Posted by Tabitha on December 20, 2002, at 15:04:23
In reply to I get urges sometimes..., posted by Dinah on December 20, 2002, at 5:49:24
to talk about such things. we know you well enough to care, but aren't so close to you as to be upset like your husband. plus so many here understand those urges. tina's posts were so distressing because she was beyond urges, she had a definite plan, then she stopped posting, leaving us to think she might be dead. you know how when you're suicidal, the therp asks the standard questions, do you have a plan, do you have the means, have you picked a date? if you're that far along, it's hard for us here, since we obviously can't intervene to stop you. then it's time to check into the hospital or call a suicide helpline. I'd be pretty mad at you if you posted that you were really going to kill yourself or seriously injure yourself, and hadn't told anyone but us. (And of course that's just me, some people might be fine with it) I don't think that's what you're talking about posting anyway is it?
I know the frustration of not being able to talk anywhere about suicidal urges. I used to be really mad that my therapist told me she had an ethical obligation to intervene if she thought I was a threat to myself. I thought, man, it isn't fair, I can't talk about this stuff anywhere. of course she had my true best interests at heart.
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