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The Role of Meaning in Suicide
As a young doctor I spent four years in Austria's largest state hospital where I was in charge of the pavilion. Most of them had been admitted after a suicide attempt. Patients have repeatedly told me how happy they were that the suicide attempt had not been successful. Even if things only take such a good turn in one of a thousand cases, my explanation continues: you can guarantee that in your case it will not happen sooner or later.