I just didn t want to be alive anymore.
After the airing, Lindsey Boylan, a former aide for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and one of several women who has accused him of sexual misconduct, said I was there too. I did not want to be alive. . Abuse environments harm so many.
One of the biggest myths about suicide, experts say, is that it s a personal problem. While biological factors can play a role in predisposition to suicidal thoughts, a person s environment is also a significant factor. We have really perpetuated this idea that suicide is driven by mental illness. And there are parts of suicide that do have internal components, but . the larger part is environmental, social, cultural, said Bart Andrews, chief clinical officer at Behavioral Health Response and a suicide survivor.