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

December 1, 2021

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In May of 2015, I made a disabling suicide attempt by jumping in front of a Metro train. Somehow, I survived. My suicidal self had lied to me. It made me believe the only way to end my pain was to end…

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…

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

by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

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…