Despair
Cross-source consensus on Despair from 1 sources and 5 claims.
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- Despair is described as involving hopelessness, helplessness, powerlessness, worthlessness, purposelessness, meaninglessness, and pointlessness. — Teen Suicide and Surgical Empathy
- The article treats despair as more central to suicide risk than depression alone. — Teen Suicide and Surgical Empathy
- At the suicidal edge, death can appear to promise relief from pain. — Teen Suicide and Surgical Empathy
- Depression and other stressors may contribute to suicide risk, but many people experience them without becoming suicidal. — Teen Suicide and Surgical Empathy
- Surgical empathy is proposed as another psychological option when death appears to be the only escape. — Teen Suicide and Surgical Empathy