roppongidaisuki and rajakumar make good points: it is important to keep in mind the importance of social support systems, work, hobbies, and so on to provide people at risk for killing themselves with a purpose in life. In the medical field these are collectively called protective factors (one is less…
Why the quotes around "insane" SushiSake3? Does this sort of act strike you as the sort of thing a sane person does? Kato's comment that "I decided to stage the attack to make people on the Internet aware of my presence." sounds delusional to me - and I've worked with…
The comment about males having a higher suicide rate than females was to demonstrate how absurd it is to draw a conclusion about personal strength from a statistic, which do not lie as you presume, although some people certainly use them to support their own lies.
I have worked on a psychiatric ward with US veterans. Many who say they want to kill themselves ultimately do not because they say they are good Christians. This has NOTHING to do with some half-baked idea of "personal strength" or "individuality" as jerseyboy suggests. It is about what is…
fishead at 12:01 PM JST - 25th June
roppongidaisuki and rajakumar make good points: it is important to keep in mind the importance of social support systems, work, hobbies, and so on to provide people at risk for killing themselves with a purpose in life. In the medical field these are collectively called protective factors (one is less…
Posted in Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause at 12:01 PM JST - 25th June
fishead at 12:23 AM JST - 22nd June
Why the quotes around "insane" SushiSake3? Does this sort of act strike you as the sort of thing a sane person does? Kato's comment that "I decided to stage the attack to make people on the Internet aware of my presence." sounds delusional to me - and I've worked with…
Posted in Fresh warrant served on Akihabara stabbing spree suspect at 12:23 AM JST - 22nd June
fishead at 10:54 PM JST - 21st June
The comment about males having a higher suicide rate than females was to demonstrate how absurd it is to draw a conclusion about personal strength from a statistic, which do not lie as you presume, although some people certainly use them to support their own lies.
True, us Westerners are…
Posted in Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause at 10:54 PM JST - 21st June
fishead at 12:24 PM JST - 20th June
People who insist taking on baggage that is over-sized.
Posted in What behavior by passengers on aircraft or at airport check-in counters bothers you the most? at 12:24 PM JST - 20th June
fishead at 12:23 PM JST - 20th June
I have worked on a psychiatric ward with US veterans. Many who say they want to kill themselves ultimately do not because they say they are good Christians. This has NOTHING to do with some half-baked idea of "personal strength" or "individuality" as jerseyboy suggests. It is about what is…
Posted in Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause at 12:23 PM JST - 20th June