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How I’ve Survived and Thrived with Suicidal Thoughts

September 15, 2022

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My first suicide attempt seemed to simply happen to me. I write that it happened to me, because that’s what it felt like: an urge that swept down on me and instantly spurred me to action: I fled to the bathroom and…

A Personal Note to Readers of “Speaking of Suicide”

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

September 6, 2022

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After my last post, a reader submitted a comment that didn’t ask about suicide, or suicidal thoughts, or anything else related to ending one’s life. His words touched me. For one thing, this is a reader who’s submitted comments to this website…

Why Do Suicide Hotlines Get So Much Hate?

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

August 15, 2022

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If you use social media, it might shock you to know that suicide hotlines do – yes, really – actually help many people. Seriously. I swear. This is shocking news, I’m sure, because according to tweet after tweet on Twitter, if you…

Learning to Hope after 30 Years of Depression and a Suicide Attempt

by Shannon Heath Parkin

December 1, 2021

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In May of 2015, I jumped in front of a Metro train in Silver Spring, Maryland. I wanted to die. Somehow, I survived. I don’t remember my suicide attempt or the initial six weeks of my recovery. My first memory is when…

Speak of Suicide with Thousands of Readers

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

December 1, 2021

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Do you have a story you’d like to share about your experiences with suicidal thoughts, a suicide attempt, suicide loss — or about helping someone who’s had those experiences? My website Speaking of Suicide is now accepting guest posts, including personal stories…

The Pandemic, Suicide Rates, and Social Isolation

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

December 30, 2020

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We don’t know if suicide rates in the U.S. have gone up since Covid-19 first spread around the country, but it’s not hard to find reports of people whose suicides seem indelibly linked to the pandemic. There’s Dr. Lorna Breen, the ER…

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How I’ve Survived and Thrived with Suicidal Thoughts

A Personal Note to Readers of “Speaking of Suicide”

Why Do Suicide Hotlines Get So Much Hate?

Learning to Hope after 30 Years of Depression and a Suicide Attempt

Speak of Suicide with Thousands of Readers

The Pandemic, Suicide Rates, and Social Isolation

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