Overcoming a Life Destroyed: The Devastating Impact of Mental Illness: How It Took My Son's Life and Almost Mine (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781728351315)

SUICIDE The word suicide caught your attention, didn't it? The truth is suicide catches everyone's attention. It's the actions that lead up to suicide that go unnoticed. Suicide. A powerful word. Over 1,000,000 people worldwide die from suicide each year. Research suggests that for every suicide, as many as 115 people in each victim's circle are affected, creating a ripple effect. Suicide impacts 115 million people each year! My son was one of those million individuals. In this book, you will learn the shocking, escalating relationship between mental illness and suicide. Suicide and mental illness do not discriminate. In 2017, an estimated 11.2 million adults in the US aged 18 and older suffered from a serious mental illness (SMI). That amounts to a staggering 4.5% of all US adults! Untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide. People who are contemplating suicide, either actively or passively, need someone to care enough to ask them, "Are you ok?" For most that suffer, that is all they need. As members of society, can we seek to become more aware of their anguish and possible help? The answer is "Yes," and in this book, I provide some suggestions on how to do that. I've written not only about my son's suicide, but also about my journey with depression, PTSD, passive suicidal ideation, and what I did to stay alive. I hope that my story can help those who have mental illness as well as share helpful information with suicide loss survivors as they pass through the Aftermath of Suicide. We are survivors - you are a survivor!

Author: Jill D'Arpino
ISBN-10: 1728351316
ISBN-13: 9781728351315
Publisher: Authorhouse
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2020
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d