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		DanBC on April 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The misunderstood consequences of electroconvulsiv... > successful suicide Clumsy language like this is a sign that you don't know as much about this subject as you think you do.

jdietrich on April 11, 2019 [–]

I don't know why this is being downvoted; the correct term is "completed suicide", because "successful suicide" implies that death is a desirable outcome.

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