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This book is for those of us who are looking into a huge black hole and feeling that life is not worth living. It might also help those who love someone who is feeling that way.For 20 years Gareth Edwards worked in mental health and suicide prevention as a government advisor, university researcher and designer of innovative services.In The Procrastinator's Guide to Killing Yourself he shares how he found his own 'suicide prevention' came from a place...
3) Suicide Psychology: A Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology Guide to Suicide
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Suicide hurts people.People commit suicide as a last resort, no one wants to commit suicide and myths surround suicide.Psychologists know the truth about suicide. What causes it, how to prevent it, the warning signs and more.Tackling this difficult topic, best-selling writer Connor Whiteley explains the fascinating research and tackles the myths of suicide. And why it is critical to talk about.Psychology students, professionals and anyone interested...
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For some, the day you die is only the beginning. After Piper dies, she gets two choices: enter her own personal hell, or go back to Earth and become the voice of conscience inside a boy's head. Can she save Sloan from meeting the same fate? A tale of hope that will warm your heart.
5) Issue 2 Suicide Psychology: A Guide to the Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsycholo
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Over 71,000 words of psychological knowledge, theory and practice by bestselling writer Connor Whiteley in one great collection. If you want great, fascinating information covering a wide range of psychological topics for a cheaper price you NEED to buy this issue!BUY NOW!Issue 2 contains two brilliant full-length psychology books:Suicide Psychology: A Guide To The Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology of Suicide.Cognitive Psychology:...
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Ten women tell their stories of how failing suicide has led to thriving in life. Stories which are powerful, thought provoking and inspiring, covering subjects such as sex trafficking, domestic abuse, mental abuse, child abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, rape, cancer, poverty, prostitution, body dysmorphia and the pressures of the corporate world.Inside you will read of lead author Debbie Debonaire and her three attempts at suicide, all of which...
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Les tendances suicidaires sont une réalité qui peut toucher quiconque, indépendamment de la personnalité ou du statut social. Pour aborder ce sujet sans jugement, Pascal Carausse et Aline Raelisoa présentent une compilation de cas réels de personnes ayant envisagé ou tenté le suicide, avec des résultats variés. Ce livre n'est en aucun cas une glorification du suicide, mais plutt un avertissement contre de tels comportements. Il examine les...
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Flatiron Books
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2024.
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"Louise Manson is the newest student at Highfield Manor, Dublin's most exclusive private school. It seems nearly perfect: the high arched window alcoves and tall granite pillars, the overspill of lilac at the front gate and the immaculate playing fields, the giggling students, the dusty, oak-lined library, and the dark, festering secret she has come to expose. At first, Lou's working-class status makes her the consummate outsider, though all that...
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Diana is exactly who you would hope to work with as a patient or family member navigating this process. Her compassion and empathy for those in her presence are admirable, and she is an advocate for hope and healing regardless of the situation.- Amber Hentz, CEO Park Royal Hospital
I was not able to save my son. Even though I work in the mental health field and have multiple degrees in clinical psychology, I was not able to save my son - even...
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"During her junior year at Poplar Grove High School, Aria found herself sliding into a worsening depression. She had what she described as the perfect life, including fabulous vacations, her dream car, and more importantly, a big loving family, close friends, and a boyfriend she adored, but daily life had become unbearable. Though she knew how badly her suicide would hurt everyone around her, her psychological pain ultimately overwhelmed her. Aria...
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The unthinkable has happened. Painful. Crushing. Traumatic. Confusing. Complicated. No chance to say goodbye. No final embrace, kiss, or touch. No opportunity to clear the air, ask and give forgiveness, or make amends.A life gone.The tsunami has come, and now you're left standing amid the aftermath. What do you do?Reach out and grab the hand of multiple award-winning author and grief counselor Gary Roe. Let him walk with you through this uncharted,...
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Este libro pretende llevar a cabo una urgente misión de rescate, para ser consultado por aquellos que están angustiados y desesperados, atormentados o desilusionados, derrotados y desorientados, víctimas del negativismo y la rebelión, y que, precisamente por eso, se quejan o suplican aclaraciones de las dudas y de los problemas que les aquejan, pero en unas pocas líneas, en unas pocas palabras, todavía a tiempo de liberarse de la ilusoria idea...
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Written by a U.S. Army Infantry soldier, Uncomfortably Numb is an unflinching look at the issues of active military & veteran suicide from the military perspective. This direct, intense work tells hard truths; and leaves out everything people think they know about life after war.
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"Yamilet quiere que la conozcan por su impecable raya del ojo y no por ser una de las únicas lesbianas en su nuevo instituto católico. La cuestión es que es difícil fingir ser heterosexual cuando Bo, la única chica abiertamente queer en la escuela, es tan irritantemente perfecta y, bueno..., tan atractiva. A sus dieciséis años, Yami tiene claras sus prioridades: mantener a su hermano lejos de los problemas, enorgullecer a su madre y, lo más...
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No can see the world that exists inside one's head. Sometimes you might wish you could close your eyes and never wake, drifting off peacefully into an eternal slumber. (No) I am (not) okay is Dre Hill's exploration into this hidden inner world and what happens within. This chapbook centers its dialogue on suicide and ideations, mental health, along with commentary on religion, race, and gender, and how these structures further cloud the waters of...
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SFWP
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"When a state trooper appeared at Rachel Zimmerman's door to report that her husband had jumped to his death off a nearby bridge, she fell to her knees, unable to fully absorb the news. How could her husband, a devoted father and robotics professor at MIT, have committed such a violent act? How would she explain this to her young daughters? And could she have stopped him? A longtime journalist, she probed obsessively, believing answers would help...
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Forefront Books
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[2024]
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By the Time You Read This is the story former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was about to publish before her tragic suicide. Her mother, April, wraps up the narrative by exploring the mental illness and depression that took her daughter's life.
"The text read, "By the time you get this . . ." This is the story of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, in her own words. When the world awoke on the morning of January 30, 2022, many were shocked to learn of the...
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Penguin Canada
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2024.
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"An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. Dr. Jean Marmoreo spent her career keeping people alive. But when the Supreme Court of Canada gave the green light to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016, she became one of a small group of doctors who chose to immediately train themselves in this new field....
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Yale University Press
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[2024]
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"An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves. In Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this terrible news, he announces, "The tragedies that hurt the most are those that sufferers have chosen for themselves." Edith Hall,...
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