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Letter from a Therapist to a Suicidal Person

May 1, 2014

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When you come to me for help, I want to help you. I hope you will let me. I cannot know your secrets without your words. I hope you will tell me. Tell me, please, your thoughts of suicide. You might feel scared to

Like Clouds Before the Sun: Mindfulness and Suicidal Thoughts

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

September 2, 2013

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Too often, people who think of suicide regard their thoughts as truth. They believe them. In a twist on the famous saying “I think, therefore I am,” suicide’s lie is, “I think I should kill myself, therefore I should kill myself.” It

Talking Back to Suicidal Thoughts

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

July 31, 2013

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Suicidal thoughts take different forms. Some politely knock on the door. You let them in, entertain them a bit, and then they leave. But suicidal thoughts can also be most unwelcome. In such cases, you do not want to think of suicide.

How to Find a Therapist Who Does Not Panic about Suicide

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

July 22, 2013

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A huge fear of many people who think about suicide is that they will go to a therapist who panics at the mention of the word “suicide.” Some therapists do, in fact, panic. This can take several forms. A panicky therapist may

Do You Blame Yourself for Being Suicidal?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

July 10, 2013

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“I had no idea what I had done to you, although I should have known it in retrospect. So I guess now is a good time to say I am sorry, although it is about 19 years too late.” Those words came

What’s Your Pleasure?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 25, 2013

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If you are depressed, stressed, or grieving, the term “pleasurable activities” may seem oxymoronic – no activity possibly could bring pleasure. Maybe you cannot even remember what gives you pleasure – or what once gave you pleasure no longer does. You may

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Letter from a Therapist to a Suicidal Person

Like Clouds Before the Sun: Mindfulness and Suicidal Thoughts

Talking Back to Suicidal Thoughts

How to Find a Therapist Who Does Not Panic about Suicide

Do You Blame Yourself for Being Suicidal?

What’s Your Pleasure?

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