The forever decision: a qualitative study among survivors of a suicide attempt

Experience of pre-suicidal suffering: insights from suicide attempt survivors

“…This aligns with theoretical models which suggest that during the motivational phase, individuals experience feelings of defeat and entrapment (R. C. O’Connor & Kirtley, 2018 ). Additionally, motifs of a desire to communicate pain or enact revenge have been identified in other studies (Heesen et al, 2024 ; Orri et al, 2014 ). To enhance our understanding of how pre-suicidal suffering motivates the suicidal process, these studies suggest that the process is a search for a solution to alleviate the pain.…”