Posted by shar on February 2, 2003, at 23:16:12
In reply to Re: suicide contracts, posted by agencypanic on February 2, 2003, at 21:11:01
I had an agreement with my T for a year. We both knew--and said out loud--that it would not stop me if I decided to do it. After all, it's only words. And, the whole time we had the contract I still talked about feeling suicidal, and even about the day that the contract was up, and wanting to have that freedom again. But, it brought more of an ease to our sessions, because neither of us felt impending disaster, and we got a little more beyond talking about ending things, and more into the territory of living.
I can't predict what would have happened in its absence, but I imagine it helped. It was the longest and most intense period of SI I had experienced ever.
I've had other suicide contracts also, have been in therapy for almost 30 years! I guess if they are taken seriously, they can't hurt.
Shar
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