Magazine Topic

Suicide

Stories:

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  Bullying

  I learned the language of silence. Keep your head down. Don’t say a word. Try to be invisible. Maybe if they forget you’re here it will stop. It didn’t stop.

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  Concussions

  I’ve always been ambitious, motivated, and focused on success. Because of multiple head injuries I spent three years in bed.

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  My Daughter's Suicide

  Even though I knew she would never be like everyone else her age, I still hoped she would be happy.

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  PTSD from Policing

  After a few years of policing, I began to crack. I was no longer easy-going and fun. I became an angry guy capable of hurting those that I loved the most.

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  Suicidal Child

  I felt like a failure as a mother. How could I have let my son become so depressed that he wanted to take his own life?

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  Suicidal Thoughts

  I felt totally alone and completely misunderstood. I thought the only way to numb the pain was to kill myself.

Articles:

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  Suicide — Giving Life Another Chance

  You may have already planned to end your life or even tried to. All you can think about is how hopeless your life is, how you can’t go on living like this. Here is why you need to give life another try.

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  What Happens to the Soul after Suicide?

  Perhaps you grew up hearing that people who commit suicide go to hell. Maybe you've lost someone to suicide and are wondering where they are now. Doctor Hoy discusses what we can know with a good measure of certainty.