Posted by Fi on January 27, 2002, at 13:26:25
In reply to Therapist wants Suicide Agreement (not to), posted by Shar on January 25, 2002, at 22:12:48
It would be a shame to miss out on something you think could be helpful because of this condition.
Maybe you could discuss it with her- is there some compromise like you will contact her if you feel suicidal, or contract month by month (a month is a long time, but a year is just *ages*!)
Another perspective is to think about whether you can allow yourself to break the commitment if you need to, however much you would usually honour your commitments. If you can allow yourself the freedom to have that as a possibility, you dont need to tell her. Obviously not ideal from either perspective- but better than missing the group.
Personally, I think its unrealistic to think that anyone with more than mild depression could make this contract and be sure they could honour it thru a whole year, tho I think the general idea of anything that makes people pause before harming themselves is a good idea in general.Fi
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