Why do seniors commit suicide? That was the topic of a recent workshop I attended. They don’t attempt it more often, but their “completion rate” is much higher. “Completion” being the brave new world term for ‘success’ in suicide. Adolescents attempt 50 times/death, seniors 7 times/death. The senior statistics break down to 3/1 for men who tend to use guns or hanging and about 10/1 for women who tend to use pills.
Which brings me to the subject of retirement.