Category Archives: suicide
Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
“I love you. God, I miss you. And I forgive you.” ~from the film Remember Me “When I saw that scene in the movie, I stumbled out of bed and fell to the ground as my whole body trembled in anguish and agony — and I started and screaming like a wild, wounded animal. It [...]
In Pursuit of Happyness
By CARONAE HOWELL, From the New York Times, dated July 20, 2009 I’m the kind of woman who spends entire days thinking of nothing but birds: woodcocks, goldfinches, kingfishers. I look for loons everywhere I go. Sometimes I find herons in Central Park and they are mysteries. There is one thing in this world that [...]
Jamison and Steel: Interviews on Suicide
NAMI’s Interviews With Danielle Steel & Kay Jamison Last year, Steel published His Bright Light, a memoir of her son, Nick Traina, who committed suicide at age 19 after a life-long battle with bipolar disorder (manic depression). More recently, Jamison has published Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide, combining research, clinical expertise and personal experience to [...]
Dipped in Shame
“All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face.” Psalm 44:15 Some of us truly understand shame. It’s like we have been dipped in it, we have wallowed in it and things are sticking to us. We live out our lives in disgrace and in the sense of nasty embarrassment [...]
Depressed Women
Depression Fits the Hearts of Women Women experience twice the rate of depression as men. Everyone experiences disappointment or sadness in life. When the “down” times last a long time or interfere with your ability to function, you may be suffering from a common medical illness called depression. Major depression affects your mood, mind, body [...]
When is Suicide the Solution?
There are times, difficult times when we are maneuvered into a place where we start to think that suicide is an answer. There is a certain mechanism to it, almost an art, which has a limited “air-time.”. But I have several suicide attempts to my credit. Once in a psych ward (and being watched 24/7) [...]
The Future According to God
“I say this because I know what I am planning for you,” says the Lord. “I have good plans for you, not plans to hurt you. I will give you hope and a good future. “ Jeremiah 29:11, NCV “So that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace by being kind [...]
A Comment From a Reader: “The Battle is Fierce”
The following email conversation took place recently. The topic was the post, entitled, “Loneliness and Depression are Best Friends.” I offer it to you today as an encouragement to you. If you want to, you may send me your own reply to this person, and I’ll forward it to them. http://brokenbelievers.com/2012/02/10/when-loneliness-meets-depression/ ******** A Comment to [...]