CW More suicide discussion, methods
The other part of it is something that I’ve referred to as the “window of regret”, but I don’t know if there’s a widely used technical term in public health: with pills, carbon monoxide poisoning, even hanging, and many other methods, there’s a window of time where, even after acting, the suicidal person can change their mind and either stop or get help, or where a loved one can intervene, and have a chance of life being saved. The window of regret when attempting suicide with a gun is, generally speaking, basically nonexistent.
