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Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787. Socrates concluded that “a man, who is one of the god’s possessions, should not kill himself ‘until the god sends some compulsion upon him, as he sends compulsion on us at present'”. [6] He thus saw one who died by suicide as condemnable, even though he did so himself.
1994 – Sarah Kofman committed suicide on Nietzsche’s birthday. 1994 – Guy Debord committed suicide by shooting himself after a painful struggle with polyneuritis. 1995 – Gilles Deleuze committed suicide by jumping out of his fourth-story apartment window. 1998 – Dimitris Liantinis committed suicide on the mountains of Taygetos.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a disorder defined by stress caused by traumatic events. [81] [82] Cultural differences and differences in warfare likely resulted in PTSD being less prominent in ancient militaries. Soldiers fought in close formations, with less brutal weaponry that what is used in the modern day, in shorter campaigns.
Socrates about to take the poison cup (detail from The Death of Socrates) Suicidology is the scientific study of suicidal behaviour, the causes of suicidalness and suicide prevention. [1] Every year, about one million people die by suicide, which is a mortality rate of sixteen per 100,000 or one death every forty seconds. [2]
Forced suicide is a method of execution where the victim is coerced into committing suicide to avoid facing an alternative option they perceive as much worse, such as being tortured to death, suffering public humiliation, or having friends or family members imprisoned, tortured or killed.
If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) any time day or night.
The Green Beret who died by suicide moments before a Tesla Cybertruck exploded on New Year's Day in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was suffering from post-traumatic stress ...
The following notable people died by suicide.This includes suicides effected under duress and excludes deaths by accident or misadventure. People who may or may not have died by their own hand, or whose intention to die is disputed, but who are widely believed to have deliberately killed themselves, may be listed.