Suicide
Posted by ElyDeathCafe on May 4, 2020, 3:08 a.m.
I found a really useful thread after typing in "Death Cafe and suicide conversations". It was good to have Jon's comments & others' views. In my 3 years of hosting I haven't come across this (other than people attending whose relatives or friends had committed suicide). Yesterday we had a young woman attend who for years has wished to die. She is not ill. She has made detailed plans but is in limbo for various reasons. It certainly made the group think about our own attitudes, beliefs and so on & we handled it well in the moment. She probably will attend again so any comments most welcome. I thought about asking her what she's hoping to get from the group. What is most useful from us - as facilitators & participants? Obviously something drew her to attend.