• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    I’ve heard the claims that women generally opt for less effective methods because they’re more likely to want to leave an opportunity to back out, or try to avoid leaving a messy corpse. I have not data here, these are simply claims I’ve heard.

    • AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I’ve heard the latter, as in even in death women are thinking about others.

      Anecdotally, I’ve heard that almost universally. Every woman or girl I know who has chosen not to commit suicide, someone having to find their corpse factored highly in their reasons.

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        7 months ago

        Someone being there to find them in the first place might be a factor in all this.

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          7 months ago

          When you commit suicide your corpse doesn’t just disappear after a few days. Somebody has to find it sooner or later, whether that’s the paramedics/police or someone else. And yes, seeing someone’s corpse after they committed suicide is very traumatic, even to emergency responders