06-28-2003, 07:00 AM
I don't exactly agree with that (in some ways I do). There are people who will keep things like that from other people for whatever reason
Which is why I said there was too much distance between her and her husband. She didn't/wouldn't open up to the very person she should be able to. She was, in effect, dodging perhaps two issues: the depression and whatever mental block prevented her from talking to hubby about it. I don't see closeness there. I see avoidance and, ultimately, a lashing out.
Something I recommend to any suicidal person (well, kind of), though it is disturbing, is to think through what happens after you die. Imagining a parent or a lover finding your dead body and their reaction. It really is disturbing to think about that.
For some suicides, I think inflicting emotional harm might be partly the drive behind it. An exceedingly morbid fantasy, if you will.
[o: *LEMMING* :o]
Which is why I said there was too much distance between her and her husband. She didn't/wouldn't open up to the very person she should be able to. She was, in effect, dodging perhaps two issues: the depression and whatever mental block prevented her from talking to hubby about it. I don't see closeness there. I see avoidance and, ultimately, a lashing out.
Something I recommend to any suicidal person (well, kind of), though it is disturbing, is to think through what happens after you die. Imagining a parent or a lover finding your dead body and their reaction. It really is disturbing to think about that.
For some suicides, I think inflicting emotional harm might be partly the drive behind it. An exceedingly morbid fantasy, if you will.
[o: *LEMMING* :o]