What stops some people also, is knowing who would be hurt by their actions, more than what has kept them going, because the state of hurt and hopelessness that leads to such a dire desire comes from feeling such an irrevocable sense of loss of those ideals that added so much meaning and purpose to their lives; the fact of them being ripped away leaves a profound sense of loss, woundedness, emptiness, and deep despair. Maybe they have done something they feel they can never be forgiven for. More than anything they need someone who will listen to them, and who will give Godly counsel.