Something my cousin told me told me today

[whyidon'tknow]

Cousin is a mental health nurse on an inpatient ward

She told me that if an individual truly wants to kill themselves they will. There is no one and nothing to stop them.

This brings me a lot of comfort. I hope she'll understand when I pass.
If I have any possibility to come back as a spirit when I die she will be the person I go to

Perhaps these thoughts from a professional will bring you some comfort as well.

 

[S5E51mbB]

She told me that if an individual truly wants to kill themselves they will. There is no one and nothing to stop them.

Kind of a slap on the face for all those who have attempted and failed, wouldn't you say?

 

[throwaway123]

Cousin is a mental health nurse on an inpatient ward

She told me that if an individual truly wants to kill themselves they will. There is no one and nothing to stop them.

This brings me a lot of comfort. I hope she'll understand when I pass.
If I have any possibility to come back as a spirit when I die she will be the person I go to

Perhaps these thoughts from a professional will bring you some comfort as well.

you're lucky to have a gun.
There are moments when I could just do it and if I had a gun I would've already.

 

[Jean Améry]

So she basically admitted suicide prevention is completely ineffective with regard to those who truly want to die. I've always suspected those who were glad to be 'rescued' were just attention-seekers and drama-queens whose irrational, histrionic behaviour is rewarded (enabled) by the so called 'crisis intervention' psychiatric services who can then claim ridiculous statistics that are meant to 'prove' that a) all those who attempt suicide are completely irrational/histrionic and b) violent intervention is therefore justified.

Conclusion: this proves yet again psychiatry is evil.

 

[whyidon'tknow]

you're lucky to have a gun.
There are moments when I could just do it and if I had a gun I would've already.

Never said I had a gun. Wish I did!

So she basically admitted suicide prevention is completely ineffective with regard to those who truly want to die. I've always suspected those who were glad to be 'rescued' were just attention-seekers and drama-queens whose irrational, histrionic behaviour is rewarded (enabled) by the so called 'crisis intervention' psychiatric services who can then claim ridiculous statistics that are meant to 'prove' that a) all those who attempt suicide are completely irrational/histrionic and b) violent intervention is therefore justified.

Conclusion: this proves yet again psychiatry is evil.

Yep. Some people cannot be saved. Best you can do is extend their life

Kind of a slap on the face for all those who have attempted and failed, wouldn't you say?

One way to look at it. I think my cousin would say those who attempt and fail, some of them at least, failed because they are meant to be here or they have unfinished business

 

[throwaway123]

Never said I had a gun. Wish I did!

what about your profile picture?

 

[whyidon'tknow]

what about your profile picture?

Just a photo.

You've heard of elf on a shelf
Now how about a glock in a guac?

 

[Lara Francis]

Cousin is a mental health nurse on an inpatient ward

She told me that if an individual truly wants to kill themselves they will. There is no one and nothing to stop them.

This brings me a lot of comfort. I hope she'll understand when I pass.
If I have any possibility to come back as a spirit when I die she will be the person I go to

Perhaps these thoughts from a professional will bring you some comfort as well.

I think she is right.

 

[sadbunny]

I've always said that.