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Suicide Who Decides-is a poem that goes into the darkness and grabs you by the hands, and stands with you on no-mans land, the one place where all people who think about losing their lives to suicide must contemplate. This poem goes on to show you how the effects of suicide has on you and everyone that cares, In the last verse I will show you the light, the sweet taste of freedom, the darkness is only an illusion for many, but their suffering is real.

You deserve to stop suffering and create a life that is fully and recklessly alive. Every 12.3 minutes someone completes suicide, and I was almost one of them. I had written letters, picked a day, and packed up all my belongings because I believed my life was worthless and disposable. What lies ahead of you is my journey from suicide attempt toward abundant life. I share it with you in hopes that you can see yourself or someone you love in my story and find the courage to start conversations about faith, mental health, depression, and suicide.

Viktor Frankl is known to millions of listeners as a psychotherapist who has transcended his field in his search for answers to the ultimate questions of life, death, and suffering. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning explores the sometimes unconscious basic human desire for inspiration or revelation and illustrates how life can offer profound meaning at every turn.

Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan...and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods. When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning - and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.  

This is the book I wish I would have found years ago. Before the attempt. Before waking up on life support. Before all the years spent searching for answers in people, places, and beliefs that could never save me. Like so many others, I was searching everywhere but the one place I never thought to look. If you've ever felt like living hurts more than dying, this book was written for you. This book was written by someone who realistically shouldn't even be here. It is raw, honest, and deeply vulnerable. My mission is simple: to share how I learned to survive after the attempt.

Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row - a reversal not seen since 1918 or in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year - and they're still rising. Case and Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class.

An intimate, insightful, at times even humorous exploration of why the thought of death is so compulsive for some while demonstrating that there’s always another solution—from the acclaimed writer and professor of philosophy, based on his viral essay, “I’m Still Here.” “If you’re...

In her early 20s, investigative journalist Anna Mehler Paperny had already landed her dream job. On the surface, her life was great. Nevertheless, she spiraled out, attempted suicide (the first of more attempts to follow), and landed in the ICU and then in a psych ward before setting out to tackle her recovery. In Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me, Mehler Paperny turns her journalist's eye on her own experience and others' - in the ward; as an outpatient; facing family, friends, and coworkers; finding the right meds; trying to stay insured and employed. 

Suicide is the greatest mistake. When we hurt another, we are rejecting God in the form of that other person. When a person kills himself, he is rejecting Life. Life is a sacred gift, a journey woven through countless lifetimes in the cycle of reincarnation. In the yogic tradition, every experience—both joyful and painful—serves a divine purpose, guiding the soul to higher awareness. Yet, in moments of deep suffering, some may feel lost, believing suicide is the only escape. But there is no need to take one’s own life nor can that ever be an escape.

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others. “This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem “Are you one of us?”...

In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die.

If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, please know that you are not alone. When you're suffering, life can feel overwhelming and even insurmountable. This guided journal offers a safe space to help you process these difficult thoughts, soothe emotional pain, and create a crisis plan if needed. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this journal provides gentle writing prompts to help you safely explore your thoughts and feelings, understand symptoms and triggers, and identify your reasons for living. 

Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it. Here, Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival in an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, Hello, Cruel World is a much-needed unconventional approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, but alive.

In Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark open up about their lives more intimately than ever in their confessionally honest and hilarious debut audiobook, titled after their podcast sign-off. Sharing never-before-heard stories ranging from their struggles with depression, eating disorders, and addiction, Karen and Georgia irreverently recount their biggest mistakes and deepest fears, reflecting on the formative life events that shaped them into two of the most followed voices in the podcasting world.

Demons to Champions: One Man's Journey to Understanding His Neurodivergent Mind. Does your brain refuse to switch off? Do thoughts race at 3 a.m. while the world sleeps? Have you spent a lifetime being called "too much," "too intense," or simply “odd", and wondered, what’s wrong with you? The answer is absolutely nothing. Demons to Champions is Gary Coulton's searingly honest, often hilarious, and moving memoir of discovering at sixty-five, he wasn't broken. He was neurodivergent: autistic and ADHD.

Dauntless journalist Julie K. Brown recounts her uncompromising and risky investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's underage sex trafficking operation, and the explosive reporting for the Miami Herald that finally brought him to justice while exposing the powerful people and broken system that...

Renowned among rabid football fans in the 1990s, Erik Kramer guided the Detroit lions to within one win of Super Bowl XXVI, set passing records for the Chicago Bears that still stand, and carved out a respectable eleven-year NFL career, despite being unrecruited in high school and undrafted out of college. Bur for more than two decades, during his playing days and beyond, Erik silently suffered from depression. On August 18, 2015, after the deaths of his son Griffen to a heroin overdose and his mother to cancer.

This book is not only for those who have experienced or witnessed suicide but for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of mental health and the tools to support those in need. It offers valuable insights that can benefit individuals from all walks of life. It might be too heavy or overwhelming. While the topic is serious, the book is crafted with sensitivity and empathy, making it accessible and uplifting

An inspiring memoir of survival, How My Brain Saved My Life Twice chronicles triumph over suicide, brain injury, and disability. This audiobook is for listeners drawn to resilience, recovery, and the creative spirit. Amy Stacey Curtis was a practicing installation artist widely recognized and awarded for an 18-year project presented throughout nine abandoned Maine mills. Soon after completing this ambitious opus, her brain was attacked.

What began as a normal day turned into twelve hours that would change Shelly Pittman’s life forever. This powerful true memoir tells the story of a night that nearly took her life. After discovering betrayal in her marriage, emotions escalated into a terrifying confrontation that left her fighting to survive. Over the course of twelve brutal hours, she endured violence, fear, and unimaginable pain at the hands of someone she once trusted. But this story is not only about what happened that night. It is about survival, resilience, and the strength it takes to rebuild a life after trauma.