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Friday, February 26, 2010
getting rid of the stigma of suicide, pt. 2

Excerpt from Choosing to Live


So, how shall we view suicide? Here’s what we recommend:


  1. Get rid of the stigma
  2. Adopt a problem-solving point of view.
  3. Keep an open mind.
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Posted By / 9:00 AM / Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
getting rid of the stigma of suicide, pt. 1

Excerpt from Choosing to Live


You may ask, "Well, shouldn’t suicide and suicidal behavior be stigmatized? Isn’t it sinful, after all? Besides, we surely want to do everything we can to discourage self-destructive behavior."


We want to do all we can to prevent suicide and suicidal behaviors, but it is unlikely that laying guilt trips on depressed people will be helpful. Aren’t depressed people already some of the guiltiest-feeling people around? If guilt were an effective strategy, we would expect depressed people rarely, if ever, to commit suicide. Most depressed people already feel bad about themselves. A threat of moral condemnation is unlikely to have any positive impact on someone who already believes he or she is bad.
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Posted By / 9:00 AM / Thursday, February 25, 2010

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