On the right to have a story
I have spent the last few weeks reading stories of people who attempted suicide. Some of them were very poignant, very emotional, some of them very factual, almost without any emotionality. All of them very hard to read. But what binds those stories together is how at odds they are with any attempt to police the ‘language of suicide’. Some people might find this post controversial.
Continue reading “On the right to have a story”When a psychiatrist stops crying…
I’ve attended many conferences at which I met psychiatrists, attending the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, however, was my first psychiatric conference. It was an interesting experience, so I would like to reflect on it here. I will start with the good things, then I will say a little about the bad things, and then I will write about the session I participated in.
Continue reading “When a psychiatrist stops crying…”Re-visiting language and suicide
After much anecdotal evidence, a study on perceptions of the phrases referring to suicide has been published. In this post, I want to offer comment. This post contains arguments which for some people will be controversial.
Continue reading “Re-visiting language and suicide”On reading suicide off text
A few days ago, my Twitter timeline included references to a new initiative aimed at reducing suicide amongst students. One of the projects was described in the media as looking for suicide risk on social media. I think such a project makes very little sense. This post contains quotes from genuine suicide notes.
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