he survived when so many others didn’t.
Location: Jacques Cartier Bridge (Over 140 Suicides)
Did Bélizaire had an addiction to gambling which started when he was 17 years old. In 2003 at the age of 36, he had another losing night playing the video lottery terminals at the nearby Casino de Montréal. Bélizaire found himself deep in a hole and called his girlfriend on his cell phone, asked for her blessing and ended the call without telling her what he was about to do. Bélizaire then jumped off the Jacques Cartier Bridge into the St. Lawrence River. Bélizaire survived the jump and was unable to force himself to drown because his survival instincts took over. The jump cost Bélizaire the use of his legs and is now a paraplegic. Bélizaire is quoted saying “Once I was a strapping 6-foot-7 basketball and football player and now I’m a 3 foot 3 inches in a wheelchair”. Bélizaire takes every opportunity he can to tell young people his story and sound the alarm against compulsive gambling.
Location: Brooklyn Bridge (Estimated suicides are in the hundreds)
In June of 2008, a 34 year-old woman identified as “Michelle” decided to end her life by jumping off the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge. After her 10 story leap into the East River several witnesses called 911 and the woman was quickly plucked from the chilly waters. Paramedics were amazed that she came out of it with no broken bones and hardly a scratch. She was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where she was admitted for having water in her lungs.
Location: Humber Bridge (Over 200 Suicides)
28 year old Angela Schuman was going through a custody battle with her ex- husband over their daughter. She wrote several letters, including one saying:” I can be with my daughter all the time. I can be free and far away where no Julio (her husband) of this world can reach us and separate us. And I can be with my daughter on her birthday.” In the fall of 2005 Angela jumped off Humber Bridge (3 days prior to her daughters 2nd birthday) holding on to her daughter all the way down. The little girl was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary where she was found to be hypothermic, but five days later was able to go home. Angela Schumann spent almost two months in hospital for treatment to lower body fractures. In the hospital, Schumann was found to have faded writing on her stomach saying: “Cause of death Julio”. The mother and daughter are two of only five to have ever survived a fall from Humber Bridge.
Location: Aurora Bridge (Over 220 Suicides)
John Dittmann felt suicidal, blaming it on a daily regiment of taking tranquilizers to treat mental illness and drinking alcohol to offset the pills. Dittmann often would stare at the Aurora Bridge from his Wallingford halfway house and in 1979 at the age of 22 he decided to end his life with a leap off the bridge. After jumping Dittmann had a change of heart and decided he didn’t want to die. He then frantically threw his arms back and fought to keep his body from pitching forward and tried to keep his feet extended as he plunged 174 feet. He hit Lake Union at 70 mph with a crack and struggled to swim meekly to shore. Dittmann fractured his back and injured his lungs, but survived. The Seattle man is one of about 30 people who have survived a leap from the landmark bridge.
Location: Clifton Bridge (Over 500 Suicides)
This miraculous escape from death happened over 120 years ago. 22 year old Sarah Henley received a letter from her fiancé breaking up their engagement. In a state of despair she rushed to end her life by the jumping off the Clifton Suspension Bridge. That particular morning there was a slight wind blowing and Sarah’s skirt was inflated (acting like a parachute) and considerably slowed down her decent. The wind also prevented her falling straight into the water. Sarah lived a full life and died in 1948. Her incredible luck gave her an extra 62 years of life. Sarah Henley’s jump has become legend and is recorded in the official history of the Suspension Bridge.
Location: Beachy Head (Over 500 Suicides known)
In June of 1995, 15 year old Martin Hinchcliffe had a fight with his girlfriend’s parents. After writing a note to his mother saying he would kill himself he walked to Sugar Lump cliff on Beachy Head and jumped. 35 feet into his fall he was caught by some extending rocks and was completely hidden from view in a deep crevasse. After spending 72 hours holding on to the cliffs, his cries were finally heard by a man walking on the beach below. Coastguard, police and firefighters went to the scene and were able to rescue Hinchcliffe who suffered a broken leg and cracked several ribs. Hinchcliffe said he sucked on rocks during the 72 hours to avoid dehydration.
Location: Golden Gate Bridge (Over 1500 Suicides)
At the age of 19 Kevin Hines battle with bipolar disorder became so intense that he finally decided to end his life. In the year 2000 he attended his first class at school, and then took a bus to the Golden Gate Bridge, crying all the way. Hines picked his spot and stood there for 40 minutes. No one approached him to ask what was wrong and when a tourist came up and asked whether he could take her photo, Hines thought that was clear proof that no one cared. He took the picture, and then jumped. Instantly he realized he had made a mistake and thought to himself “God save me”. As he was falling Hines came up with a plan to save his life, and threw his head back and tried to hit feet first. Hines was hurtled 40 feet underwater but miraculously survived. Hines endured arduous physical rehabilitation after his near-death experience, but said dealing with his bipolar disorder had been far more difficult. He now lives by a strict schedule, and has found a combination of drugs and therapy that allows him to regulate his manic highs and depressions. Currently, Hines works with several mental health groups and suicide prevention hot lines.
Contributor: Blogball
If anyone currently reading this list is having suicidal thoughts of their own, I hope these websites help.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.suicide.html
http://www.save.org/
http://www.afsp.org/
27. Kate. Well said, I agree with you.
43. Cheeshygirl: “Their family and friends have been deprived of the right to love and care for that person.”
To love and care for someone is not a right, its a privilege. You cant live your life just because other people want you to. You decide yourself if you want to continue to live or not. How can it be any other way? And who is going to stop you?
How can the survivors lives matter to you, when you are already dead? You are non existent. Its like saying that you worried a lot about how people were doing before you were born. You didnt exist then!
44. FifthSonata: “Being suicidal is a mental illness”.
Some people who commit suicide are mentally ill, but that doesnt make the act a mental illness. People can have a perfectly sane reason for ending their lives, for example non curable painful diseases. Or simply refusing to suffer because their body and mental capacity break down of old age.
For me this issue is simple. Im going to keep having a good life for as long as I can. Im gonna fight hard to reach my goals. But when life gets way too rough, Im gonna end it. I prefer non existence to insufferable pain.
Now I want to know what happened to all these people after the fact.
Marv in DC(60): Because we are discussing non-terminally ill individuals. Euthanasia IS a form of suicide but comes from a very different perspective than those the list refers to. I was just trying to keep this list on track and did not mean to dismiss your opinion.
i live next to beachy head and didn’t realize it had over 500 suicides! jesus!
Im not meaning to be offensive to you people here, but if I saw someone trying to jump off a bridge, I would not try to stop them. Who am I to judge their motives? Its their own right to do what they want to do. But if they actively wanted to talk to me, then for sure I would talk and try to help them.
You missed the Viaduct in Toronto, Canada. That bridge had a ton of suicides. At one point it was ranked second only to the Golden Gate Bridge, with 400 suicides. Anyways, here’s the article on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Viaduct#Suicide
They built a barrier a couple of years ago and apparently no one has jumped since then. So I guess that’s why this doesn’t make the list. :/ But it has a pretty suicidal history.
Marv in DC – just to clarify a little – euthanasia is virtually guaranteed success, most often with assistance. Much different, as Cheeshygirl points out, than the nature of this particular list’s core focus.
Or maybe no one was ever “lucky” enough to survive a jump… Oh well, it is still a well known suicide bridge.
B-on(62): I am not going to argue semantics with you. You knew what I meant. It IS up to an individual to decide if they want to live or die. That does not make it any less selfish or cowardly.
“How can the survivors lives matter to you, when you are already dead? You are non existent. Its like saying that you worried a lot about how people were doing before you were born. You didnt exist then!”
This is just ridiculous. The decision to end your life is not made after you die. It is made with the knowledge that you will be hurting the ones who love you, often with the intent to do so, before the act is ever initiated.
And again, I am speaking about the topic of suicide as it pertains to the list, not euthanasia. I do not consider it a selfish or cowardly act when a person is suffering from a painful, terminal illness but that is not the topic at hand.
I tried suicide twice.
Once at 15, but the rope snapped and I took it as a sign.
The other time at 16, like in no.1 on this list, I sat on the railings, crying for 25minutes and noone stopped or anything, I wasnt looking for attention, but it kinda just assured me of what I was doing.
The only reason I got down was because my dog found me. Very strange, but he then kept barking and whining, so I hugged him for about 2hours!!
DiscHuker (commment 23) yes in some cases suicide is selfish, people can act on a whim, can act in spite of others, but not always.
Id say overall, suicide is not selfish, and its insensitive to say that it ultimately is.
I suffer from depression, was *****ually abused as a child etc etc I dont think that what happened to me as a young child is any excuse not to get on with my life, but there are other things I am trying to deal with, that others dont understand and may not see, attempting suicide is not selfish when youve been experiencing crap for most of your life.
Cheeshygirl
I also wasn’t trying to offend or nitpick about this subject. For the record I do recognize the huge difference between euthenasia and suicide brought on by mental illness or depression. I absolutely think the latter should be prevented and treated if at all possible.
always tell them to do a flip
I live in kingston upon hull (location of number 6) and I remember that happening and thought it was pretty mean to kill yourself and your daughter when she had done nothing wrong. If anything she should be killing him.
And I also was unaware that the Humber bridge had had 200 suicides!
I just think that the subject of suicide is viewed in so many different ways by so many different cultures, that it is hard to view the topic without certain prejudices coming into play regardless of ones feelings about it.
There were and are cultures that beleive that suicide is an honorable action to be taken. (I am not saying I agree with this) Many times I think this view follows more of a euthanasia aspect. Meaning that the individual is not mentally ill and therefore irrational in making the decision. I think in these cultures it is a rational decision to not have to face the alternative. (such as losing face or ones honor.)
I think in a more western culture this not the case. In a more western culture it is more often viewed as an irrational act that is brought on by mental illness and therefore should be something that can be prevented.
typing this made me wonder about something. I was wondering whether a cultures views on suicide correspond to the perception of the individual in that culture. In cultures where the individual is viewed as secondary to the society, is suicide considered more acceptable? Whereas in a society where the individual is considered as the most important, is suicide looked at as a preventable treateble act? I’m not trying to anger anyone with this, just spitballing.
B-on:
“Im not meaning to be offensive to you people here, but if I saw someone trying to jump off a bridge, I would not try to stop them. Who am I to judge their motives? ”
Hmm, well, I hope you apply that logic to your entire life. If for example if someone threatens to shoot you, be sure not to stop them, you shouldn’t judge their motives. Or if they are planning on breaking into your house or apartment and steal your belongings, honestly, who are you to judge their motives? How dare you ask someone else to live responsibly and/or be responsible for their actions?
Honestly, this is probably the most ignorant reason for not helping someone. I don’t mean “dumb,” I mean simply ignorant as in uneducated. You are assuming the person is in a cogent state of mind and/or is planning on following through. Many suicide attempts are just that – attempts. They are desperate for someone to notice them, reach out, help. And honestly, if you were to just talk to someone planning on jumping off a bridge, what’s the worst that could happen? I mean, other than interrupting your own precious existence for a few moments, what is the worst that could happen? They might live? Not listen to you?
Schuman shouldn’t have been so lucky.
# 66. B-on : I don’t understand that logic either. If you had someone you loved that was going to commit suicide wouldn’t you try and stop them? The person that you would ignore I’m sure has loved ones too except their loved ones are not there to stop them. Wouldn’t you be appreciative if someone took the initiative to stop one of your loved ones from killing themselves if you were not around to stop them yourself?
Suicide is unfortunately the leading cause of death among the friends I have made in life. Partly it’s because I just haven’t lived long enough to have seen more friends die from the “usual” causes such as cancer. Automotive accidents rank second among the people I have had to bury.
But far too many people I never would have thought to be suicidal have taken their own lives. I would have been glad to help any way I could, but I can’t read minds.
I’ve thought about suicide a few times over the decades, but only as sort of a mental exercise — there is no way I’m going to miss out on what come next by ending it all. Life is too much of a bizarre trip not to hang around and see what happens.
All of that said, since the list is pretty much about surviving falls into water, that’s what it should have been entirely.
Which would be pretty cool for me because I have purposefully jumped off a bridge! Not with thoughts of suicide, but with thoughts of making certain I hit the deepwater channel between bridge supports I knew was there rather than smashing into a pile of barely-submerged rocks.
It was the 14th Street bridge linking Arlington, VA and Washington, DC (famous for the Air Florida crash). A buddy and I were walking across it, on our way to go fishing on the DC side. He said something about how it would be certain death… but I had previously boated in the area, and KNEW I had clear deep water right below us. And that bridge is only a little higher than some European diving platforms I have lept from. So I said “Here, hold this” (my fishing rod) and hopped over.
All the way down my only focus was on breaking the water cleanly so that I wouldn’t break things in my body. With toes pointing straight downward, I managed an excellent vertical entry and then focused on not bottoming out. I surfaced, completely unharmed, and swam to DC.
West Potomac Park is on that bank. Lots of tourists were around, as well as locals fishing. Everyone thought it was a suicide attempt, and the park police had been called. My firend, not knowing what else to do, ran across the bridge in the direction I was swimming, wondering if and how he should try to rescue me.
I explained everything and we went fishing. Luckily it was summer; being wet was actually pleasant.
Bottom line to the forlorn: all is NOT lost, and if you change your mind on the way down, POINT YOUR TOES and enter as near totally vertical as possible.
ae51, thanks for publishing those. Someone may have need of them. That was very thoughtful of you.
I’ve heard of many people who have survived suicide attempts that should have killed them. The worst was a kid who was 15 (I think it was a suicide pact with a friend who died) that I read about in a book who blew off the lower half of his face with a shotgun. And lived. Imagine what that looked like.
On second thought, don’t.
What troubles me the most is number one. Where he stood there for 40 minutes and no one even talked to him. This reminds me of a story I heard where a man walked to the golden gate bridge to commit suicide but said that if one person smiled at him he wouldn’t jump, and no one smiled at him. This is such a horrible commentary on our culture. We have become so involved in ourselves that when other people need our help we don’t even notice them. I find this sad and depressing.
Number 13, and number 26 about someone being blown back onto/into a building by an updraft – send that to the Mythbusters!
I’m surprised not to see Niagara Falls on here.
Having grown up there, I know what most probably do not:
That there are suicides there nearly every week.
With the new casinos steps away, it’s an easy exit for those unfortunates.
#62 – B-On.
Marv in DC (#72) better elaborated my point -
“I think in a more western culture this not the case. In a more western culture it is more often viewed as an irrational act that is brought on by mental illness and therefore should be something that can be prevented.”
Suicidal acts are the result of a mental illness.
B-On, you say you wouldn’t help someone unless they stopped to ask you for help – how is a person going to know you care enough to help them if you don’t make the effort? The majority of these people are too ashamed and embarrassed to confide in another that they are struggling – instead, directing their problems inward or through another facet in their life (maybe through aggression, excessive crying, insomnia, apathy, etc.)
#81 – Mabel
In college, I learned of a former childhood friend whose father attempted suicide by shooting himself under the chin (using a shotgun)- he was unsuccessful and instead lost half of his jaw, neck, teeth, and part of his nose.
Not only is man person going to have to face his mistake every day, he’ll see it in the eyes of his children and loved ones.
If we are to take anything from this list, I hope it’s compassion and helping our fellow man – whether or not we all agree if suicide is “right” or “not,” we can see how much the acts or caring and love impact the world around us.
I’ll step off my soapbox now…
Excuse me, I meant “not only is *this* man”…
I’m suprised that this list is comprised solely of jumpers. there have been many other suicide attempts by other means as well. perhaps for another list???
87. joebecca See comment # 55
misnamed list, this is suicide JUMP survivors, not one about the guy that lived through a gunshot to the head (lobotomizing himself to the degree it cured his depression in the process), nothing about hangings, epic overdoses… just jumpers, which is actually a very rare form of suicide.
And at the first poster, asking if there are “unlucky” suicide survivors? Listen to “Blasphemous Rumors” by Depeche Mode…
suicide is like a box of chocolates,you never know what kinda landning your gonna get.
read all about skyway bridge jumpers:
http://www.jumperpool.com/
you can watch “the bridge”, a movie about suicides off the ‘golden gate’ bridge. watch it free here:
http://www.jumperpool.com/splash/ggb.htm#thebridge
very good list, these people are lucky getting a second chance, i’m glad to hear that most of them are spreading the word about suicide. everything happens for a reason, and their reason to live was to prevent others from doing such things.
there so many bodys under the west gate melbourne australia that they land on each other now..
I have suffered from major depression for most of my life. In my younger days, I attempted suicide several times. Now that I am older and wiser (and on good anti-depressants), I realize how very much I would have hurt some people if I had succeeded. I had a troubled family life, but I always ADORED my nieces and nephews. It would have been a horrible trauma in their lives if their beloved Auntie had killed herself. I also have very dear friends who would have been devestated.
Please, if you are depressed and feel there is no hope for you to have a better life, get some help. Your doctor can try different anti-depressants until you find one that works. There are suicide prevention hotlines in almost every city. If you can’t afford to pay a counsellor, try to find a church who will give you free counsel. Remember the people who would be hurting for the rest of their lives if you succeeded, because they love you. There is always SOMEONE who will care if you keep looking. Life is a precious gift, and we don’t know for sure what happens when it ends. Try giving some of your time to those less fortunate than you are, in a mental health facility, a soup kitchen, or a program for at-risk kids. This can help to give your life meaning. As long as there are good people trying to help others, there is always hope. I know, because I found my new hope that way.
IMHO i do not agree with suicide and most definately would try and stop someone attempting to end their life. anyone who would not do this is far more selfish than any suicidal person.
In saying that i do believe that every person has the right to do what they like when they like with their lives. if they decide it is all too hard then that is their decision. No one has the right to force some one to live, they can help and give guidance but to force some one to live could be cruel.
Exactly right Jay, here in Melbourne, the Westgate Bridge is very popular for “jumpers”, not to many live to tell about it, I heard of only 1 that survived the jump.
94. jay & 97. gezzanater…some stats on the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne (from Wikipedia, sourcing a Melbourne hospital study):
At least 62 cases of jumping from said bridge between 1991 and ’98, with 7 survivors. 74% of jumpers were male, average age was 33, and over 70% suffering from mental illness at the time.
Pretty sad stuff if you ask me
The one that fascinates me most is no 5. There are 4 possible combintions – both die, the mother dies, the child dies, both survive. If the child died, the mother would probably be charged with murder, which might be downgraded to manslaughter due to her own state of mind. Even if both lived, the mother could still be charged with attempted murder. As someone pointed out way back – the daughter has to live with the knowledge that her mother tried to kill her? But then all attempted murder survivors have to live with that.
BooRadley: excellently written and best wishes for your future. I have had fleeting thoughts of suicide at various times, and my nieces and nephews have always been my first thought.
As I mentioned in another thread, a man from an upstairs apartment jumped on Sunday morning. We woke up to police cars and ambulances in the car park.
Please, If anyone has any doubts about life please call a depression or suicide hotline.
Here are some numbers:
1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433)
1-800-273-TALK
(1-800-273-8255)
Interesting list, although I would add Ed Gallagher to it.
http://www.outsports.com/difference/gallagher.htm
interesting list
isnt suicide illegal though?
hmm all but one were bridges, so note to self dont try to kill your self by jumping off a bridge
lol i love how 3 of those were in NY
astraya, I remember that comment a couple of days when you mentioned someone jumping off the building where you live. It really resonated with me because I was ight in the middle of working on this list.
Excellent list Blogball!
Every time I go running on the Golden Gate bridge I see so many families/people cherishing this engineering marvel and the wonderful view from the bridge, but then suddenly this thought that one day I would pass by a depressed soul without realizing what he/she is about to do, and just like that his/her face would be imprinted on my memory forever.
I wonder whether it takes more courage to keep living on or to take your own life. I would say that the thought of taking your own life and then executing it takes almost as much courage, if not more, than to keep on living. The reason I say this is because there is a finite amount of time involved between this thought first occurring and the execution of it, and that is where you have to be really strong to carry it all the way. Or is it easier as you are left with no other option(s) (or so your brain tells you)?
I usually try to avoid running on the bridge when I am really down but at the same time I cannot stop running…from myself.
Where i come from suicide is quite rare.This is probably because of our strong culture and ofcourse religion.We have adherents of Christianity and Islam.Anyway we generally are not suicidal people.But then we have been referred to as the happiest people in the world.A word of advice suicide is never the answer,it leaves loved ones hurt and unhappy.I think it is a very selfish act.
JayArr, thanks for the support.
Cheesygirl,
You agreed with me that it is a personal right. You disagreed that it didn’t effect the lives of others – but because they couldn’t love or take care of the person anymore, which is not a right, it’s a privilege. That includes being sad, troubled, or having to “clean up” a suicide.
Seriously, though, it’s not a great thing. And I’m certainly not advocating it.
My original response probably should have included… There is a more selfish act: Wanting a troubled person, who wants to just end it all, to stay alive so you won’t have to be grieving. Besides, you can still love them when they are gone.
I couldn’t agree any more with Kate.
I think in more than one ways you can equate suicides to euthanasia in later you know for sure that there’s no way out (and you are so incapacitated that you cannot end your life yourself) whereas in former you are blinded by your singular thoughts and cannot see the way out even if it exists.
I feel suicide is more of a foolish act than a selfish one.
Yeah, I sympathize with the survivors,as I am one myself. Slit wrists.
@ knight_forked (# 109):
Have you heard of a move called ‘The Sea Insdie’? It’s a Spainish film about a man named Ramon Stempido (sp on last name might be off). He was a total quadtraplegic and avocated for the right to die his entire life. Beautiful film, but sad.
Sadly, I have attempted suicide quite a few times- overdosing on various meds. I have a diagonsis of bipolar disorder but the depression has been a battle since I was 12- the age I was the first time I attempted suicide. I’m 25 now and I don’t understand what my deal was then ’cause life is a HELL of a deal now!! I’m very lucky that because of the multiple overdoses I have taken through the years since then I don’t have any ‘damage’. I don’t have digestive problems yet- but they could be an issue at sometime and no major nervous system problems yet either. All my overdoses were on meds that were suppose to be treating my depression. Only once in high school I had to have my stomach pumped because my body couldn’t handle the attempt. My dad watched me come so close to dying- and seeing the doctors run to me while I heard the heart/oxygen machines beep louder and me just wanting to go to sleep- gives me something to think about to this day. All my other attempts I would take a bunch of pills, go to sleep, and wake up incredibly sick and cry that I woke up. It is an awful feeling to attempt suicide and not succeed if that is suppose to be the desired outcome. Another failure.
I’ve learned better ways to deal with my emotions. I’ve been writing jounals since I was 12. While in a treatment facility at 12(I’ve also been to them a few times)- my doctor thought it would be a good outlet and something I try to think about when I’m upset and in the ‘heat of the moment’. I keep photos up of my family in my house so I can see why I don’t really want to hurt myself and them deep down inside.
Someone important once told me:”Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”, and to also remember “This too shall pass”. Repeating the Serenity prayer and adding ‘just for today’ at the end is better then trying to count seconds for those deep breaths.
goof_ball(102) While attempting suicide is not punishable by law in the US, committing suicide is a capital offense…
65. carl
I once visited Eastbourne for a schol trip and I can assure you that it is pretty obvious that Beachy Head is a suicide hotspot. As far as I recall they had a prominent telephone box at the top with a sign saying ‘suicide is not the answer’ or something similar and apparently the phone had a direct link to the Samaritans. Not to measure the many signs or boards, scattered at the top of the cliff urging people not to commit suicide. Since we were there to have a look at the amazing views, it was quite surreal to be surrounded by such darkness. :s
Number 8 and 3 would be the scariest bridge for me to jump off, just based off the height alone. I’m terribly afraid of heights , so those people that had the courage to jump must have had some serious problems. Funny thing though, is that when i am up high and looking over an edge , i feel something pulling me down. Does anyone else experience that?
cymplyirziztbl @114: “i feel something pulling me down. Does anyone else experience that?”
Yes I feel that too…it has something to do with what Galileo called Gravity
Sometimes I eat sticks of butter.
On our honeymoon in 1979 we visited San Francisco and took a walk on the GG bridge. Looking down in the water right below us we saw the Coast Guard using giant hooks to pull the body of a jumper from the water where it was being bashed into rocks.
Also, I have a bipolar daughter who has attempted suicide many times. When she hears of someone who has actually done it, she is happy for them.
Do you think that during the great depression all of those jumpers were “mentally ill”? No. Sometimes people have a reason that follows cohesive thought. Thinking about living in poverty for the rest of your days sounds as bad as some as a terminal illness. Or even working for the lousy corporation forever because you’re up to your neck in debt.
I foresee a lot more jumpers soon.
The pope(119) I heard about the rabbit population explosion too…