Posted by krazy kat on June 25, 2002, at 11:00:54
In reply to Re: Memorial (Re: sar thread...) » JonW » IsoM, posted by JonW on June 25, 2002, at 8:27:20
Jon:
First off, your posts are not offensive at all, or insensitive to me, so don't worry about that.
Dr. Bob had mentioned the news thing when he said he didn't want anything in static type about her death awhile ago.
Have you, or you Dr. Bob ;), ever tried to commit suicide? If so, was hearing about it what "drove you to it"?
I have, so here is some personal experience.
A person who is suicide-prone is not going to go over the edge because of a news story about suicide or comments re: suicide on an internet site they just visited. One gets so self-involved when one is nearing suicide, so turned inward, that the outside world does not exist. A trigger could come from familiar immediate surroundings, but that's not what we're discussing here.
When Sar died, I asked Dr. Bob to offer support somehow to those of us on the site at that time. Now, it COULD have been a trigger then. Did we get any support? No. Any sessions with Dr. Bob online in case someone here was suicidal? No. That is why I left this site at that time.
Aren't we trying, as mentally ill people seeking recovery, to shatter the myths that perpetuate mental illness? I see it in the news. And I've read Kay's book (I am prejudiced here - I don't like her much). She is a spotlight-seeking person who has used experiences to further herself and not necessarily help others at all (in my humble opinion).
Sar died. She died of either suicide or an overdose. She is gone. We, as people who have committed ourselves to this site for Dr. Bob's research, and to each other, deserve (and I mean DESERVE) a place to memorialize Sar.
I rarely get this flared up, but the concept of hiding something from someone just because it might "make" them do a certain act - it goes against every concept in this country (and Canada :), and where are you mist?).
- kk
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