3. TIL the "50% of US marriages end in divorce" statistic is misleading. In reality...

TIL the "50% of US marriages end in divorce" statistic is misleading. In reality, divorce rates peaked in the early 1980s and have been steadily decreasing since then. If current trends continue, only a third of today's marriages will end in a divorce.

I really hate this documentary just because it has filled every redditors head with this false conclusion about mental health and suicide that they repeat every time mental health is mentioned.

Everyone has a survival mechanism. If you are trying to cause yourself harm, it will be difficult to do. On the "way down" you will be scared and regret doing it. That doesn't mean that they don't want to die or that suddenly everyone on the verge of a suicide related death thinks life is beautiful and they had one moment of clarity. That's ridiculous hollywood quality bullshit. Someone who jumped from the bridge, survived, and got better would of course be glad they lived.

The documentary itself is great, but the way people frame it in discussion isn't. It's flowery and not realistic and just further works to stigmatize those with mental health issues and suicidal ideation. Redditors use it as a talking point to minimalize the issue and beautify it.

I'm a mental health professional and have worked with a lot of suicidal people, ones who have had an attempt and also those who haven't.

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