Parts of Study
There are many points of study within suicidology. Suicidology studies not only successful suicide and attempted suicide but also partial self-destruction, suicidal ideation, parasuicide, and self-destructive behaviors and attitudes. Suicidal ideation is when someone is having thoughts and/ or showing gestures of suicide. For example, it could be as simple as someone saying that "life is not worth living any more" or it can be extreme as "I'm going to kill myself by jumping off a bridge." Parasuicide is when someone causes deliberate harm to themselves. For example, if someone were to take an overdose of medicine and live. Self-destructive behaviors are anything that cause harm to oneself. This can be intentional or unintentional. Some examples are alcoholism, risky sports, some sexual disorders, and eating disorders. By way of a suicide note the person who is committing suicide has the last word. It is also a way for the person to explain, bring closure (or not), to give guilt, to dictate wishes, to control, to forgive or to blame. Here is a list of the parts that might go into a suicide note.
| Possible attributes of a suicide note |
|---|
| A need to control and direct |
| A plea for forgiveness |
| An absolution |
| Ambivalence and uncertainty |
| Poignant despair |
| Remorse and regret |
| Being a savior/being saved |
| Altruism |
| Lack of pleasure |
| Self-criticism |
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