Yes, SI can be seen as a more urgent situation and therefore acted on more quickly...but someone who is very obese is far more likely to have their health and well being affected long term, or even lose their life to their condition, than someone who SIs. Most SI is not connected to, or intended as, Sui.
I spoke to my t about this thread yesterday, and about my misgivings of feeling that I could appropriately support clients. She said that surely the hands of someone who has suffered and come through it are the safest hands to be in? Then she teared up a bit, and so did I. Awww.
So, she was very helpful, and I do feel better about it now. Thanks for all the feedback on here, it has been very helpful and interesting. T said that some people will never want to see their t as human or flawed, and that's okay, but we heal when we understand, and have compassion for, the truth of every persons suffering and their strength to come through.