Posted by Kath on April 10, 2009, at 16:31:21
In reply to Can suicide be an act of revenge?, posted by Reggie BoStar on April 8, 2009, at 21:32:39
Was at a Mental Health Week Awareness event a few days ago.
The main speaker was Bill MacPhee, who has schizophrenia & is also the founder & CEO of Schizophrenia Magazine, which is well-known in Canada (he's Canadian) & the States. I believe it's found in many psychiatric office waiting rooms.
He was speaking about when he was psychotic, before meds. He was being told that he must 'prove' himself to God. He didn't know how, but it came to him to go onto a large highway & walk in the middle of the road towards the oncoming traffic. He said car brakes were screeching, trucks were swerving to avoid him, etc. Then he decided to walk off the road.
His story went on, but first, he pointed out that IF he had been killed, it would have been deemed a suicide. Right? What else would anyone identify it as??
He said that he tells this story because for the families of suicide victims, it gives them another way of thinking about things. In his case, although it would certainly have looked like a suicide, he said he had absolutely NO wish to die. It had nothing to do with that at all.Just wanted to share that.
Kath
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