Speaking of Suicide - A site for suicidal individuals and their loved ones, survivors, mental health
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Speaking of Suicide A site for suicidal individuals and their loved ones, survivors, mental health professionals, & others who careHomeIf You Think of Suicide…Friends & FamilySurvivorsSuicide Attempt SurvivorsSuicide Loss SurvivorsProfessionalsResourcesAbout Dr. Stacey FreedenthalIntroducing MyselfWhy I Study SuicideMy Experiences in Suicide PreventionWhy I Came Out of the (Suicide) ClosetContact Dr. FreedenthalPolicies for Speaking of SuicideComments PolicyGuest Post PolicyOther Website PoliciesLearning to Hope after 30 Years of Depression and a Suicide Attempt
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 my daughter, Greta, visited me in the hospital. Just two days earlier, Greta […]
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Speak of Suicide with Thousands of Readers
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. Personal Stories Your personal stories could address experiences with: Coping with suicidal thoughts Surviving a suicide […]
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Therapists, Suicide, & Stigma: My Story
A phone call at three in the morning comes as a siren, especially when you work at a crisis hotline. I was alone. Newly awakened, lying in a pull-down Murphy bed in the university counseling center, I pressed the phone against my ear. “I have a bottle of pills, and I want to take them […]
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Reaction to the President of the American Association of Suicidology’s Letter of Resignation
On August 30, 2021, Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW, announced his resignation from the presidency of the American Association of Suicidology. At his request, I posted his resignation letter here in order to make the letter accessible to as many people as possible. On Sept. 14, he asked me to remove the letter, and I did. […]
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To Whom It May Concern: The American Association of Suicidology
Update 8/18/21: AAS posted a response today to the letter below. You can find their response here. The American Association of Suicidology has been through a lot of turmoil. Earlier this summer, the national non-profit fired its executive director and didn’t tell any of its members until somebody else posted about it on Twitter […]
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The Pandemic, Suicide Rates, and Social Isolation
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 physician in New York City who worked 18-hour days in the height of […]
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Do You Wish You Could Go to Sleep and Never Wake Up?
“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, but they don’t want to end their life. If you’re one of those […]
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12 Ways to Get Therapy if You Can’t Afford It
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 you have insurance. Most health insurance companies in the U.S. are required to […]
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Let’s (Really) Talk about Suicide
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 Flinn’s public Facebook page, an outpouring of sympathetic posts, one after the other, […]
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In Defense of Suicide Prevention
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 to kill myself. A common argument is that people should be free to […]
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Letter from a Therapist to a Suicidal Person
When you come to me for help, I want to help you. I hope you will let me. I cannot know your secrets without your words. I hope you will tell me. Tell me, please, your thoughts of suicide. You might feel scared to tell me When I ask you if you are thinking of suicide. I […]
Coping with the Suicide of a Loved One
The grief, loss, and bewilderment following the suicide of a loved one can be overwhelming. Many reactions are common, ranging from everything from shock to anger to self blame to considering suicide for yourself. There are questions, so many questions. “Why?” “What if…?” “What could I have done?” And there are few, if any answers. […]
If You Suspect a Friend or Loved One is Thinking of Suicide
You are walking with your best friend and she steps into the street without looking, forcing a car to swerve around her. You say, “Oh my God, you almost got killed,” and she says, “It wouldn’t matter anyway if I were dead.” Your son is home from college for spring break and has barely left his room. […]
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Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW, is the author of the book Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals. Dr. Freedenthal also is an associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, and a psychotherapist and consultant in private practice. For more information, click here.
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