Do we overthink too much?

[SweetSpot086]

I am reporting a very recent event, a girl in my university jumped from a three story building, it wasn't high enough to cause death on impact it was poorly researched or thought about. Mostly impulsive. The CCTV footage shows she didn't even hesitate for a second. She suffered immensely and unfortunately survived ( the extent of injuries is unknown at this point, but looks very poor )

What makes these people not think rationally? Or, do we overthink too much, clearly what she did was stupid, but I wish I had this impulsivity + a well researched method and fully intact rationality when I attempt.

Maybe, when you are impulsive you can't be rational at the same time.

Even under perfect circumstances no one can be sure of the of the outcome 100%...what percentage or likelihood probability is acceptable to go ahead even with the uncertainty,

 

[Natty]

You know the phenomenon where people "attempt suicide" in a manner that is designed to fail in order to get attention from people in their lives?

Well, this website pushes those same buttons for a lot of people.

Most people here don't want to die, they just want attention to be drawn to their perceived suffering.

 

[Seeking_Peace]

Movies,tv. People think death is that simple. Impulsiveness beats SI. And too much pre-planning allows SI to interfere.

 

[September5th]

We LIVE in a state of misery. We're not going through something. I've been through tough moments between periods of happiness. This is not that. I LIVE to suffer right now.
I'm not planning on impulse. I'm sincerely tired of living. That's why I found this place and all

 

[GetMeOut]

I don't believe you can overthink it, at least in one sense. You need to be in a special place to truly consider doing yourself, and there is no going back once you're dead. Ensuring you're making the right decision seems pretty sensible, at least to me.

For me, the decision has become, if not easy, at least free of doubt, and I'm happy with my chosen method, which is currently awaiting delivery from Amazon!

 

[odradek]

If by we you mean users here, then I would say it's a mix of both over thinkers and the impulsive.

As for the of lack rationality of this girl and people similar, highly emotional states can cause people to do anything. Sometimes it's jumping off a three storey building, other times it's a mother lifting a car after it was about to roll on her baby. The world is so crazy.

Yes, yes we do overthink to much, now that I think about it...

 

[Forever Sleep]

Most people here don't want to die, they just want attention to be drawn to their perceived suffering

Think a lot of people here DO want to die- seeing it as the best solution to their 'perceived' suffering. I expect most people would have liked life to work out differently and if it could 'magically' all turn around- yeah- sure- who wouldn't take that option? Think most of us don't enjoy that optimism though and death can seem like the best solution.

Think it's more that we want to die but we don't necessarily want to have to commit suicide because of the risks of failing/pain/possible retribution in an afterlife (if you believe in that kind of thing).

Regarding the impulsive/contemplative approach- that is a kind of mystery to me. Someone I know tried to overdose on over the counter meds- which seemed like an unreliable method to me but they said they were in such a desperate state, they weren't thinking clearly.

I agree that impulsivity must help getting over the survival instinct but I can't imagine even attempting a method that had a high probability of failing.

 

[FuneralCry]

I feel like with planning ctb, to me it is not a bad thing to overthink as methods can go wrong and it is better to have less risk of the method failing. It is very difficult to leave this world after all. I think that many people, like the example you mentioned, were completely desperate to leave and just wanted to escape and had clearly not done that much research on ctb, as I do not think that a three story building would be high enough to successfully ctb.

I do think that with ctb often people can be impulsive and rational at the same time. Someone can be certain about their decision to ctb and have a method that is believed to work, yet decide to ctb on an impulse when the pain of living gets to be unbearable. If someone tries to stick to a set date then the SI can get in the way.