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Talking Back to Suicidal Thoughts - nightsong - 08-03-2013
An interesting article with some ideas on how to cope with suicidal thoughts. Have you tried any of these? Did they work?
Re: Talking Back to Suicidal Thoughts - Dragon - 08-03-2013
I use the idea a lot but with several years of behaviour modification therapy behind me - looking for and correcting 'stinking thinking' is a natural.
One line of her blog post especially stood out:
Quote:In his book Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, the author, psychiatrist David Burns, writes that we all have a prosecutor living inside our head, and few of us have a defense attorney.I think that's a good way to phrase the idea ...
Re: Talking Back to Suicidal Thoughts - Dragon - 08-04-2013
Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW commented on Talking Back to Suicidal Thoughts.
Quote:in response to Al Jones:
Quote:Excellent article! As one who spent way too much time in suicidal ideation I heartily concur with the concept of âtalking backâ to the suicidal thoughts. âThatâs foolish!â, âOh, thatâs gonna hurt!â, âIt isnât gonna last!â and a slew of other ways to let my, and I love the idea, Defense Attorney have his say.
Thank you for your feedback, Al. Those are great comments for rebutting the suicidal thoughts.
I am intrigued by your website chronicsuicidesupport.com. It is great that your site offers support to people with recurrent or longstanding suicidal thoughts. this group faces a great deal of stigma and resistance in the mental health field. Your website reminds me that I will need to write a post about this sometime soon. Thank you.
Maybe this will bring us a new member or two. While the good doctor is, of necessity, against suicide she does have some good thoughts on how to live with ideation.
Re: Talking Back to Suicidal Thoughts - nightsong - 08-04-2013
1- Dude, I'm impressed at your bravery for commenting on the article itself. Obviously it was something that hadn't even crossed my mind!
2- Do defense attorneys take sabbaticals? I think mine might have gone on an extended one.