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II. Suicide and the Body

Suicide: Being Killed, Killing, and Dying

Pages 182-188
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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To help suicidal people stay alive one must be aware of the three aspects of the act of self-destruction. These aspects are: being killed, killing and dying. The degrees to which each suicidal person is motivated and/or committed to each facet of their own deaths need to be identified. Their motivations and commitments are then dealt with in the process of making “no suicide,” “no homicide-of self” and “life” decisions. A four step process helps ensure that all points are covered and a final integration achieved. Contracts with each ego state may need to be negotiated as part of the process until corresponding redecisions are made.

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Ken Mellor

Ken Mellor, BA, CTM, is a social worker working in private practice in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia.