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Here in the United States, suicide claims the lives of more than ten thousand people every year, but behind this number were individual lives, people with a story. No story is ever the same. The reasons and circumstances why someone chooses suicide areat times left for the grieving survivors and communities to wonder and try to interpet, "Why?" In 1986 I survived a near fatal suicide attempt. I was sixteen and I was never the same after this attempt....

Discover How You Can Overcome Your Mental Illnesses Naturally, Without The Need For Pills Or Pharmaceutical Drugs! Do you suffer from mental health issues?Do you want a holistic & natural blueprint to overcome your mental health struggles?Do you want a practical guide to becoming the happiest, healthiest version of yourself?Since you're reading this, I'm guessing you answered yes to one or more of those questions, or someone you love & care for profoundly...

A haunting work, reminiscent of Albert Camus, that portrays with exquisite psychological detail the emotional crisis in the life of Jean Calmet, a young Swiss schoolteacher. As we watch the father's cremation in the opening chapter, we sense that, even though his father's body has been reduced to ashes, his spirit survives to haunt Jean. His father's prodigious vitality and virility had crushed his family and ruined his son's childhood. Even after...

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...

Workplace burnout is becoming prevalent especially in healthcare-related activities. Doctors, nurses, and first responders, and police are experiencing burnout with a variety of symptoms. Covid19 is a major contributing factor of pressure and stress as hospitals are filling up again from the 2020 fall surge.As pressures rise, temperaments flair. Emotional Charge builds up and is manifesting as physical problems. This ebook describes a technique that...

This much-anticipated sequel to the acclaimed fan-favorite novel Suicide Notes is a funny, touching look at what happens when you give up trying to be someone people want you to be and become exactly who you are. Jeff spent forty-five days in the psych ward of a hospital after a suicide attempt. Now that he's home and has accepted that he's gay, he's ready to reenter his life feeling stronger and more comfortable being his true self than ever before. But...

"Neely's monsters don't always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in her closet, and the disembodied voice that shadows her every move become louder, she knows she's in trouble. With a history of mental illness in her family, and the suicide of her older brother heavy on her mind, Neely takes a job as a tour guide in the one place her monsters can't follow--the caverns. There she can find peace. There she can pretend...

"Some men called Martin Joliffe the Cattle King, others called him the Sheep Slayer. But Mart was just a hardworking cattleman who believed in fair play and protecting his own. That's just what he did when he chased John Robineau's sheep off his spread. The Tincup Ranch was cow country and it was going to stay that way. Joliffe didn't think he would push Robineau to take his own life -- or make Robineau's daughter crazy enough to hire the territory's...