How Not to Commit Suicide
July 17th, 2007I found an article on suicide today which provoked a strong reaction in me, so I decided to pass it on. The article is How Not to Commit Suicide by Art Kleiner.
There are two things that make it remarkable. Firstly, the body is very hardy and resilient, and most attempts at suicide are unsuccessful (anywhere from 10 to 40 attempted suicides for every successful suicide). From page 5 of the article onwards the author gives a detailed description of the long-lasting health problems caused by various methods of attempting suicide. Secondly, the writer has included a group of suicide notes at the end, which are absolutely heart-wrenching.
If you are having suicidal thoughts or have had them in the past, if you would call yourself “suicidal” or know someone who is, then this is a must read. And it goes without saying that you should find good, trained, specialist help straight away.
July 21st, 2007 19:37
I don’t know if articles like this are a good idea. An old roommate of mine in Brooklyn NY killed himself about a year ago, hanging. I don’t know how many attempts he made, but the coroner said hanging was a very effective method. I guess he learned how to hang himself from a book called something like “Suicide and Attempted Suicide” that we found in his room. It was similar to this How Not to Commit Suicide article.
It didn’t stop him from killing himself. Just the opposite. It was sad. He was very nice guy, but I think very lonely: no friends that I know of — his family just flew the body back to the Midwest. He was like he never really existed, and I’ve always felt bad about that. Someone posted a short notice about his passing on a website http://www.suicidememorialwall.com/page1.php?section=6. I never got to know him, but perhaps someone who knew him could add information there. Christopher Currie was his name.
June 25th, 2008 09:49
everyone has the wright to free speech. they also have the wright to freedom of acting out etc..on what ever they want.