Posted by Dinah on July 18, 2003, at 8:51:27
In reply to Re: called helpline for 1st (only?) time, posted by Sabina on July 17, 2003, at 20:00:40
Perhaps that approach can work sometimes though. I called my pdoc once when I was having suicidal urges, and he was so dry and detached that it a) made me resolve no matter how bad I felt to never call him again and b) worked quite well, because it embarassed me right out of my suicidal ideation.
Maybe sometimes they succeed just by being so inept that they bring an element of surprise and a certain amount of amusement that shakes the suicidal thoughts for a minute. Maybe some people even get so angry at them that they forget about suicide for a while.
Just a thought.
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