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I will never understand why people do things like this. You want to end your life? Cool. Why do you feel this need to traumatize and/or murder others in the process?
Also really, really wish we as a species took mental health more seriously.
I understand.
I imagine it’s more like an intrusive thought when he was vulnerable. He was likely having a bad time, feeling desperate and suicidal with no help. Then the thought came that he could just open the door, so he did. No planning, no consideration, no real thought once triggered. Other people just weren’t relevant
Arguably if you have the wherewithal to consider other people, there’s at least a sliver of something to live for
If someone's so traumatised as to end their life this way, they're probably not very concerned about the consequences. Not excusing this, it's still terrible, just trying to explain it for myself.
Maybe the idea was that he could end his life, without risking crashing the plane? Why he chose this method specifically will, unfortunately, never be answered.
Yup, no way to know. Maybe he had a psychotic break in that moment and didn't ever expect to do it. I just have a concentrated hatred for people who do these things and take innocent people with them.
I have past attempts and I agree, it's the most selfish thing you can do. Get help people, it can get better.
And furthermore, this makes the other person a suspect in your death. Just a super shitty way to do it all around.
A lot of people include "I don't give a shit about anyone else" in their "I don't give a shit [about myself]" suicidal thoughts.
- Ex-cop, dealt with lots of suicide-by-cop attempts and investigated a lot of suicides
When you get into that head space, you don't care about anything at all. The worst postpartum depression I had even made me stop caring about my kids. Then you dissociate and there's very little of what makes you, you, left. When I think back on it it's like I was trapped in my mind and someone else took over.
This sounds truly horrible.
You appear to be better, I hope that's the case and that it's there to stay.
Maybe that was the plan, for some reason... Hatred against their family or something?
If you think that's even a glimmer of a concern in the mind of a suicidal person, I urge you to think further about it. If anything, this man knew he wasn't condemning the student as well.