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Last night I was on Flashpoints with Dennis Bernstein about Matt Nelson, who is by all indications the person who immolated themselves across from the Israeli consulate in Boston on Sept.
Lol. I’m a therapist, and you’re being pedantic. Suicide means killing yourself. He may not have been clinically “suicidal” but he still attempted suicide
Edit: I thought you were the original commenter when I said you were being pedantic
I agree, but Merriam-Webster remains a bad way to try to squash claims of nuance. You are correct independent of the bad and redditor-esque method of argument you chose. You should know very well that texts with actual authority exist that better establish these things, like the DSM in this case.
You shouldn’t try to answer clinical questions with Merriam-Webster. It’s a very redditor thing to do and just as incorrect as that would suggest.
Lol. I’m a therapist, and you’re being pedantic. Suicide means killing yourself. He may not have been clinically “suicidal” but he still attempted suicide
Edit: I thought you were the original commenter when I said you were being pedantic
I agree, but Merriam-Webster remains a bad way to try to squash claims of nuance. You are correct independent of the bad and redditor-esque method of argument you chose. You should know very well that texts with actual authority exist that better establish these things, like the DSM in this case.
The DSM is great for billing insurance and not much else imo