Suicide is a Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem

Feelings, like weather in some places (think Colorado Springs), are changeable. Wait 60 minutes or so and you’ll have a new view in the kaleidoscope of feelings. There are things we can do to change those feelings – even those deep depressive, hopeless feelings of suicide.

How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention by Susan Rose Blauner is a book that offers concrete choices for the person with suicidal thoughts. Blauner’s message is that this “feeling” is treatable, although for many it will require hard, consistent work and a good support team.

It also has a section for family and friends of such a hurting person. The author’s intent is to provide “ideas and suggestions…[as you] embrace the suicidal thinker and help that person back to life” (263).

I am still reading this useful book. When finished I’ll write a more comprehensive review (end of June after Retreat and school finals). I felt compelled to write this blurb because of the dream I woke up with this morning. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please get help today.

One source of help could be this book. Click here to buy it from Amazon.com. Click here to buy it from Barnes&Nobles.com.

If you’d like/need prayer, I’d love to come alongside you as you deal with this for yourself or someone else. My email addy is susan (at) cnchurch (dot) org.

Edited to add: The author, Susan Blauner, left a message in the comment section. One think she wants everyone to know is that she is available to answer questions at feedback@susanblauner.com.