tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post1528625301218628384..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: A veritable epidemickushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-32969638976614443072009-03-16T09:41:00.000+09:002009-03-16T09:41:00.000+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.Future mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304372277880787961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-89070590319787704502009-03-16T09:39:00.000+09:002009-03-16T09:39:00.000+09:00This comment has been removed by the author.Future mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304372277880787961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-77943442274335837572009-03-09T04:48:00.000+09:002009-03-09T04:48:00.000+09:00I think you're right. It's always hard for shows t...I think you're right. It's always hard for shows to know how to handle these things. <BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of The Simpsons, which has been on for close to two decades, meaning lots of people associated with the show have passed on. <BR/><BR/>But even when regular Phil Hartman was killed by his mentally disturbed wife in a murder-suicide, they just did the dignified silent screen capture at the end with the name and year of birth and death. <BR/><BR/>Since that's how they had always done it, it seemed dignified enough, but for fans of the show who were reeling from the shocking event, I think an entire episode highlighting Phil Hartman and his characters would have been appropriate.<BR/><BR/>That's the Jack Soo model from "Barney Miller." Maybe they'll do something like that. I am beginning to sound like a broken record, but I think some public discussion about the signs of suicide <I>and how to deal with it</I> is very much in order, and a special show would be the best place to start.<BR/><BR/>I don't hold out much hope, though, because a lot of people might feel they are defaming her memory by talking of the mental illness (to me, a healthy person willingly offing themselves is, by definition, a sign of some form of mental illness).<BR/><BR/>I'm reminded of <A HREF="http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/30/condolences/" REL="nofollow">this conversation</A> about the suicide of a prominent former K-blogger in China, and how it prompted a similar "don't dis the dead" reaction <A HREF="http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/30/condolences/#comment-36845" REL="nofollow">from some</A> (the second link is to the beginning of certain comments within that post).<BR/><BR/>I have worked with psychiatrists in Korea. They shake their head and wonder how they can get people to realize that the stigma they perceive in coming to mental health services is far, far, far less troubling than the ongoing pain of mental illness or suicide.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-48672374209749046422009-03-08T17:26:00.000+09:002009-03-08T17:26:00.000+09:00I wonder if they're going to do a very special epi...I wonder if they're going to do a very special episode. <BR/><BR/>I'm not joking, either. Seems like they owe it to the fans.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149708954524602455noreply@blogger.com