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Hoid
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- Nov 1, 2018
- 26
Great post! The common, and maybe even willful, misconception that people are free to kill themselves has always frustrated me. Particularly because of how often I've seen it displayed in mental healthcare. I've had a therapist tell me, "Nobody can really stop anyone from killing themselves, so deep down you must really want to be alive." Leaving aside how awful it feels to be forced into something and then told that you actually wanted it, I was being told this in a locked psychiatric unit... Telling someone that nobody can stop people from killing themselves, while actively preventing that person from killing himself requires an almost awe-inspiring lack of self awareness.