Posted by Dinah on June 21, 2004, at 22:15:50
In reply to Another Suicide Question, posted by mair on June 21, 2004, at 21:12:33
I would tend to agree with you. I think that suicidal ideation *can* be a part of depression, but it can also be a habitual way of responding to pressure. And that self hatred doesn't *always* have to be associated with depression either.
It's like a fever is part of an earache, but you can have a fever without having an earache.
My therapist tends to argue the point as well, although he strangely also admits that I'm not all that depressed. Go figure.
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