Is suicide ideation normal for teens? How common is it in the general population? What is the correlation between suicide ideation and a suicide attemp? (Do most people who think about killing themselves regularly usually end up attempting to?)
It is fairly common. I think almost everyone has had at least one moment in their life where they thought about suicide, even if only briefly. The majority of people who have suicidal thoughts don’t go through with attempts (the nature of survival instinct is a frequent interference), though it’s still important to take them all seriously.