Posted by Krazy Kat on April 29, 2002, at 19:29:22
In reply to Re: grieving, posted by Dr. Bob on April 29, 2002, at 18:42:59
Dr. Bob:
I have never been so at odds with you. I was commenting on Fi's posts, obviously, but since you dropped in:
"Whenever possible, it is preferable to avoid referring to suicide in the headline. Unless the suicide death took place in public, the cause of death should be reported in the body of the story and not in the headline."
So, how about "In Memory of Sar"; "Sar - we remember you fondly"; "Sar, you touched our hearts"...
We discuss suicide openly on this sight constantly - it's there for ANYONE to read.
You're handling this horrifically. Is this not something you've handled before? I f******* (add as many asteriks as seem appropriate) give up on this subject. I feel as if I've been hurt more by the way you have handled this than any other medical experience.
I was going to let all of this go, because I really don't want the site to close down due to too much work, etc., so please don't consider my feelings an example of others. i think we may have come to a standstill, though, and i Have to stop posting. wow. sad. i'm so sad about the way this has been treated.
I'm not going to look for examples, but I'm sure there are other references re: the benefit of posting about suicide and then linking to resources.
I am at such a loss, and such a pain.
poster:Krazy Kat
thread:4702
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020420/msgs/4816.html