If one allows the client to avoid it for long periods of time and addresses it in a very a tepid way that may empower the shame.
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Closing the suicide escape hatch
The example given implies that when the urge to kill self is experienced as a directive from another then closing the suicide escape hatch is indicated. When the suicidal urge is not experienced as such a directive then closing the escape hatch may be contra indicated.