Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison, 0375701478, Lowest Book Price Finder

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There is no better book to help you understand...

...help you understand your self, or help you understand a suicidal person you care about.

Although medical professionals may read it, it is a book for anyone and easy to comprehend and feel emotional about.

I know a lot about suicide. It's a subject I have studied for all the wrong reasons since I was a kid. It nearly killed me.

I first read Dr K.R.Jamison's book when I was extremely ill, and it made me feel understood. It opened my eyes about some of my depressed thinking, just long enough to hesitate and live. It also brought home to me, the consequences of taking my life. It didn't always stop me trying to kill myself, but it mostly did. It certainly put me off some of the more gruesome ways to end life.

This book covers dark topics, it has to. It is difficult to read about peoples' pain, and frightening for all. But the book itself reads easily and informs absolutely. I recommend it highly.

Into the jaw's of death, and out again...

I first started to read this book whilst in the middle of a depressive episode, it was not a good idea. The book is quite hard to focus on unless you are 100%.
Having said that once I was better, I found the book sensative, informative and knowledgable. Unlike other book's it provide's clear and concise statistical data on the risk's of suicide, and accounts of those who have survived a suicide attempt and those who have died as a result. The types and methods used, and phsyco-analytical information.
The book examines the suicidal mind, and provides history showing that this is not a modern disease. No stone is left unturned.
For those who have survided a suicide attempt themselve's, you will find your self laughing, weeping and empathising as only a true surviour could.
To learn your own mind is a virtue - I would highly recomend this book - especially to all suicide survivours.

listen to what she has to say

Once again Doctor J. has written something that speaks straight to my heart. Iam a manic depressive and been tempted by suicide many times but still I never realized that my illness was behind most of the terrible suicides of mostly young people. Depression is a true killer much worse than Aids and yet a lot more money goes to Aids research than to depression research. This book should be a wake-up call to all not just to medical people but also to those who decide where our tax money goes . Thank you doctor Kay , once again.

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