Re: Thats nice, now lets talk about PCT and suicide

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From: Bruce Gregory
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:00

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[From Bruce Gregory (990421.1440 EDT)]

Lazare, Mark, Crisis counselor, Phoenix AZ


> When a control system is all out of purposes, believes they,
> can no longer
> make effective changes, and perceive only disturbances.  The
> ideations, plans,
> and intentions of suicide come to volition.

I suspect that suicide is the result of massive persisting error signals
associated with loss of control. Suicide allows the person to gain
control again but at a very high price for families and friends. It
might be that a program that demonstrated to the client that he or she
can still exercise control would be a first step in recovery.


Bruce Gregory

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