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Suicide, Secrecy, and ChatGPT

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August 26, 2025
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Decades ago, when I was 25, I wrote in a suicide note to my parents: Never, ever, ever blame yourselves or question if there was something you could have said, could have done, could have noticed. There wasn’t. It’s all me. I…
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Why Do More Men than Women Die by Suicide?

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September 30, 2024
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Almost 80 percent of suicides are completed by men. 80%. And suicide is the second-leading cause of death in men under forty-five years old. Three of these men who died by suicide are my relatives: my father when I was a college…
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No, Suicide Isn’t Always Preventable

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September 23, 2024
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It’s a popular message: Suicide is preventable. You can find it on thousands upon thousands of websites. “The good news is that suicide is preventable.” (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) “Suicide is preventable: Here’s how to stop it.” (CNN). “Today,…
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