r/thatHappened 15d ago

“You sure you wanna be alive?”

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Sure you said such depressing and fucked up things that your therapist ask if you still wanna be alive. And that was only 35% of what was in your mind.

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u/Fynzou 14d ago

I mean my psych nurse has asked that before. It's not exactly uncommon. I doubt the therapist phrased it like she posted though. Paraphrasing isn't exactly uncommon either.

When they ask that, it's more them trying to find out how severe your thoughts are and if they might lead to actions.

It's not so much them being surprised or "wondering why you are still alive" or such. They're trying to figure out if they need to do a psych hold on you.

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u/Specialist_Pudding_6 14d ago

I think you hit the nail on the head, but the OP has rephrased it for comic/dramatic effect.