> If so the term "last hope" is not in my opinion accurate.
What an absolutely asshole statement, which also shows an absolutely profound misunderstanding of suicide prevention and care.
Edit: Core belief of suicide ideation is that hope is gone. This is often (but not always) a perception. There may always be more things to try - but that's irrelevant to the person that is dead because they could not see another way.
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Ah, then I'll fix my statement!
> If so the term "last hope" is not in my opinion accurate.
What an absolutely asshole statement, which also shows an absolutely profound misunderstanding of suicide prevention and care.
Edit: Core belief of suicide ideation is that hope is gone. This is often (but not always) a perception. There may always be more things to try - but that's irrelevant to the person that is dead because they could not see another way.