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A heartbreaking true story. A family scarred by loss. And, a lifeline for anyone touched by suicide, trauma, or mental illness. In Double Suicide Family, author Patty Ann opens the door to a deeply personal and emotionally raw journey; one marked by childhood dysfunction, mental health struggles, and the unimaginable devastation of losing two brothers to suicide years apart. With honesty, courage, and profound compassion, she reveals the private conversations, warning signs, emotional battles, and unanswered questions that haunt survivors long after the event. This powerful resource blends ...

The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. It was one of over ten attempts throughout the course of his life. But he didn’t die, and like many who consider taking their own lives, he hid the attempt from his wife, family, coworkers, and students, slipping back into his daily life with a hoarse voice, a raw neck, and series of vague explanations. In How Not to Kill Yourself, Martin chronicles his multiple suicide attempts in an intimate depiction of the mindset of someone obsessed with self-destruction.

Bulletproof is about healing, not politics. It outlines in simple terms what trauma survivors experience and why, providing straightforward explanations and useful techniques to regain control over pain and begin to heal. Jill shares survivor stories to illustrate how they overcame trauma and took back their lives.

Positive Psychologist Niyc Pidgeon lost three close friends to suicide. Now she's equipping listeners with simple psychological perspectives, exercises, and interventions to support them through their darker days. At points in her life, leading Positive Psychologist Niyc Pidgeon grappled with...

Delve into the profound exploration of a critical societal issue with "Understanding and Confronting Teenage Suicide" by Dr. Clara A. Njekam. This groundbreaking book offers more than just insights – it provides a roadmap for understanding and addressing teenage suicide like never before.

As a pet care professional how many times have you had a client that just received the news their pet is terminally ill, has died tragically, or is dealing with pet loss? And how many times have you had to deliver the news yourself? You are not sure what to say, but you want to be compassionate and helpful. You are literally either lost for words, feel like you said the wrong thing, or would like to be more effective when delivering the news. It is critical to know how to help your clients when they are faced with pet loss death and grief. With the increasing growth in the pet care industry...

We're all living on the edge. Life is tough. Bad things happen. To us. To those we love and care about. We wonder what's coming next. We're scared, anxious, angry, and sad. We try, but never feel good enough. We wear masks. We try to fit in. We live lies. You've felt this. Perhaps you're feeling it now. There's a fierce battle going on in your mind. Your heart is at stake. It's time to move from walking on the edge of a cliff to living on the edge of your seat. There is much to look forward to. More than you realize.

Have you wondered what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms really are and how you or a loved one can help get treatment? There are over 20 suicides per day in the United States due to military-related PTSD, and it does not need to be this way. In this book, you'll learn why.

In thirteen fascinating chapters, Charlotte Van den Broeck goes in search of buildings that were fatal to their architects-architects who either killed themselves or are rumored to have done so. They range across time and space from a church with a twisted spire in seventeenth-century France to a theater that collapsed mid-performance in 1920s Washington, DC, and an eerily sinking swimming pool in the author's hometown.

Suicide attempts. Psych-ward romances. A little love, a lot of anger. There are no happy endings here. A lot of this may seem like rambling. A lot of it might be coherent thoughts. Either way, all of it is true. At least it's how I remember it.

In 2018, adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 had a suicide rate of 14.45. This evil has been aging grounds among the youths of our society as well as among adults in our society. The fact remains that every suicide successfully executed usually have warning signs that were not correctly recognized or identified before the victim carries out the evil act. These warning signs, when identified and the necessary steps are taken, can always reduce the rate of suicide in our society.

A little book of questions for those of us that think about suicide from time to time and those that love us. Get to know why we are the way we are and let's help each other stay strong.

Finding Your Personal Mission is a book about overcoming obstacles and eliminating suicidal thoughts. The author James McNeil, a US army veteran, is a two-time suicide survivor and is intimately acquainted with how to overcome these obstacles. Finding Your Personal Mission was written with goal of ensuring that nobody walks down the path of suicide, again.

This book will change your relationship with your veterinarian and their team forever. And what you learn in this book could save your veterinarian’s life. That’s right - the information in this book isn’t just life-changing; it’s life-saving. Because what you don’t know is your veterinarian is nearly four times more likely to complete suicide than the general population. In this book, you’ll learn why veterinarians carry so much stress, how you can help alleviate that stress and exactly what to do if you’re ever in the presence of someone who is suicidal.

This audiobook consists of two books that cover topics such as sexual abuse, suicide, verbal abuse, bullying, and human trafficking. If you want to learn more about these topics, if this is your cup of tea, then don’t wait to get started with this book!

Este audiolibro responde a la necesidad sentida e imperante de propiciar un conocimiento básico que pueda ayudar en momentos de necesidad. El mismo responde en forma sencilla y certera al reto que representa el comportamiento suicida que es tabú y está asociado al estigma que rodea la salud mental. El Rvdo. Dr. José Luis Rivera Nieves ha cumplido con la encomienda de proveer una herramienta para ayudar a otras personas a tratar el tema del comportamiento suicida con responsabilidad y eficiencia.

This collection of true stories will invite you to lean into the process of understanding the larger implications of how suicide affects others. This book poses several questions.

What happens to the people left behind when someone commits suicide?

How do the survivors navigate the grieving process? Which methods do they use? Do they ever recover from such a profound trauma?

These questions are answered through the written submissions of the 26 contributors to this work.

Kay Whiting Harrison shares her personal journey through the twists, turns, triumphs, and tragedies of her life as she secretly struggles with a mental illness. She copes with a severe and terminal disability of one child, a life-threatening illness with another, financial pressures, and other life challenges while trying to keep the demons of depression and anxiety at bay and hidden from the rest of the world. Despite being a competent wife, mother, businesswoman, and community leader, mounting tensions and mental illness eventually led her to try to take her own life.

Punk rocker, bird nerd and book lover Rob Bell had a full, happy life. He had a loving wife, a big-bottomed dog named Daisy and a career as a respected science journalist. But beneath the carefully cultivated air of machoism and the need to help other people, he struggled with mental health and a drug addiction that began as a means to self-medicate his illness. In 2015, he ended his life in New Zealand on a winter's night.

I'm going to f--kin kill this c--t! That was my first thought when a civie boss clicked his fingers at me and pointed at me to "come here!" (He backed off at speed when he saw the look in my eyes.) If we were on live ops I would have put two rounds center mass and one in his head! Out here in the world, if he was within arm's reach I would have already punched him in the throat! My reactions are automatic because my subconscious bodyguards are highly trained.