Very loaded question. I can offer what I believe. I believe that to one who is familiar with suicide/attempted suicide/suicide threats/thoughts, this is a more visible option. The awareness of suicide is stronger, understood more thoroughly. Therefore, the faith that suicide exists is more powerful in these individuals. That said, one who is not familiar with suicide, can and does become acquainted with the concept. The thought may cross one's mind, no matter what your life and history have been. The likelihood that anyone becomes what they see and hear and know, remains an individual choice. For example, one who grows up in the jungle, who witnesses exotic creatures, the wonders of nature few eyes have seen. Will he choose to remain a jungle man/woman, when coming of age? His family has always lived there. It is all he knows. Can he handle life in another environment? IT is completely up to him/her. If an opportunity arises for that one to be translated to another country etc. will the person be likely to accept that opportunity? Or reject it? It is a decision. What influences our decisions does not have the power to make our decisions for us. Hope this helps! Sincerely, Glinda Gail