That was reassuring for me anyway. I don't mind confiding in him. If and when I ctb I want to make it the most informed decision of my life - and chatting with him I think will help.
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That's great, it really is. In order for any kind of social intervention to be succesful there must be mutual trust which clearly is the case here. I do hope if you were to decide to CTB and were to reveal concrete plans he won't have a change of heart and try to report you to the authorities.
I used to have a similar thing going: it was a humanistic counselor (not mental health field related, more like social and spiritual support but non-religious and therefore secular) and she was great. Non-judgemental and I could talk openly about my thoughts of suicide since she believed in my right to self-determination. She even told me of a client of her that actually did commit suicide and had revealed this to her beforehand. I loved her for that: clearly she did not like it but accepted that person's decision without question. I did warn her to tell her suicidal clients to avoid any mention of suicide and plans through a traceable medium as this could land her in hot water with the law.
Sadly that organization no longer offers longer term support in that way but it sure was helpful to me. I'm sure a lot of psychotherapy could too if it wasn't for the insane mental health laws forcing therapists to involve coercive psychiatry at the first sign of trouble just to avoid being accused of a crime (in my country it's generally considered as 'not rendering aid to a person in dire need') and face liability charges.
I applaud your decision to strive for your possible CTB to be the most informed decision of your life. That is the essence of rational suicide wich is what I strive for aswell and which I believe should be legalized everywhere.
Everyone here should think long and hard about this decision since it will have severe consequences on many levels but truth be told I believe most people here are in that process and do think it through and want to discuss things with others to make sure it's a sound, well thought-out decision.
This is why this forum is so valuable: free speech, pro choice and pro harm reduction through providiing information on reliable, relatively peaceful methods.
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That's great, it really is. In order for any kind of social intervention to be succesful there must be mutual trust which clearly is the case here. I do hope if you were to decide to CTB and were to reveal concrete plans he won't have a change of heart and try to report you to the authorities.
I used to have a similar thing going: it was a humanistic counselor (not mental health field related, more like social and spiritual support but non-religious and therefore secular) and she was great. Non-judgemental and I could talk openly about my thoughts of suicide since she believed in my right to self-determination. She even told me of a client of her that actually did commit suicide and had revealed this to her beforehand. I loved her for that: clearly she did not like it but accepted that person's decision without question. I did warn her to tell her suicidal clients to avoid any mention of suicide and plans through a traceable medium as this could land her in hot water with the law.
Sadly that organization no longer offers longer term support in that way but it sure was helpful to me. I'm sure a lot of psychotherapy could too if it wasn't for the insane mental health laws forcing therapists to involve coercive psychiatry at the first sign of trouble just to avoid being accused of a crime (in my country it's generally considered as 'not rendering aid to a person in dire need') and face liability charges.
I applaud your decision to strive for your possible CTB to be the most informed decision of your life. That is the essence of rational suicide wich is what I strive for aswell and which I believe should be legalized everywhere.
Everyone here should think long and hard about this decision since it will have severe consequences on many levels but truth be told I believe most people here are in that process and do think it through and want to discuss things with others to make sure it's a sound, well thought-out decision.
This is why this forum is so valuable: free speech, pro choice and pro harm reduction through providiing information on reliable, relatively peaceful methods.
