THEO 1089 Lecture 28: (13.2) Wed Apr 18
19 Apr 2018
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Recap: debunk the myth of suicide as an act of self-mastery. Debunk the myths of suicide as cutting off future planning and as impulsive. Myth (cid:1445)suicide is an act of self-mastery(cid:1446) If there are themes of self-mastery for a suicidal person, it"s reactive against a prior sense of chaos and disconnection. Self-mastery is really important in the us, but there are relatively few suicides by comparison. Fear of death by suicide is normal. Myth (cid:1445)most people who die by suicide don"t make future plans(cid:1446) Suicidal people are caught in an ambivalence about the desire to die and the will to live. Plans for the future are not tricks. Myth (cid:1445)people often die by suicide (cid:1441)on a whim(cid:1442)(cid:1446) People are thinking about suicide for a long time before they attempt it. It is definitely not done on a whim"! People can quickly take the idea off the shelf and this does not really take very much time to do.
