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I have already edited my post as to avoid this discussion as like you say, an internet forum is not the place to discuss this kind of thing, especially in a topic completely unrelated.See, i was on the fence with it as i can see both sides of the argument, however, where MkY started his post with "I disagree" and then presented his reasoning, whereas you call his outlook "idiotic", claim to be significantly experienced (i'm not calling you a liar but Internet, so claims = zero credibility) in this field, insult some more, but never actually explain why you consider him all them names.
As you say you have "significant experience in psychgology", is there no scope whatsoever to view it as attention seeking? Do you, or whichever clinic you work at, take every single "fuck it, gonna kill myself" uttered when the full time whistle goes and we've been tonked seriously? What about the hangovers that make me want to tell everyone i'd rather dig my own eyeballs out with plastic forks? Should that be given 100% credence and, if anyone laughs, suggests i'm attention seeking etc, then i should rip into them without a single shred of explanation, other than "I have experience in this shit".
I know someone who stuck a knife in their own arm & leg, screaming they were going to kill themselves - i asked them flat, if you were actually going to do it, why stick it in your arm/leg? Why not straight in the chest or face? Few seconds later, sobs of tears, no, there was no intention to kill themselves, despite all the drama and neighbours and shit getting involved, it was... attention seeking. Attention seeking which (and i'm no amateur psychologist here, but i'm sure we can find one if we dig around enough) could well be both a symptom AND a catalyst for the suicidal thoughts/threats etc.
You can't declare in a forum, in one post, someone's state of mind or the circumstances surrounding it, just as much as you can't confidently claim that the dudes suicide threat was genuine or attention seeking. Now i think about it, any shrink that would dare diagnose that either way without even meeting the guy is probably not that great a shrink. Or has tickets to the match or he's on a promise with the receptionist and needs to cut that consult short.
Dude, wind it back in a bit, have a debate instead of declaring other people idiots off hand, eh?
Anyway, back on topic - I just asked another Woolwich fan what he thought of the results yesterday - i had such an enjoyable conversation with my IT-gooner mate earlier, figured it's a bridge building day.
He stuck two fingers up and blew a raspberry.
Guy's a dick.