The primary thought disorder in suicide is that of a pathological narrowing of the mind’s focus, called constriction, which takes the form of seeing only two choices: either something painfully unsatisfactory or cessation. Edwin Shneidman, Suicide as Psychache
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Quote of the Day 28 Oct 2015
Suicide is both a logical and psychological phenomenon. As a logical thought disorder it is fueled by an individual’s emotional turmoil and grounded in his psychological history. Edwin Shneidman, Suicide as Psychache
Quote of the Day 26 Oct 2015
We can empathize with every person who has died by suicide and yet we should seek to thwart every suicidal plan that has not yet been consummated. Edwin Shneidman, Suicide as Psychache
Quote of the Day 25-Oct-2015
There are two basic, albeit contradictory, truths about suicide: A) Suicide should never be committed when one is depressed (or disturbed or constricted); and B) almost every suicide committed for reasons that make sense to the person who does it.–Edwin Shneidman, Suicide as Psychache
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