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Originally Posted by Russic

Here's an interesting article on the popular myth that the holidays produce an increase in suicide.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...lidays/419436/

Fair enough, but I know from personal experience with both myself and others that the holidays are an incredibly tough time. The fact that people might not go through with such a final solution is a good thing...but the tough time persists.

I'd also wager that suicides are often not really on a "whim" but because of a long grueling journey that breaks a person down. There might be a final straw or trigger, but I doubt most are decisions made in a relatively short period of time.