Comments on: “Completed Suicide” http://www.dailywritingtips.com/%e2%80%9ccompleted-suicide/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jimbo http://www.dailywritingtips.com/%e2%80%9ccompleted-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-395363 Jimbo Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:50:49 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4238#comment-395363 The suggestion that the word 'completed' is redundant can equally apply to committed and in general makes no sense. If dave murdered someone, we don't have to say he commited or completed murder. We say he murdered someone. The same does not apply to suicide. We don't say of someone that they suicided. You therefore need a verb (committed or completed) to go with the noun (suicide). The suggestion that the word ‘completed’ is redundant can equally apply to committed and in general makes no sense.

If dave murdered someone, we don’t have to say he commited or completed murder. We say he murdered someone.

The same does not apply to suicide. We don’t say of someone that they suicided. You therefore need a verb (committed or completed) to go with the noun (suicide).

]]> By: Liz http://www.dailywritingtips.com/%e2%80%9ccompleted-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-392147 Liz Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:30:49 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4238#comment-392147 I don't understand why one can't say 'died by suicide' Yes i'm a survivor of suicide (my sister) and yes the word committed does bother me but 'completed' sounds just ridiculous as well. I don’t understand why one can’t say ‘died by suicide’ Yes i’m a survivor of suicide (my sister) and yes the word committed does bother me but ‘completed’ sounds just ridiculous as well.

]]> By: tara http://www.dailywritingtips.com/%e2%80%9ccompleted-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-390860 tara Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:26:36 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4238#comment-390860 Being a survivor of suicide (my father died from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head), I want to say that if doesn't matter how you say he committed the act because there is no pretty way to put it...but completed is redundant, and successful is ridiculous. the word suicide is sufficient. Being a survivor of suicide (my father died from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head), I want to say that if doesn’t matter how you say he committed the act because there is no pretty way to put it…but completed is redundant, and successful is ridiculous. the word suicide is sufficient.

]]> By: thebluebird11 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/%e2%80%9ccompleted-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-375783 thebluebird11 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:49:55 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4238#comment-375783 @Maureen: It sounds to me as if maybe the meeting-leaders are trying to stop survivors from feeling bad about what they did. In other words, they don't want survivors to feel as if they "committed a crime." Suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and completed suicide are not crimes, nor should someone feel bad about having "been there." There are psychiatric (and physical) illnesses that cause people to want to kill themselves. To "healthy" (for lack of a better term) people, the reasons won't often make sense. But I can tell you from personal experience, the reason makes perfect sense to the person in the pit. If you can start a movement to separate the words "commit" and "suicide," come up with a better phrase, let us know, and more power to you. @Maureen: It sounds to me as if maybe the meeting-leaders are trying to stop survivors from feeling bad about what they did. In other words, they don’t want survivors to feel as if they “committed a crime.” Suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and completed suicide are not crimes, nor should someone feel bad about having “been there.” There are psychiatric (and physical) illnesses that cause people to want to kill themselves. To “healthy” (for lack of a better term) people, the reasons won’t often make sense. But I can tell you from personal experience, the reason makes perfect sense to the person in the pit. If you can start a movement to separate the words “commit” and “suicide,” come up with a better phrase, let us know, and more power to you.

]]> By: Maureen Madril http://www.dailywritingtips.com/%e2%80%9ccompleted-suicide/comment-page-1/#comment-375697 Maureen Madril Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:56:35 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=4238#comment-375697 When I started going to a meeting for suicided survivors we were told The term "Committed Suicided" is incorrect, Committed Connotes Criminal Behavior,and Suicide is not a Crime, Its an Illness When I started going to a meeting for suicided survivors we were told The term “Committed Suicided” is incorrect, Committed Connotes Criminal Behavior,and Suicide is not a Crime, Its an Illness

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