I heard the news of Robin Williams’ death late on Monday and felt the familiar, hypocritical shock when I learned it was suicide…
Tag: suicide
Understanding Suicide
Written in the days following the death of film director Tony Scott, this is the most “human” piece on suicide I’ve come across…
Living with Borderline Personality Disorder
In my early teens I began to experience overwhelming, unshakeable mood swings that, like a lens applied to my perspective, coloured my life. I would feel them starting, a slow-motion crushing sensation, like being caught in an industrial compacter, and I would be filled with dread.
Goodbye Martin…
Today, K & I heard that a friend back in England had taken his life. Still in shock, we met at lunchtime to hug each other and fail miserably at answering all the silent questions behind each others eyes.