Ironically in this way empathy is quite self centred and narcissistic process. It is about me and my understanding of the experience of the client.
The car as a suicide attempt
This would suggest the statistics on suicide are underestimated, the rates of suicide could be much higher than reported if one considers the possibility or “car suicides” instead of car accidents.
Magical thinking about death
It would seem prudent for any therapist to enquire of the pre-suicide fantasy a person may have to assess the level of magical thinking present.