I would politely, but urgently suggest that if you’re thinking a lot about scenarios where you could justify suicide, you might not be as interested in the scenarios as the permission you think they might give you. And you might not realize that! Motivated reasoning is a powerful force for folks who are feeling some mental troubles.
This is the sort of thing where checking in with a loved one generally about how they perceive your general affect and mood is a really good idea. I urge you to do that. You’re probably fine and just playing with some abstract ideas, but why not check in with a loved one just in case?
I appreciate the concern. I’m actually very averse to committing suicide and any motivated reasoning on my part will be on the side of trying to justify staying alive. (To be clear, I think I have ample reasons to stay alive, atleast for the time being). My concern is that there might be good reasons to commit suicide (at some point) in which case I would rather know of them than be ignorant.
I would politely, but urgently suggest that if you’re thinking a lot about scenarios where you could justify suicide, you might not be as interested in the scenarios as the permission you think they might give you. And you might not realize that! Motivated reasoning is a powerful force for folks who are feeling some mental troubles.
This is the sort of thing where checking in with a loved one generally about how they perceive your general affect and mood is a really good idea. I urge you to do that. You’re probably fine and just playing with some abstract ideas, but why not check in with a loved one just in case?
I appreciate the concern. I’m actually very averse to committing suicide and any motivated reasoning on my part will be on the side of trying to justify staying alive. (To be clear, I think I have ample reasons to stay alive, atleast for the time being). My concern is that there might be good reasons to commit suicide (at some point) in which case I would rather know of them than be ignorant.