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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
I'm not sure what the other meanings are of SI/sui. SI, from what I understood is suicidal ideation, and sui just means suicide? If I'm mixing the two up, I apologize.
But yes, I'm mostly referring to ideation. I'm also interested in L's experience with sui. I'm curious if she's experienced anyone who has and how it's affected her. I'm curious that if I did, how would that affect her. I'm curious about her thoughts about it. I just want to understand how it will affect someone.
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I think I've seen SUI stand for both, so I just wanted to clarify.
So I can further answer your question now that I know. I have asked Dr. T if he's lost any clients to SUI, and he said he has lost a few (he's been practicing close to 20 years). Well, with one or two of those, he said it wasn't clear on whether it was an accidental or intentional OD. In one case, his client hadn't even ever told him that he used heroin. So it was particularly difficult for him.
He wasn't specifically talking about SUI in this case, but once he said to me "If you were to die tomorrow, I'd be very affected." I think I was trying to figure out if I was just a job to him (was a couple years ago).
Just know that if you ask L if she's ever lost any clients, she may not be willing to answer. I wasn't really expecting Dr. T to, but he did. There was an article or blog post by a therapist I read about how they're affected if a client dies by SUI--it was rather moving. I'll see if I can locate it later.