Posted by halcyondaze on January 9, 2007, at 8:27:56
In reply to Re: Follow up, posted by shasling on January 9, 2007, at 8:06:55
> The man said hes under the care of a doctor, and that he made a mistake; what more can we want from him? Maybe we can all get some boundaries and worry about our own treatment and stop worrying about that of others... not that this person is necessarily one of them but there have always been and will always be people here who feel the need to self-medicate to get some relief. Thats a personal decision made by the suffering and scolding them isnt likely to change their minds. Nor should their doing so 'encourage' others to do the same, again with the boundaries and responsibility for self. Im not advocating anything, but can we try to accept that what others decide to do with their suffering is a personal decision, not a group one? Just a suggestion...
So if someone posted in this forum that they intended to commit suicide, it should be ignored?
Playing around with dangerous drugs like MAOIs is equally as damaging, in my opinion. I would not neglect to respond to a post where someone were putting themselves in medical danger in any other situation, nor did I neglect to respond to this one.
Furthermore, this is a public forum. This is not a private blog. The original poster posted about this, knowing that the nature of the forum invites feedback, whether or not a person is ready to hear such feedback or not.
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