author & suicide survivor
Remember that life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived.
SUSAN ROSE BLAUNER
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
The pain of depression and despair can build enough heat to melt the lead walls surrounding you. The darkness of charcoal, under pressure, can turn into a diamond. We need to realize blessings come in strange shapes and sizes, and if we are willing to learn from our pain, then suicide is not on the list of options.
SUSAN ROSE BLAUNER
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
Take it slow, little by little. Remember, every small step you take now is adding to bigger change later. Change builds exponentially, with increasing momentum, multiplying on itself.
SUSAN ROSE BLAUNER
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
The reality of suicide is far different from the fantasy. Most suicidal thinkers romanticize their death by suicide, failing to realize that any suicide gesture or attempt can result in permanent brain, kidney, or liver damage, loss of limbs, blindness, or even death.
SUSAN ROSE BLAUNER
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
No one can make us feel anything. It's up to us to feel whatever we feel.
SUSAN ROSE BLAUNER
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me
Love and laughter are the bricks we build our lives out of and the mortar that cements them together.
SUSAN ROSE BLAUNER
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me