individual has to have both an increased fearlessness about death and an increased tolerance to pain in order to be capable of attempting suicide (Ribeiro et al., 2014). The repeated exposure to pain via restriction (Selby et al., 2010) coupled with decreased pain sensitivity (whether acquired or inborn) (Papezová, Yamamotová, & Uher, 2005), may contribute to the increased prevalence of SA in this population.
