How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention by Susan Rose Blauner, William Morrow & Co. 2002 | Quill Paperbacks 2003.
Available at retail outlets nationwide and http://www.amazon.com. “The best suicide prevention manual for the suicide thinker, suicide attempter, layperson, or professional.”
–Iris Bolton, executive director for the National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention and Aftercare
AWARD-WINNING speaker and workshop
presenter, Susan Rose Blauner is the author
of How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was
Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to
Suicide Prevention.
WITH SIMPLE YET POWERFUL TOOLS drawn
from 18 years of suicide obsession and more
than 30 years of personal growth, she lifts the
veil off suicidal fantasy and motivates people
to do whatever it takes to stay safe and alive.
TOPICS INCLUDE Feelings Versus Facts, Self-
Expression, Crisis Plans, Nutrition, Asking for
Help, The Grim Reaper, Exercise, Medication,
Therapy, Acceptance, Hygiene, Relaxation,
The Brady Bunch Syndrome, and more.
DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and depression,
her history includes chronic bullying, sexual abuse, and the death of her
mother when Susan was 14. She’s made three suicide gestures, and has been
locked in a psychiatric ward four times.
HER PRESENTATIONS INSPIRE AUDIENCES throughout the country, and her
book saves lives throughout the world. The U.S. Department of Veteran
Affairs uses How I Stayed Alive with military personnel. In the words of one
veteran, “There is hope for me!”
“You saved my life through your book.” ~ Bret, 15
“I found your book and my life has changed.”
~ Katy, USAF Veteran
