Has anyone attempted to jump, but was talked down?

[Cosmiq]

I feel like you hear more about the stories about people that were talked down and suddenly wanted to live again. They rarely show people that attempted, were talked down and attempted again and succeded, they'll just say the person had a history.

 

[BridgeJumper]

Many a time
Im too much of a scaredy cat to actually jump, off a bridge that can actually kill me.
Id rather bask in the attention smh...

 

[ceelo]

Many a time
Im too much of a scaredy cat to actually jump, off a bridge that can actually kill me.
Id rather bask in the attention smh...

this is why i keep telling those self righteous dildo groups who patrol that they never actually saved anyone, the people who dont jump never were going to anyway.

 

[SpottedPanda]

I thought about jumping, but then I read that for it to be effective you'd have to land on your head, so it's a no from me. With that said, I'd be determined not to stand on the edge for too long, giving enough time to draw attention. A cry for help isn't really my thing, and I'd hate to spend three months in the psychiatric ward just to be set back, if I was 100% sure I wanted to exit

 

[Giraffey]

I've witnessed two people stand on the edge of bridges over water. One was a criminal running away from police and drew quite a crowd, he was never going to jump - it was a matter of being backed into a corner. He was stood on the edge for perhaps half an hour before someone snatched him back and put the cuffs on.

The other was a truly desperate looking man who I happened up late one night stood on the edge of a bridge. We exchanged no words, just a look and the mutual understanding of pain and despair flashed between us. He had no fear, no apprehension or nerves, his face betrayed nothing but pain and perhaps for the first time in his struggle, a glimmer of hope just a footstep away.

Before I could catch another thought he had looked away again and taken his final step towards freedom. The police arrived swiftly behind me, someone else must have witnessed him and called them. I was ushered to the other side of the bridge whilst a cordon was erected, it was dark so I couldn't see what was happening in the river below, but the newspaper mentioned a suicide the next day so he was evidently successful.

In my mind, there are some people who absolutely cannot be talked back from the edge, their decision is planned, rational, final and not impulsive - I saw that in the second man's eyes and that is a look that will stay with me for the rest of my life.

 

[dietsodamnsad]

I have, I had 100% intended to jump but as soon as the police came I just listened to them. I am not emotional or irrational so making an attempt in front of them made no sense, I would have been dragged back or been treated before I could die from the injuries. No point in causing a scene.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

My story of ONE time, this was the most serious

wanting to jump,

My story of ONE time, this was the most serious, my mind set has not changed, im done with this shit!

wanting to jump,

 

[Giraffey]

I have, I had 100% intended to jump but as soon as the police came I just listened to them. I am not emotional or irrational so making an attempt in front of them made no sense, I would have been dragged back or been treated before I could die from the injuries. No point in causing a scene.

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what did they say to you in order to convince you not to jump? Were they friendly and kind to you afterwards?

I once had a police officer find me with packets of tablets laid out on the floor read to consume, he was very nice actually, listened to me and understood. I was put into a police cell by an unrelated very unsympathetic officer who thought I was incredibly selfish and laid on the guilt trip pretty hard. He put me in a cell that hadn't been cleaned properly and so was covered in blood from the previous occupier. The nice officer visited me later on at the end of his shift, saw the state of the cell I was in and had me moved. So it seems to be a mixed bag from my own experience.

 

[dietsodamnsad]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what did they say to you in order to convince you not to jump? Were they friendly and kind to you afterwards?

I once had a police officer find me with packets of tablets laid out on the floor read to consume, he was very nice actually, listened to me and understood. I was put into a police cell by an unrelated very unsympathetic officer who thought I was incredibly selfish and laid on the guilt trip pretty hard. He put me in a cell that hadn't been cleaned properly and so was covered in blood from the previous occupier. The nice officer visited me later on at the end of his shift, saw the state of the cell I was in and had me moved. So it seems to be a mixed bag from my own experience.

Damn I'm so sorry you were treated like that, that's so unfair. At least one of them treated you nicely. In my situation they didn't say anything that made me not want to jump, I didn't jump because they would have pulled me back and had an ambulance on standby so it would have just been a big display for no reason. As soon as police arrive there is little chance anything can happen unless you move extremely quickly. One of the officers was actually a woman my age and she was really nice. They both tried to talk to me but they're only human, they don't know how to create hope in such a small window of time. I just went along with things and agreed to go home, the last thing I wanted was to create a situation I couldn't control.

 

[Cosmiq]

Damn I'm so sorry you were treated like that, that's so unfair. At least one of them treated you nicely. In my situation they didn't say anything that made me not want to jump, I didn't jump because they would have pulled me back and had an ambulance on standby so it would have just been a big display for no reason. As soon as police arrive there is little chance anything can happen unless you move extremely quickly. One of the officers was actually a woman my age and she was really nice. They both tried to talk to me but they're only human, they don't know how to create hope in such a small window of time. I just went along with things and agreed to go home, the last thing I wanted was to create a situation I couldn't control.

So it was the fact that you were within reach to be pulled back because of initial hesitation.. That's understandable, ideally, I wouldn't want my last moments trying to kick away a police officer.
I plan to move pretty fast, I don't think a stranger passing by or an officer could reach me emotionally or talk me out of it. I've struggled with believing or feeling relief when people I care about try to reassure me of something or calm me out of low mood. With people I don't know I'm even more guarded. I feel like the average person would tell me to think of my family and friends or something. But I know my immediate reaction would be defensive, and I automatically would perceive the person as trying to guilt-trip me or manipulate me. I've developed that habit because it was a way my parents would try to guilt or manipulate me into doing something I was set on not doing as a child.

 

[BridgeJumper]

this is why i keep telling those self righteous dildo groups who patrol that they never actually saved anyone, the people who dont jump never were going to anyway.

Disagree, I might not have the guts to do it, but I really seriously want to die. Ive already jumped off a 15 meter high bridge and took a 200 pill overdose.
Not being able to die doesnt mean I want to live, I was just openly mocking myself for not trying hard enough

 

[Cosmiq]

Disagree, I might not have the guts to do it, but I really seriously want to die. Ive already jumped off a 15 meter high bridge and took a 200 pill overdose.
Not being able to die doesnt mean I want to live, I was just openly mocking myself for not trying hard enough

I hate that I never learned the metric system because I'm American lol. I think it takes guts to try something that isn't full proof because then you're taking a chance. And to me, a chance is scarier than something that is more guaranteed. Jumping from the Golden State Bridge in San Francisco has a fatality rate of 98%, that's not leaving much to chance. Even if you get there and hesitate to jump, and think "wait I want to stop" you're still standing a ledge of the high chance of death instead of injuries. In any other decision in life, most people wouldn't consider 2% a huge risk. Compare that to the odds of being in a car crash and then the fatality rates of car accidents.

 

[ceelo]

what are you disagreeing with exactly? IF you achieve it (unlikely) you prove exactly that they never save anyone. unfortunately there is much more of a pattern to this than you realise.

 

[BridgeJumper]

what are you disagreeing with exactly? IF you achieve it (unlikely) you prove exactly that they never save anyone. unfortunately there is much more of a pattern to this than you realise.

'The people who were talked down were never going to jump anyway'
Sorry but its false. At least for me. I was talked down twice, and then next year I jumped. I have a busted back and right foot slit in half and stitched back together. And Ill do it again, off a bridge that will kill me once and for all, as soon as I grow some balls

 

[ssaaahmo]

I've almost jumped a lot of times and i felt bad because i didn't want people to see me do it and my body afterward

 

[Whatsthepointanyway]

I feel like you hear more about the stories about people that were talked down and suddenly wanted to live again. They rarely show people that attempted, were talked down and attempted again and succeded, they'll just say the person had a history.

I guess you're not going to find many people that were talked down and suddenly wanted to live again on a suicide forum

 

[Brink]

The worst thing I ever did was climb on to the roof of a building impulsively while drunk in a busy neighbourhood just before rush hour. I wouldn't even call it an attempt, more a cry for help during an emotional breakdown of self. Shit just got so much worse since that day, and I'll never get the opportunity to move forward from it.

 

[Irrelevant biologist]

My story of ONE time, this was the most serious

wanting to jump,

Holy shit