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Originally Posted by deliquesce
...having thoughts about suicide does not necessarily mean that you intend to act upon those thoughts...
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True, true, true.
I was in a psych hospital this summer to evaluate my episodic aphasia and during the assessment the RN asked if I had intent of suicide or a suicide plan. It baffled her when I said I had no intent but I did have a plan. She asked me to elaborate on the plan so I did. I got the idea from watching Nancy Grace's conversation with a medical examiner.
The next day the hospital psychologist approached me and said he understood I wanted to commit suicide. No, dude, that isn't what I said at all. He couldn't understand that I had a plan but no intent. I likely will never use my plan but someday if I have an incurable disease and wish to escape suffering I know how to end it peacefully. Thank you, Nancy Grace.