Approximately five Soldiers made some form of
suicide gesture every day within 2008.
He's a cultist, and made this tremendous
suicide gesture, which is not that far from the Heaven's Gate/Jonestown thing.
Thirty thousand other souls felt like making the same mock
suicide gesture.
In this study, the exact nature of the
suicide gestures was not documented, leaving open the question of lethality of the attempts.
He identifies a small minority as "genuinely ill psychiatric patients," and defines others as "
suicide gestures" or "serious attempts."
Prevalence of and risk factors for suicide attempts versus
suicide gestures: Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey.
Of course, we need to keep the lines of communication open with our youth so the emotional upheaval that leads to
suicide gestures can be identified and dealt with early and effectively.
(9,11) Although completed suicides have been reported, (3,4,13) most of the extant literature describes adults who made
suicide gestures and unsuccessful suicide attempts by medication overdose, (2,3) self-immolation, (1) ingesting toxic substances, (2,8,10) jumping from high places, (15) hanging, (6) running in front of a motor vehicle, (7) and cutting or stabbing.
Several mentioned that notes regarding
suicide gestures or major behavioral or disciplinary issues would be kept for a longer period.
Some facility directors labeled all such acts as "
suicide gestures," which do not require an investigation and a report, rather than "serious suicide attempts," which do.
Thirty individuals made
suicide gestures by jumping out of cars into traffic.
There is also this myth that people who make
suicide gestures or attempts are not really suicidal--that if they really were suicidal, they would just do it.