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Do You Wish You Could Go to Sleep and Never Wake Up?

January 10, 2020

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“If only I could go to sleep forever.” “I want to die.” “I wish I’d never been born.” Do you ever have thoughts like these, and you do not want to kill yourself? Many people do. They want their life to end,…

12 Ways to Get Therapy if You Can’t Afford It

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

January 20, 2019

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Many people who have suicidal thoughts or other challenges need psychotherapy, but cannot afford it. There are options, though, for receiving therapy without giving up other necessities or going into debt. Here are a dozen: 1. Contact your health insurance company, if…

Let’s (Really) Talk about Suicide

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

June 14, 2018

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In a week when two celebrities, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, died by suicide within days of each other, so did hundreds of other people in the U.S. One of them was named Flinn, a classmate of mine in high school. On…

In Defense of Suicide Prevention

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

February 28, 2018

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Many of this site’s readers send me angry emails or texts. They post challenging comments. Some are so passionately opposed to suicide prevention that they resort to harassment. I have received threatening missives and phone calls from numerous people. Some urge me…

When Suicidal Thoughts Do Not Go Away

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

January 3, 2018

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The popular image of someone who is in danger of suicide goes like this: A person has suicidal thoughts. It’s a crisis. The person gets help, and the crisis resolves within days or weeks. That’s the popular image, and thankfully it does…

10 Things to Say to a Suicidal Person

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

October 3, 2017

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Many people desperately want to know what to say – and what not to say – to someone who is thinking of suicide. The article 10 Things Not to Say to a Suicidal Person is one of Speaking of Suicide’s most popular…

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Do You Wish You Could Go to Sleep and Never Wake Up?

12 Ways to Get Therapy if You Can’t Afford It

Let’s (Really) Talk about Suicide

In Defense of Suicide Prevention

When Suicidal Thoughts Do Not Go Away

10 Things to Say to a Suicidal Person

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