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Re: suicidal thoughts

tiuzzol@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tiuzzol@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Dec 12 04:20:18 1991

>  If they are intent upon dying, and you cannot change that, than it is
>  better not to try to stop them, or get close to them.

Sure.  If you can't change their mind--ever--then you're right.  It's
a waste of time.  The premise behind suicide prevention, though, is that
if you can change your mind, you'd better try.  I think in most suicidal
cases, you can change their mind.  

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