The Suicide Journal: A Journey through Facts to Understanding
Let's start by remembering 988. Dialing 988 takes you to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. They can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. Click: Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to go there directly.
Click: Global Suicide Hotline Resources | WhatsApp Help Center to go directly to a site for immediate global help.
Click: Global Suicide Hotline Resources | WhatsApp Help Center to go directly to a site for immediate global help.
THE WHAT - WHY AND HOW TO HELP
What is The Suicide Journal?
The Suicide Journal is a personal journey that contain facts about suicide, ways to get help and stories told by survivors. Survivors are those who have lost someone to suicide and those who are surviving their personal suicide journey. The goal of the journal is to provide an outlet to write about how you feel, to learn facts you might not be aware of and to understand what those who have committed suicide might have been going through. The hope is to discourage suicide attempts by showing the pain that it leaves behind in additional to learning more about the pain that's felt by those who are thinking about suicide.
There are numerous reasons people commit suicide the stresses of life and even the medication they are taken can lead to a journey that leaves them to consider ending their own life. Money received from the book will go toward suicide prevention and survivor support. You are welcome to order the just donate, order the eBook and donate or order a physical book. We also hope that support groups order copies of the book and use it to help guide a collective journey. Let's get started!
There are numerous reasons people commit suicide the stresses of life and even the medication they are taken can lead to a journey that leaves them to consider ending their own life. Money received from the book will go toward suicide prevention and survivor support. You are welcome to order the just donate, order the eBook and donate or order a physical book. We also hope that support groups order copies of the book and use it to help guide a collective journey. Let's get started!
Why was it created?
Whether you are hearing about the suicide of a bright star or surviving the suicide of a loved one, it is a tough journey. I met a lady while in a training. We started talking about, "What we would focus on if we had the time?" At the time, I was mourning the loss of Robin Williams. Robins comedy had lighted my life on so many tough days. I was selfishly angry about his suicide. I had not considered what he might have been going through. Because of Robin all I that was on my mind was why and how the loss could have been prevented. When I told her I would write a book about suicide and dedicate my life to prevention, she started to cry. She confided in me that she was dealing with the unexpected suicide of her father.
His suicide came as a surprise to her entire family and it was hard to deal with it day by day. I promised this beautiful, successful and brokenhearted stranger that my words would become actions and that I would add survivor support to my mission. Her and people like her surviving the loss of a loved one or surviving their own journey through the gaze of suicide is the “why” of this book and the supporting campaign. Together, let’s do something about this. Our contributions may be small but if we help one person, all the effort is worth it!
His suicide came as a surprise to her entire family and it was hard to deal with it day by day. I promised this beautiful, successful and brokenhearted stranger that my words would become actions and that I would add survivor support to my mission. Her and people like her surviving the loss of a loved one or surviving their own journey through the gaze of suicide is the “why” of this book and the supporting campaign. Together, let’s do something about this. Our contributions may be small but if we help one person, all the effort is worth it!
How can you help?
- The first way to help is buy the book in audio, eBook or paperback format. Part of the money from book purchase will go towards suicide prevention.
- The second way to contribute is to donate via this site to suicide prevent. 95% of donations go directly towards suicide prevention. The other 5% aide in the publishing of the book, the promotion of the book, and spreading knowledge to help prevent suicide.
- The third way is the most important way. It is to become familiar with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's efforts are unmatched in the struggle to prevent suicide. They have resources to get help, strategies for prevention, information for risk factors, warning signs, ways to help, a way to donate and much more. Click: Lifeline 988lifeline.org
