Posted by Dinah on December 8, 2006, at 10:17:36
In reply to Suicide contagion is real. » Dr. Bob, posted by zazenduckie on December 8, 2006, at 9:52:53
Would you have us bury them at the crossroads, so to speak, Zazenduckie? Not acknowledge their death or life because of the way they died?
Your concern for the living is admirable. And I mean that sincerely, although I have absolutely less than no hope you'll believe that. Perhaps you'd like to comfort the bereaved, and speak up about the pain suicide brings? About how there's nothing terribly romantic about it. About how sad you are that Pseudoname wasn't able to hold out for better times? He was so excited about the Babble trip, and that was such a very short time ago. When depression is at its worst, it's hard to think that things will ever be better. But the fact is that there *are* times in most people's lives that *are* better. I keep thinking about the post where Pseudoname said that that trip didn't need to be a one time thing. That he was looking forward to going to other Babble parties, connected with other APA conventions. And how for him, this was a one time thing, and how I wish he could have remembered that post when he was feeling at his worst. How I wish that even when depression was crowding out most other thoughts in his head, he could have at least remembered that not so long ago he had fun and was looking forward to having fun again.
And perhaps admin objections directed at Bob's choices could be more objectively considered when the iron is cool? When your objections wouldn't so directly link to the death of someone that many people here knew and cared about? You've made it clear that you're not crazy about Bob's administrating. It's hard for me, at least, to forget that when you're talking about this topic.
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