Posted by shar on March 25, 2004, at 18:17:32
In reply to Dr. Bob..possible suicidal message.., posted by jay on March 25, 2004, at 15:00:53
I may be dreadfully wrong, but, the message I read was from someone in pain, trying to work on meds, BP, with children, and the anniversary of her sister's death on the horizon. I did not get the sense that she was ready to end it all.
My sense was that she is most decidedly in pain, great pain, with suicidal ideation, and needs support, and whatever conventional/old fashioned wisdom we on this board can provide. And, maybe hope for something...meds? Stories of people who have gotten better?
God forbid I am wrong.
However, is saying "I want to die" or "I want to commit suicide" a good enough reason to call one's ISP? I don't know. What I believe is that if she gets support, she will be ok. I have not always believed that (it depends on the post or series of posts); in this case it seems she is only saying she feels suicidal. I feel suicidal, too, but, you can probably 'grok' from the tone of this post, I'm not going anywhere yet.
It is SO important to have a place to say "I want to die" or "I thought about X which would kill me." That has always been an important part of this forum to me, because there was no other place I could say it. (OK, I could say it to my T.)
Anyhow, I support intervention, even admire it. And, I'm so pleased I don't have to determine when to do it. Just.....let's not take feeling suicidal off the table as a topic here.
With due respect to Dr. B and Jay,
Shar
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