Posted by yesac on July 13, 2003, at 15:47:26
In reply to Re: to suicide survivors..., posted by Miller on July 12, 2003, at 21:22:57
> I too, have read where people who survived find a will to live that they never had previous. My doctor once called it "ego-cide". Basically, when a person attempts suicide the attempt kills off the part of the ego which has been creating the harnful and destructive thoughts. I personally don't believe that ego-cide would be permanant.Hmmm... that's interesting. Yeah, I read this one book about the whole "process" of a suicide attempt - the lead-up, the attempt, the time in the hospital, the recovery. And all of the people in the book were glad to have lived. But of course, I'm sure that they were specifically selected because of that, and there are plenty more out there who aren't so glad. But all of these people in the book had been able to embrace life more and really make something out of it after their attempts. It took a while, but eventually they really seemed to enjoy life and do great things.
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> Thanks for asking. It is a great question.You're welcome. And thanks.
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