I've just read a really interesting post by @KuriGohan&Kamehameha about a therapist who confessed to not like having to treat suicidal clients:
sanctioned-suicide.net
It got me to thinking- yeah, it must be difficult if they feel like nothing is helping. I don't think I'd be easy to treat. I'm terribly stubborn and I tend to put up obstacles when confronted with things I don't want to do. That's kind of why I wouldn't see a therapist in my current mindset- I'm simply not open enough to change and advice.
How about you though? Are there ways in which you would prefer them to speak to you, or treat you? I find it interesting when they seem open to some extent to consider suicide a realistic ending. Rather than just pretend it isn't there! I imagine most people would benefit from at least being able to talk about it!
Still, there seems to be a lot of (understandable in my opinion) criticism of therapy. But then- what approach do you think would be better? What things did work for you? What doesn't work? In your opinion.
Interesting thread about psychiatrist's negative feelings towards dealing with suicidal people
What caught my eye in this post is that the psychiatrist in question believes in the concept of rational suicide, even when it makes their peers and higher ups uncomfortable. Yet, they say they would never tell a patient about their beliefs. It certainly puts things into perspective for me...
sanctioned-suicide.net
It got me to thinking- yeah, it must be difficult if they feel like nothing is helping. I don't think I'd be easy to treat. I'm terribly stubborn and I tend to put up obstacles when confronted with things I don't want to do. That's kind of why I wouldn't see a therapist in my current mindset- I'm simply not open enough to change and advice.
How about you though? Are there ways in which you would prefer them to speak to you, or treat you? I find it interesting when they seem open to some extent to consider suicide a realistic ending. Rather than just pretend it isn't there! I imagine most people would benefit from at least being able to talk about it!
Still, there seems to be a lot of (understandable in my opinion) criticism of therapy. But then- what approach do you think would be better? What things did work for you? What doesn't work? In your opinion.
