Posted by Zeba on September 7, 2008, at 17:55:47
In reply to Re: What is the opinion of the community on this?, posted by Justherself54 on September 7, 2008, at 17:45:02
I am sorry, but I completely disagree with you. As a mh professional, I know for a fact that some people will make their last dying act a post or letter or phone call to someone before they die. I really do not think it is fair to ask babble posters to try to intervene with someone who has already taken steps to end his or her life. We have no way of knowing who this person might be. I am not saying to eliminate the posts; I am just saying that Dr. Bob has some repsonsibily here.
It is a fallacy to believe that if someone says they are in the process of killing themself, that they are really looking to be stopped or don't want to really kill themself. Many people make an outcry, but there are others who mean business when they say they are going to kill themself (make an outcry) or are in the process of killing themself.
Zeba
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