Posted on Mar 22, 2023
We need to talk about suicide, local author and professor says
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Clancy Martin’s new book “How Not to Kill Yourself” takes a bold and unflinching look at what he calls the suicidal mind. Combining aspects of memoir and social inquiry, the book underscores one big idea: We need to be talking about suicide.
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Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. And yet, it’s not talked about very much; at least, not openly.
Clancy Martin, a philosophy professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and author of the soon-to-be published book “How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of a Suicidal Mind,” said that needs to change.
Need help? Know someone who does? Contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you are experiencing mental health-related distress or are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. And yet, it’s not talked about very much; at least, not openly.
Clancy Martin, a philosophy professor at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and author of the soon-to-be published book “How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of a Suicidal Mind,” said that needs to change.
We need to talk about suicide, local author and professor says
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Martin knows how difficult it can be to talk about suicide. He’s attempted suicide 10 times in his life, and many times, he kept these attempts a secret from his wife and coworkers.
“There’s this idea that a person has one face in public and a different face in private,” he said. “It's more that this internal struggle is part of who you are, and so you can naturally be a kind of happy and cheerful person and yet, at the same time, also have this very deep belief structure that you would be better off dead.”
Because of the stigma surrounding suicide, Martin said people are usually shocked when a person takes, or attempts to take, their own life, when in reality, that person has likely been thinking about suicide for years.
“You need to think about someone's suicide attempt in a different way,” he said. “They've probably been fighting this battle for a long, long time.”
..."Martin knows how difficult it can be to talk about suicide. He’s attempted suicide 10 times in his life, and many times, he kept these attempts a secret from his wife and coworkers.
“There’s this idea that a person has one face in public and a different face in private,” he said. “It's more that this internal struggle is part of who you are, and so you can naturally be a kind of happy and cheerful person and yet, at the same time, also have this very deep belief structure that you would be better off dead.”
Because of the stigma surrounding suicide, Martin said people are usually shocked when a person takes, or attempts to take, their own life, when in reality, that person has likely been thinking about suicide for years.
“You need to think about someone's suicide attempt in a different way,” he said. “They've probably been fighting this battle for a long, long time.”
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Completely agree with the author except for one thing. Suicide was one of the top 10 causes of death in 2020 (it was #9 overall, but #2 for age groups 10-14 and 25-34), but has dropped off the list in recent years.
Suicide is bad - people struggle with many different challenges and sometimes those challenges become overwhelming - talk to someone ... anyone ... it WILL help.
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* https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db456.pdf
Suicide is bad - people struggle with many different challenges and sometimes those challenges become overwhelming - talk to someone ... anyone ... it WILL help.
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* https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db456.pdf
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