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Originally Posted by tara_922
Suicide happens and unless the person is making threats or gestures, or has acted there should be no government intervention. If the police were called every time I was feeling suicidal they'd have to hire more officers. Just because I am feeling suicidal does not mean I will act on it. This person wasn't even feeling suicidal for crying out loud! She just keeps that door open in case perhaps one day she decides she can't cope with life anymore. That is not a crime and should not be treated as such!
What has the United States come to where we value taking somebody's rights away from them for an opinion they have regarding suicide.
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My t and I discuss suicidal ideation pretty much every week. She knows I think about it. She knows I know exactly how I would do it, were I to get to that point. She also knows I am not at that point because she asks, and I tell her.
If I had the police called every time I thought about suicide, they would be parked on my doorstep a lot of the time.
Suicidal Ideation does NOT equal suicidal.
Suicidal ideation/suicidal thoughts - it is a thought. The same as some people have thoughts equally as negative as suicide.