Posted by Dinah on February 2, 2003, at 20:22:35
In reply to suicide contracts, posted by judy1 on February 2, 2003, at 16:26:16
My therapist brought up the idea tentatively a few times to see how I would react. I told him that a contract forced on me under duress would just cause me to lie to him. He never pushed it.
On the other hand, much later I offered to him my promise never to commit suicide without contacting him and giving him the opportunity to help first. I offered that to him as a gift, freely and of my own volition. He reminds me of it from time to time, and it does help in a way, because it gives me a step I must take if I feel genuinely suicidal. And that step gives me time to think. I've never had to call him for that reason.
But I also promised to call him if I felt the urge to self injure. That promise was given in a fit of remorse, not as freely, but I've tried to keep to it. So I have called him about that.
That's my only experience with contracts.
poster:Dinah
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