When Suicide Summons

This is not a pleasant article to write. But then how could it be pleasant when I am writing about suicide. Yet, it’s important for all of us to attempt to understand the suicidal mind. My interest in this topic began when I was in my mid-twenties, with the attempted suicide of my mother. My mother’s act of aggression did not come out of the blue. She was depressed; she was drinking; she demanded that life bend to her demands. When it seemed that life was going to do as it damn well pleased, she, in a fit of anger and despair, decided to take matters into her own hands. While she lived for many more years after her attempt, she never really got beyond her depression and all its many manifestations.    Suicide once again touched me personally when I discovered the body of my twenty-something next-door neighbor who had planned and executed a carbon monoxide garage death. Just two evenings before, we had dinner in my home. I never had a clue that anything was wrong. He seemed happy with his new job, enjoyed playing with my three kids and appeared to be in the prime of his life. I can’t really say that I found out why he did it. But I did find out that he was being treated for depression and that he and his family kept it a secret. Maybe, I told myself, if I had known he was depressed, I might have become suspicious when he told me not to worry if I didn’t see his car around for a while. Maybe, if I had known he was depressed, I would have taken him aside and had a hea...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Depression Inspiration & Hope Personal Suicide anthony bourdain Feeling Of Hopelessness kate spade Source Type: blogs