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Suicide inhibitor

So, you know how there are some chemicals in your body that are really important for keeping you healthy and alive? Well, sometimes there are other chemicals that can stop those important chemicals from working the way they should.

A suicide inhibitor is a special kind of chemical that can help stop those bad chemicals from blocking the important ones. The way it works is kind of like this: imagine you are playing a game of keep-away with your friends. You have a ball that you want to keep, but your friend keeps trying to take it away from you.

If you had a suicide inhibitor in this game, you could throw the ball to your friend, and it would make them so tired and slow that they wouldn't be able to take it away from you anymore. They would give up and let you keep the ball all to yourself.

That's kind of how a suicide inhibitor works in your body. It makes the bad chemicals that are trying to take away the good ones so tired and slow that they can't do any more damage. It helps keep your body healthy and working the way it's supposed to.
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