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**Hugh** · 19-02-2008, 21:37

One of the chapters (chapter 7, p216-220, paperback) in a book called "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell is about a spate of suicides in Micronesia, and defined it as "suicide ideation".

It's summarised in point 4 on this page
"One chapter, for example, deals with the very strange epidemic of teenage suicide in the South Pacific islands of Micronesia. In the 1970's and 1980's, Micronesia had teen suicide rates ten times higher than anywhere else in the world. Teenagers were literally being infected with the suicide bug, and one after another they were killing themselves in exactly the same way under exactly the same circumstances. We like to use words like contagiousness and infectiousness just to apply to the medical realm. But I assure you that after you read about what happened in Micronesia you'll be convinced that behavior can be transmitted from one person to another as easily as the flu or the measles can."

It may not be the answer, but it's a possible explanation.

19-02-2008, 21:37	#14
Hugh laeva recumbens anguis Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 69 Services: Premiere Collection Posts: 43,861	Re: 17-th suicide in Bridgend One of the chapters (chapter 7, p216-220, paperback) in a book called "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell is about a spate of suicides in Micronesia, and defined it as "suicide ideation". It's summarised in point 4 on this page "One chapter, for example, deals with the very strange epidemic of teenage suicide in the South Pacific islands of Micronesia. In the 1970's and 1980's, Micronesia had teen suicide rates ten times higher than anywhere else in the world. Teenagers were literally being infected with the suicide bug, and one after another they were killing themselves in exactly the same way under exactly the same circumstances. We like to use words like contagiousness and infectiousness just to apply to the medical realm. But I assure you that after you read about what happened in Micronesia you'll be convinced that behavior can be transmitted from one person to another as easily as the flu or the measles can." It may not be the answer, but it's a possible explanation. __________________ Thank you for calling the Abyss. If you have called to scream, please press 1 to be transferred to the Void, or press 2 to begin your stare. If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.