Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 4/2/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!drutx!plw From: plw@drutx.UUCP (KerrPL) Newsgroups: net.suicide Subject: Foster the energy? Message-ID: <1714@drutx.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 17:58:28 EST Article-I.D.: drutx.1714 Posted: Mon Jan 7 17:58:28 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 05:36:41 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 13 >I recall reading (no references, sorry) that people in severe depressive >states rarely commit suicide because they can't foster the energy to >even think of this way out. The most dangerous time for depressives is >when they begin to recover. They're still miserable, but they can see >an out and a lot of them take it. Different reading (no reference either, sorry) that when a person has been confirmed suicidal, to watch out for the "appear to be calm" days. That could be the day of their actions being carried out. They have no problems because the end of the day will be their wish, death. Patti Kerr AT&T ISL