Posted by jay on December 18, 2003, at 22:22:59
In reply to Re: A Suicide in an Online Peer Support Group » Dr. Bob, posted by tabitha on December 18, 2003, at 21:07:26
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> > > Honestly it seems tacky and exploitative seeing sar's death turned into a case study. Count me as creeped out.
> > >I am taking a fourth year course with readings specifically on Suicide, and there is nothing 'tacky' about it. There are many, many important lessons we can learn from these tragedies. Case studies and what Dr. Bob is doing helps us to better understand suicide, and maybe find ways to reduce it. I've got a couple of texts of over 1,000 pages each devoted to the topic, and hopefully one day Dr. Bob's research will be included in one of those. Have you not heard of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, and her practice specialization in death and dying, which has gone on to progress and evolve the wonderful hospice concept? Death, suicidal or accidental, or just by nature, is quite an engaging topic. It is the fate of every soul. "We start dying the moment we are born."
Jay
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