I watched someone who had been sitting at the end of a pier planning to jump. I didn’t realise this at the time. I continued watching as she was persuaded not to; then escorted off by police, there were coastguards and a lifeboat on standby. The whole ordeal took about an hour but most of that time she was waiting for the ambulance in a police car.
Watching gave me some perspective that no matter how much you want to end it, you have to have the strength to overcome survival instinct. I’ve not been able to before standing on a bridge the precipice as it […]