"I promise this promise this, check this hand cause I'm marvelous . . . can't read my poker face, no he can't read my poker face" Lady Gaga- Poker face
2009-10-29, 9:44 a.m.

I was reading a summary of current research developed by the American Psychological Association (the summary was developed by APA, not the research).

Basically they pick a topic, round up recent big articles on the topic, and email it to people. APA is largely a practice organization, so a lot of this has to do with treatment. Anyways, I was reading one of the summaries, and almost died laughing (disclaimer: I do not think depression is a laughing matter) . . . just take a look.

"Summary: Joiner's interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior proposes that an individual will not die by suicide unless he or she has both the desire and the capability to do so."

Um, no shit? If they didn't what would you have . . . death by spontaneous suicide. Didn't really want to do it, don't really know how, just kinda happened?

Anyways, thought I'd share that piece of mind blowing insight.

Note: Joiner's theory is actually considerably more complicated and sophisticated. It provides a framework with which to conceptualize risk of suicide. The meaning of "capability" is not just "able to physically pull a trigger," but rather a host of other things, like a certain analgesia towards physical pain attributed to prior traumatic/stress experiences involving physical and emotional pain.
which is actually an interesting, apparently well researched concept . Just the way it was worded in the summary was ridiculously hilarious.