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I've read all the responses here and avoided getting into this debate, but I do need to agree with S&S here... people who attempt or commit suicide are mentally ill. They are not thinking rationally. They are so depressed and hopeless that they only see one solution at that moment. They do not think about the consequences of their actions. Suicide itself is often called a selfish act, since they do not think about the consequences of their actions. However, it is a result of clinical depression, hopelessness and helplessness and the only thing on their mind at the time is that death is their only way out. This woman's depression is probably going to be worse now, knowing that she was responsible for these deaths.
I can also say, due to my experience working on psych units, that most people who attempt suicide and are saved, are relieved that they are saved, because they can be treated. Many of them talk about the events leading to their attempts as split second decisions based on the impulse at the moment. Although it might be a recurrent thought, it isn't usually planned very far advance.
Whether or not there was also homicidal intention... only she knows that.
Dee
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