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Waking Up Dead

Every night, I would wish that the next morning I would wake up dead. Of course this is technically impossible. It was however a reflection of the deep emotional pain, anguish and hopelessness that I felt for so many years. Waking up dead did not mean waking up with the sudden ability to turn off [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:33:26-08:00September 26th, 2016|Stories, Surviving Suicide|Comments Off on Waking Up Dead

This is the Day that Changed Me

It is 8 am.Ā  I shower.Ā  Dress in black.Ā  Get in the car.Ā  Smoke.Ā Ā  Iā€™m shaky.Ā  A little nervous.Ā  I tell myself Iā€™m not.Ā  Deep breathes.Ā  Focus on driving.Ā  Getting closer.Ā  Maybe 20 minutes.Ā  Iā€™m just a person.Ā  I am nobody.Ā  Am I safe?Ā  Do I trust my doctor?Ā  DoĀ  I trust these people?Ā  Do [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:33:31-08:00September 23rd, 2016|Stories, Surviving Suicide|1 Comment

The Alchemy of Healing

For the last fifteen years, Iā€™ve been ā€œoutā€ as a suicide attempt survivor. Iā€™ve shared publicly what it felt like to be unable to live in my own skin, and what it was like to be a patient receiving treatment after suicide attempts. Iā€™ve shared countless times about how the systems that were supposed to [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:33:42-08:00September 9th, 2016|Mental Health, Stories, Surviving Suicide|Comments Off on The Alchemy of Healing

Craig Miller: My Story

ā€œWhy?ā€ As a suicide attempt survivor I canā€™t tell you how many times I have sat with people and tried to give them an answer to that question. When doctors would ask I would become frustrated, because they should be the ones with the answers. When family would ask I would feel guilty, because anything [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:33:51-08:00September 2nd, 2016|Stories, Surviving Suicide|2 Comments

Understanding The S Word

Iā€™ve been here before. When the sadness is so thick it can choke me, and I have terrifying thoughts swirling in my mind trying to seduce me with an escape plan from my pain- it can be horrifying, especially because I am a suicide attempt survivor. Being a part of ā€œThe S Wordā€ documentary has [...]

By |2017-06-30T14:31:31-07:00August 26th, 2016|Stories, Surviving Suicide|Comments Off on Understanding The S Word

Changing the Conversation around Suicide

My name is Lisa Klein and I am currently directing a documentary called The S Word. Try telling someone youā€™re making a film about suicide and see what their reaction is. A long, uncomfortable silence. A concerned look. Clearing of the throat. Then I launch into my spiel ā€“ ā€œItā€™s not going to be a [...]

By |2017-02-10T09:34:02-08:00May 10th, 2016|Mental Health, Stories, Surviving Suicide|2 Comments
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