Psychological Closeness to Suicide Methods Scale – PCSMS

I think about this method a lot.

I am fixated on this method.

I do not want to associate with this method.

I am anxious when I am far away from this method.

I am obsessed with this method.

This method is scary to me.

I am attached to this method.

I often engage with this method in a non-suicidal manner.

I feel a special connection with this method.

I experience calmness when I think about this method.

This method reduces my feelings of emotional pain.

I feel better when I have access to this method.

If I don't have access to this method, my heart begins to race.

I am dependent on this method for emotional stability.

If I don't have access to this method, I feel unsafe.

This method is socially accepted within my culture/community.

I am emotionally invested in this method.

My community/culture views this method as dishonorable.

I understand how to properly administer this method (whether for suicide or another purpose).

I try to mentally separate myself from this method.

This method is significant to me.

I have a strong bond with this method.

I do not want to be close to this method.

I do not know how to use this method (whether for suicide or another purpose).

I have a lot of history with this method.

This method is a safety blanket.

This method makes me feel secure.

I am psychologically close to this method.

I have a hard time not thinking about this method.

I have positive memories of this method.

I am confident in my ability to correctly use this method (whether for suicide or another purpose).

I have special memories that are connected to this method.

I am emotionally close to this method.

If I don't have access to this method, I feel anxious.

I am anxious when I am close to this method.

I am intensely connected to this method.

I feel comfort when I have access to this method.

I am relaxed or at ease when I think about this method.

I feel disgusted when I think about this method.

I am disconnected from this method.

I have a negative reaction when I think about this method.

I experience relief when I think about this method.

I am comfortable with being near this method.

This method has sentimental value to me.

This method is meaningful to me.

I avoid thinking about this method.

I feel safer when I am close to this method.

My identity is strongly connected with this method.

I have built a mental barrier between myself and this method.

This method is always on my mind.

If I don't have access to this method, I feel hopeless.

I am very familiar with this method.

I feel better when I think about this method.