Why Are More Women Dying by Suicide?
The suicide rate among women has increased exponentially for the past 20 years. The burden of trying to do it all just may be the culprit.
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Are Black Children Killing Themselves To Avoid Abuse?
The suicide rate for Black boys has doubled in the past 20 years. In cases like 10-year-old Jaheim McKenzie's, who allegedly stabbed himself, it may be a desperate escape from whuppings.
There’s No Eating at the Morgue
The author’s lifelong fascination with death leads her to tour the L.A. coroner’s office soon after she nearly dies herself. And she discovers it’s not exactly as pristine as the ones on TV.
The Time My Patient Told Me She Wanted to Kill Herself
A therapist reveals the manifold complexities and perils of working with suicidal patients—and why she feels compelled to take the risk anyway.
Is Loneliness Really That Bad?
Studies have found that the outlook is grim for the chronically lonely. But the writer, an acute sufferer, may have found salvation … from her very own bookcase.
Caitlyn Jenner Is Indeed Courageous
The internet reacted with vitriol when the trans advocate was given an ESPY award for courage. But as this writer, the military wife of a combat veteran, knows, you can’t quantify bravery.
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Breaking the Mad Genius Myth
It may be romantic to tie outsize creativity to mental illness and mythologize the suicides of artists like Kurt Cobain and Robin Williams. But is it causing more harm than we realize?
Why Are So Many LGBTQ Kids Taking Their Own Lives?
Ronin Shimizu and Leelah Alcorn are just the latest casualties of bullying. But the unrelenting taunts can't solely be blamed on their peers.
In Despair, Time Is Endless
When she lost her twin sister to a drug overdose, the writer became overwhelmed with the need to die. And tried in vain to satisfy that need.