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After a Suicide: Young People Speak Up
Firsthand accounts of young people describing their agonizing grief and struggle to understand and cope with the devastation following the suicide of a loved one is designed to help other survivors deal with their own upheaval and prevent other deaths.
- GenresNonfiction
121 pages, Hardcover
First published August 31, 1994
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April 5, 2012
This has very dated feel to it and I couldn't get past that. I also didn't "like" the authors voice. I can't say exactly what I didn't like, or why I didn't like it, but this felt like a chore to read, instead of gaining insight. Which was what I was aiming for.
Probably 9 out of 10 people know someone who committed suicide. I've had a few friends who decided, for whatever reason, to kill themselves. I never let myself really think about it until recently. I was sad when it happened, each time. I was upset that anyone could think that was an option. Much less the only option for them. But it's only been recently that it's been on my mind this much. Maybe I should have researched more and not picked up the first book I saw that I thought might fit the bill.
This was too short IMO. The author gives a little background on suicide in general. How some states dealt with suicide in the past, how suicide is considered a sin, etc.
The author feels the media should portray suicide in a different light. As I've never seen a report of suicide glorified in the news I'm at a loss as to why she thinks this. She doesn't explain herself.
She thinks movies like "Thelma and Louise" have "helped create a culture in which suicide is an acceptable way to solve problems."
I take issue with this. Isn't this this whole 'it's the rappers,actor,etc. fault'? You know, 'it's everyone else's fault! Not mine!'
Speaking for the friends who I know that killed themselves. Not one of them was stupid. In fact all but one was above average intelligent. One was certainly average I'd say. None were the type to do something because they were "told" to. I don't believe song, or a movie, or a poem or a anything like that cause anyone to do anything. They choose to do what they do. (This obviously excludes the mentally ill if that needs to be said but that's a while other conversation.)
The book says 'Young People Speak Up' but really, they only speak up a very little bit. You have a few brief chapters basically not telling much about anything. I wanted thoughts and feelings, not a few lines to please an author.
I'll have to keep looking...
Probably 9 out of 10 people know someone who committed suicide. I've had a few friends who decided, for whatever reason, to kill themselves. I never let myself really think about it until recently. I was sad when it happened, each time. I was upset that anyone could think that was an option. Much less the only option for them. But it's only been recently that it's been on my mind this much. Maybe I should have researched more and not picked up the first book I saw that I thought might fit the bill.
This was too short IMO. The author gives a little background on suicide in general. How some states dealt with suicide in the past, how suicide is considered a sin, etc.
The author feels the media should portray suicide in a different light. As I've never seen a report of suicide glorified in the news I'm at a loss as to why she thinks this. She doesn't explain herself.
She thinks movies like "Thelma and Louise" have "helped create a culture in which suicide is an acceptable way to solve problems."
I take issue with this. Isn't this this whole 'it's the rappers,actor,etc. fault'? You know, 'it's everyone else's fault! Not mine!'
Speaking for the friends who I know that killed themselves. Not one of them was stupid. In fact all but one was above average intelligent. One was certainly average I'd say. None were the type to do something because they were "told" to. I don't believe song, or a movie, or a poem or a anything like that cause anyone to do anything. They choose to do what they do. (This obviously excludes the mentally ill if that needs to be said but that's a while other conversation.)
The book says 'Young People Speak Up' but really, they only speak up a very little bit. You have a few brief chapters basically not telling much about anything. I wanted thoughts and feelings, not a few lines to please an author.
I'll have to keep looking...
August 25, 2011
Passed this on a library table and checked it out. Still having bad dreams and unprocessed "something" about my son's father's suicide over 3 years ago. This book opened my eyes to the many situations in which suicide occurs. And helped me realized that I was brought into a situation that wasn't my fault. I actually felt better after reading this book. A worthwhile study, thanks.
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