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The unforgettable story of a military family that lost two sons - one to suicide and one in combat - and channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces’ suicide epidemic. Major General Mark Graham was a decorated two-star officer. His wife, Carol, was a teacher who held the family together. When their sons Kevin and Jeff die within nine months of each other - Kevin commits suicide and Jeff is killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq - Mark and Carol are astonished by the drastically different responses their sons’ deaths receive from the Army.

In The Perversion of Virtue, leading suicide researcher Thomas Joiner explores the nature of murder-suicide and offers a unique new theory to explain this nearly unexplainable act: that murder-suicides always involve the wrongheaded invocation of one of four interpersonal virtues: mercy, justice, duty, and glory. The parent who murders his child and then himself seeks to save his child from a fatherless life of hardship; the wife who murders her husband and then herself seeks to right the wrongs he committed against her, and so on.

Circadian is a collection of lyric essays that reach beyond personal narrative and exist in the vast landscape of curiosity and intrigue. With an astute attentiveness to language and form, Chelsey Clammer poetically weaves personal stories into the narratives of different - yet connecting - fields of study. Through this, she explores experiences of trauma, mental illnesses, and the rhythmic and oscillating desires for solitude and connection. Each essay in Circadian stands as a witness to the brilliant and destructive cycles that create our lives.

How do you continue living when your worst fear has been realized? Bret and his sons were interrupted by banging on the door. Minutes later he was in handcuffs and the boys were pushed toward their estranged mother. Called the silver bullet effect, their mother had called with false allegations to illegally gain possession of their sons and smuggle them out of the country.

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.

If you've lost someone to suicide, have thought about it yourself, or have made an attempt, this book can help you. If you have friends or loved ones dealing with depression and suicidal thinking, this book can help you. Still Here is full of techniques, tools, and exercises to assist anyone in creating more happiness in their life.

Jane Doe Jr, the last of the Jane Doe series, is dedicated to the parents and relatives of children lost to suicide. There is no greater pain than the loss of your child from any cause. Child suicide tops the chart in the pain scale. This book is an effort to shed some light into possible ways to prevent losing a child to suicide, and to help those left behind and those at risk to become Jane or John Doe Jrs.

There are nine psychological case studies of real people dealing with depression in this audiobook. Each one shows how unique the consequences of this debilitating condition can be on one's life.

A novella about a boy named Mick and his struggles with life. His parents' divorce and a friend's suicide make his world unbearable. Each cut has a deeper meaning. A cry for help. I spin my dad's Ruger SP101 revolver on the wood floor of my bedroom. Sometimes, just to see what it feels like, I place the tip of the gun against my temple, but I never once pull the trigger. NO! I'm more into the slice of the blade against my skin and the blood running down my arm. It relieves so much pressure. And I can breathe again....

In this first audiobook, Battling the Storm Within, Stephanie shares how her time of military service, and the resulting trauma she experienced, continues to affect her daily life, even 20 plus years later - a common story among military veterans. A brave and deeply personal memoir that details Stephanie's military experiences, and especially her struggles when transitioning back to civilian life, this book is a bold step on the path for recovery for all veterans.

Seven short and not so sweet letters from The Suicide Spirit, delivered on behalf of anonymous beings that have either crossed over or gotten stuck after committing suicide. This is what they're thinking...

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.

Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poison is the "truly unforgettable" (Kirkus Review) story of how one woman was seduced by one of the most notorious cults in recent memory and how she found her way back to sanity. From Waco to Heaven's...

In this surprising and moving memoir, the legendary rap star and cofounder of Run D.M.C. keeps it a hundred percent, speaking out about his battle with depression and overcoming suicidal thoughts—one of the most devastating yet little known health issues plaguing the black community today. As...

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.

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life? On November 10, 2009, the German national goalkeeper Robert Enke stepped in front of a passing train. He was 32 years old. Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top clubs, including Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Louis Van Gaal's Barcelona. Enke was destined to be his country's first choice for years. But beneath the veneer of success lay a darker story.

Have you ever found yourself in a relationship or friendship where something just wasn't quite right? I mean, we all have dysfunctional families and "eccentric" friends to some extent, but I'm talking about those moments when you find yourself emotionally exhausted at every interaction and dreading every single moment you spend with that person. Times with them used to be better, and it's those wonderful memories that keep you around them, struggling to remind them of who they can be.

Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in popular media, but the suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths that author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly about the cause of her pain made it all the more difficult for her to survive.

Find out what happens when you take your life. In this book, you will learn about seven compelling stories. Each profile is collected from media interviews.

Are you depressed? Have you tried the standard treatments, with few or no results? If so, Depression Smackdown is the book you've been waiting for. Therapy helps some; medication helps others. But depression can't be cured by any one approach. If you're still searching for the right depression treatment for yourself or a loved one, please, let this book help you heal! You're not alone - one in five Americans suffers from major depression!