Of all the ways to commit suicide, I've never understood jumping. Not that I understand suicide at all, but it seems to me that if one is going to do it, quick and painless would be the way to go. Drawn out for agonizing seconds and filled with fear and regret seems masochistic.
well, if you don't want to wimp out--there's no changing your mind....
Speaking of changing your mind....
Last year, a high-schooler in my older boy's grade committed suicide. As the news got out, it was revealed that he tried to asphyxiate himself by starting the car with the garage door closed. Thing is, when they found him, he was on the garage floor by the stairs into the house, the car was running, and the car door was open. It appeared that he had second thoughts, and tried to make his way into the house, collapsed, and finished what he started.
So sad. His mother is tormented with the thought that in his final moments, her son chose to live, and failed.
I hate suicide. One of my best friends from high school killed himself, and I have always been angry with him since.