Nicki. I am just responding to a post. I am debating your thoughts. Along with excerpts from previous posts to back said debate. Also, I am not questioning the amount of pain you have personally felt. This is for you alone to know, evaluate, and deal with.
I'm arguing the point that you cannot possibly know you have been in as much pain as someone who has committed, or perhaps contemplated, the idea of suicide (and you have posted the same). Why? Because, as you've mentioned before, you cannot compare yours to another's, you cannot measure it and you cannot know if it is equal.
I agree with you that those who commit suicide are not thinking clearly and most likely have numerous cognitive- as well as emotional, developmental, social... the list goes on- issues to deal with. Certainly, someone who is thinking clearly would not want to harm themselves- or anyone else for that matter! But sadly, people do. Both. Every single day.
I don't understand your lack of compassion and understanding on this subject. Especially for someone who is studying psychology and says they have experienced SA. Surely you realize that people are psychologically different. In fact, you've said as much! A person who commits suicide or has persistent thoughts of suicide is quite obviously NOT in the right frame of mind! Why would you condemn them for this? Why would you turn a cold shoulder to someone who is so obviously in need of a warm embrace?
You know, you can't take suicide back! It's permanent! You can't say "Oops! My bad! I didn't really mean that!" This says something, doesn't it?!! It shows you that people are Serious! They are Done dealing w/life! How absolutely, incredibly, interminably SAD that is! My heart breaks for these people!
As far as the "hypothesis" is concerned though, I would have to think about it a little more. But, it isn't what you posted. There is more to it than simply saying someone in severe pain will end their own life. Heck, take a pow for example. Some pow's have suffered through years of pain and fought daily to stay alive only to finally return home safely and, tragically, end their own life...