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Originally Posted by manaboutown
GG, I truly cannot understand how or why you got a bee in your bonnet concerning suicides among physicians. Frankly, I found your remark in another thread concerning the untimely death of a loved local physician shockingly callous. Why are you in a snit and verbally jumping up and down about suicides among physicians?
It seems to me that closer to home for you might be the suicide rate among primary school teachers, especially those who teach kindergarten and first grade. The following is from the UK. I do not know the statistics for American primary school teachers.
"Three in four suicides among teaching professionals are primary and nursery school teachers, statistics show, amid warnings it is 'one of the most highly stressed occupations in the country.
The suicide rate among primary school teachers in England is nearly two times higher than the national average, figures have revealed.
Risk of suicide among primary and nursery school teachers was 42 per cent higher than patterns in the broader population of England during the period 2011 to 2015, according to data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS)."
From: Primary school teachers''' suicide rate nearly double national average, figures reveal | The Independent | The Independent
This was a surprise to me. |
Someone asked about a Cardiologist who died suddenly at the age of 49.
Someone else said they saw him on the day he died.
I wondered if he committed suicide.
I didn't think that anyone would think it was callous. I was very wrong. They did. You did.
When I read of someone who is famous who dies suddenly, the first thing I think of is that person may have died from an overdose. That is how I think.
I did think sad thoughts. Of course the family is grieving his loss, no matter why he died. I don't have a "bee in my bonnet " about physicians dying of suicide. I was completely surprised to find that they do die from suicide at twice the rate as the general public.
I have dear friends who have lost family members through suicide. I am very aware of depression and I am very involved in a large group that are parents of special needs children. We are always aware of that possibility. They are facing a lifelong challenge that cannot not be altered, and sometimes depression sets in. We are always sensitive to their needs and those close will visit them and try to get them to talk and to know they are not alone. I do think of suicide, maybe more than most people. We all have crushing times in our lives, times when we face awful, unbearable emotional pain.