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Kenneth wrote:
>
>>Chris, Schizophrenia is considerably higher in males...etc
>
>Consider this in the Meme-Meme Context as a justifiable question,
> If a schizofrenic is treatening with suicide, are we talking then about a
>hostage situation !?
? suicide is more common in depression and is thus linked to
re-identification. There is a tie here to a 'need' to dissapear, to play
dead etc. A context can develop that can set this off. This is not to say
that suicide is limited to depression, just more common. On the other hand
the THREAT of suicide is a different ball game but very self, you take your
SELF as hostage rather than OTHERS. Weird stuff but in the world of the
schizzy perfectly (!) acceptable :-)
best,
Chris.
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