Reply #20: i knew who child who tried to commit suicide by hanging, age 8, in the 70s

[pitohui]

there's a sex-linked issue here, sometimes, this child i am almost certain was being raped by her foster father but in those days we children, and not even my parents, could get the authorities interested in looking into it

also some "suicides" by rope are accidents, not suicides, even in my day some of us played this dangerous game and choking has been widely popularized in recent years by the media -- it might almost seem a safe alternative high to drugs, although really, drugs may be safer for those who don't have a predilection to become addicted

there's a paradox here, by educating about the dangers, some (as i did) who were naturally drawn to this activity will abandon it out of caution and leave it to the realm of fantasy, however, some others who would not have thought of the game on their own will now experiment

not an easy problem to solve