Most people make the choice to try suicide on the spur of the moment rather than planning it out in advance. While there are a variety of circumstances that might affect a person's choice to commit suicide, chronic stress is the most prominent. Depression may cause people to experience intense emotional suffering and a lack of hope, leaving them with no other option but to end their lives. Some serious driving factors that lead to the action of suicide are-

●     Traumatic Stress

●     Constant abuse/ abuse relationship

●     Substance Use and Impulsivity

●     Loss or Fear of Loss

●     Shame/ Guilt/ Fear

●     Hopelessness

●     Chronic Pain and Illness

●     Self-doubt

●     Social Isolation

●     Existential Crisis

●     Fear of failure

●     Losing someone

Although it's hard to comprehend all the reasons in one list, these are some of the major reasons that tend to make people live on the edge and eventually jump off the cliff.