Dr. Thomas Joiner: Why Do People Die By Suicide

<p>Dr. Thomas Joiner joins me to discuss why people commit suicide and how to prevent it. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Thomas Joiner</strong>&nbsp;is an American academic psychologist and leading expert on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">suicide</a>. He is the Robert O. Lawton Professor of Psychology at&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_University" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Florida State University</a>, where he operates his Laboratory for the Study of the Psychology and Neurobiology of Mood Disorders, Suicide, and Related Conditions. He is author of&nbsp;<em>Why People Die by Suicide</em>&nbsp;(Harvard University Press 2005) and&nbsp;<em>Myths about Suicide</em>&nbsp;(Harvard University Press 2010), and the current&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor-in-chief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">editor-in-chief</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_and_Life_Threatening_Behavior" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior</em></a>.</p><p>In&nbsp;<em>Why People Die by Suicide</em>, Joiner posits the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_theory_of_suicide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">interpersonal theory of suicide</a>, a three-part explanation of suicide which focuses on ability and desire. The desire to die by suicide comes from a sense of disconnection from others and lack of belonging, combined with a belief that one is a burden on others. The ability to die by suicide comes from a gradual desensitization to violence and a decreased fear of pain, combined with technical competence in one or more suicide methods. Under this model, a combination of desire and ability will precede most serious suicide attempts</p><p><br></p><p>If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.t