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“ Self-destructive behaviors do not exist because there is a force within us that tries to hasten our return to an inorganic state, they exist because they provide short-term relief from pain that threatens to become intolerable. ”

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The depressed and the suicidal are often lonely and inhibited. Discussions of inhibition in this context usually emphasize fear of rejection.

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If someone suffers enough pain and abuse, his volitional capacities will diminish to nothing.

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To be subjected to pain that threatens to exceed coping resources is not something that people choose.

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Suicide is not chosen, it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain.

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