Forty fully recovered patients who had attempted to commit suicide and 40 healthy volunteers wrote and signed a short letter or story not related to the parasuicide or their mental health status.

• 40位痊愈的曾经企图自杀的病人和40位健康的志愿者手写一封短信或者是故事。这些短信故事与自杀的行为和精神状态无关。并且签署自己的名字。