So the way out of the nightmare is laid before us: reduce pain and increase resources. Somewhere below is something you can do for yourself, for those you love and for those whom you have been commanded to love, if you believe in that sort of thing. These lists are from Conroy, pp. 300-302. My remarks are in brackets.
Suicide Prevention for All of Us
So the way out of the nightmare is laid before us: reduce pain and increase resources. Somewhere below is something you can do for yourself, for those you love and for those whom you have been commanded to love, if you believe in that sort of thing. These lists are from Conroy, pp. 300-302. My remarks are in brackets.
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Out of the Nightmare: Recovery from Depression and Suicidal Pain

David L. Conroy had me at the opening sentence. I read it first at Metanoia.org and knew it came from somebody who had been there. I recommend the website for help and insight from the insider's perspective. If you are thinking about suicide, read this first.
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OMG!!! That's What They Said!

But the information she gave me and that I found on the prescription information sheet wasn't very much information at all, not the kind that would have helped me when I was taking the antidepressants that made me crazy. I knew this because I had read them, and they didn't help me. I will write more about this some other time.
The Language Of Doctors And Scientists
Fact of the Month -- Suicide

Today's post introduces the "Fact of the Month" feature. And today's fact comes from David L. Conroy, Out of the Nightmare, who gets his information from the Statistical Abstract, 1989.
Statistics -- More Suicides Than Homocides
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- aka Cake or Death
Books on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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