{"title":"\"I still think there's like a huge stigma\": Understanding suicide-related stigma among those with lived experiences.","authors":"J M Wyllie, K A Robb, N Belkadi, R C O'Connor","doi":"10.1080/07481187.2025.2556106","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study aimed to understand the experiences of those with a history of suicidal thoughts versus suicide attempts with regards to suicide-related stigma and whether there were differences between these groups. Thirty participants aged 18 to 71 years (70% female) took part in one-to-one interviews about their experiences of suicide-related stigma, 50% had a history of suicidal thoughts, and 50% had a history of suicide attempts. Five main themes were identified: 1) <i>\"suicide is stigmatised;\"</i> 2) <i>\"it's like the elephant in the room, nobody wants to talk about it;\"</i> 3) <i>\"I was so ashamed;\"</i> 4) <i>\"I think generally people think suicide is selfish, cowardly, inexplicable, mad;\"</i> and 5) <i>\"So I guess it's about being taken seriously and being believed almost.\"</i> Both groups (suicidal thoughts group and suicide attempts group) described similar experiences of suicide-related stigma. Suicide-related stigma often made them feel more suicidal, unsupported, and hesitant to seek help.</p>","PeriodicalId":11041,"journal":{"name":"Death Studies","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Death Studies","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2025.2556106","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The present study aimed to understand the experiences of those with a history of suicidal thoughts versus suicide attempts with regards to suicide-related stigma and whether there were differences between these groups. Thirty participants aged 18 to 71 years (70% female) took part in one-to-one interviews about their experiences of suicide-related stigma, 50% had a history of suicidal thoughts, and 50% had a history of suicide attempts. Five main themes were identified: 1) "suicide is stigmatised;" 2) "it's like the elephant in the room, nobody wants to talk about it;" 3) "I was so ashamed;" 4) "I think generally people think suicide is selfish, cowardly, inexplicable, mad;" and 5) "So I guess it's about being taken seriously and being believed almost." Both groups (suicidal thoughts group and suicide attempts group) described similar experiences of suicide-related stigma. Suicide-related stigma often made them feel more suicidal, unsupported, and hesitant to seek help.
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Now published ten times each year, this acclaimed journal provides refereed papers on significant research, scholarship, and practical approaches in the fast growing areas of bereavement and loss, grief therapy, death attitudes, suicide, and death education. It provides an international interdisciplinary forum in which a variety of professionals share results of research and practice, with the aim of better understanding the human encounter with death and assisting those who work with the dying and their families.
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