The Scattering of All: Tales From Extraordinary Survivors of Suicide Loss
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Suicide, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Death/Grief/Bereavement, Interpersonal Relations
| Author: | Marlayna Glynn | ISBN: | 9781507060056 |
| Publisher: | Marlayna Glynn | Publication: | February 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marlayna Glynn |
| ISBN: | 9781507060056 |
| Publisher: | Marlayna Glynn |
| Publication: | February 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
What happens to those left behind when a friend, family member or loved one takes their life?
How do the survivors navigate the grieving process?
***How do they recover from such a profound trauma? ***
Answers can be found through the tales of the twenty-six contributors to this sensitive collection. Everyone is affected by mental illness. If we don't experience it ourselves then the odds are that a friend, family member or loved one does. These stories of suicide loss open a window into the lives of those who were left behind.
When those suffering from disorders including depression, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, addictions and bipolar disorder take their lives, it sets survivors on a grief-filled path toward recovery. Award winning memoirist Marlayna Glynn has compiled these stories of survival to invite readers to understand the many implications of how survivors are affected when a friend, family member or loved one takes their life.
Each year in the United States, approximately 40,000 people take their lives, making suicide the tenth leading cause of death for Americans. The number of annual suicides in the United States is double that of the number of homicides. For every completed suicide, there are approximately six survivors.
This means roughly 240,00 suicide loss survivors were created in the United States just this year.
What happens to those left behind when a friend, family member or loved one takes their life?
How do the survivors navigate the grieving process?
***How do they recover from such a profound trauma? ***
Answers can be found through the tales of the twenty-six contributors to this sensitive collection. Everyone is affected by mental illness. If we don't experience it ourselves then the odds are that a friend, family member or loved one does. These stories of suicide loss open a window into the lives of those who were left behind.
When those suffering from disorders including depression, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, addictions and bipolar disorder take their lives, it sets survivors on a grief-filled path toward recovery. Award winning memoirist Marlayna Glynn has compiled these stories of survival to invite readers to understand the many implications of how survivors are affected when a friend, family member or loved one takes their life.
Each year in the United States, approximately 40,000 people take their lives, making suicide the tenth leading cause of death for Americans. The number of annual suicides in the United States is double that of the number of homicides. For every completed suicide, there are approximately six survivors.
This means roughly 240,00 suicide loss survivors were created in the United States just this year.
