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Just talking aloud here today.
1) CBD's belief that suicide results in an eternity in hell. and her perception that JJ believed this too.
This belief would set her up to completely reject that as a possibility. and I agree others have exploited her denial. From social media there is a mob mentality going on that really doesn't have the best interest of CBD and family in the forefront.
2) In considering the 5 stages of grief, which I have now found has been expanded (
5 Stages of Grief After Facing A Loss (psychcentral.com) I really got to thinking about and wondering if the first 3 of the traditional 5 are not defense mechanisms. It just seems to make sense to me that it is. This article cited does affirm denial as being a common defense mechanism. I haven't found the other 2 classified that way but have not done much research yet. I donated all my psych, sociology, and suicidality books to the library.
3) suicidal thinking is almost always characterized as "tunnel vision". There is also the matter of intrusive thoughts & intrusive voices, some manifest just as internal mind chatter, others are truly hearing voices. It can be very isolating. I will try to expand on this later.
4) I have been reading John Douglass (founder of FBI BAU unit) new book. In the first case he presents in this book, he states that they did not write up their BAU profile to protect from leaks. They were actively involved in both the profiling and tactics to identify and capture the offender through direct meetings and consultations with the local investigating authorities. However, the case was known to be homicides. They were integrally involved but stayed in the background.
So now, I have more research to do.