How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me Quotes

“Although my life was filled with chaos, it was familiar chaos, which gave me the feeling that I had some control over it. This was an illusion. —ANONYMOUS”
― Susan Rose Blauner, How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention

“Experts point out that suicidal ideation is frequently accompanied by a self-absorbed, uncommunicative, and withdrawn state of mind, and the individual may be reluctant to discuss what he is thinking. Nevertheless, it’s important to express empathy and concern, and to acknowledge the reality of his pain and hopelessness.”
― Susan Rose Blauner, How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention

“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: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention

“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: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention

“language helps create our reality.”
― Susan Rose Blauner, How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention