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Abstract
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Suicide is not a natural reaction, and results from frustration and disappointment coupled with delusions of unworthiness and helplessness. In individuals with suicidal intent there is a strong narcissistic component integrated into the personality that is unable to accept defeat or combat reverses. In these individuals the ego becomes befuddled and as a result the libidinal drive is blocked. The result of this is destruction. The manner in which this destruction is carried out depends upon whether someone has wronged the individual or he has wronged himself. When it is the latter the act is generally carried out more or less quietly, whereas when it is the former it is carried out more dramatically and openly. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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