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Army Suicide Rates
“Soldiers killed themselves at a rate faster than one per day in July, the Army announced Thursday. There were 38 deaths either confirmed or suspected as suicides, the highest one-month tally in recent Army history, the service said.” -USA Today
Read more about these growing rates in the military:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2012-08-09/army-suicides/57096238/1
I will be discussing this topic further on my radio broadcast on 10/18 on LA Talk Live.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Truth Be Told – A Memoir of Success, Suicide and Survival
By Lucinda Bassett
From bestselling author and self-help guru Lucinda Bassett, comes an intimate and empowering memoir. A few years ago, Bassett’s husband and business partner, David, committed suicide after an agonizing year’s struggle with mental illness. Lucinda and her children were devastated. Unbelievably, within just a few months of his death, she lost her brother, and then her mother. And to add to the overwhelming anguish she was already experiencing, Lucinda was then forced to sell her business during an economic downturn. In this gripping account, Bassett digs deep inside herself to uncover the patterns of guilt, blame, anger, and shame she experienced throughout her life, and how they resurfaced and related to these horrific and painful recent tragedies.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Truth Be Told: A Memoir of Success, Suicide an Survival
Truth Be Told: A Memoir of Success, Suicide an Survival is available NOW for Pre-Order through Barnes and Noble’s website before its official release on March 5, 2012
From bestselling author and self-help guru Lucinda Bassett, comes an intimate and empowering memoir. A few years ago, Bassett’s husband and business partner, David, committed suicide after an agonizing year’s struggle with mental illness. Lucinda and her children were devastated. Unbelievably, within just a few months of his death, she lost her brother, and then her mother. And to add to the overwhelming anguish she was already experiencing, Lucinda was then forced to sell her business during an economic downturn.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Shocking Facts and Figures about Suicide
Suicide is a serious public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities. While its causes are complex and determined by multiple factors, the goal of suicide prevention is simple: Reduce factors that increase risk (i.e. risk factors) and increase factors that promote resilience (i.e. protective factors). Ideally, prevention addresses all levels of influence: individual, relationship, community, and societal. Effective prevention strategies are needed to promote awareness of suicide and encourage a commitment to social change. – Center for Disease Control and Prevention
AFSP also provides us with alarming statistics about suicide in the US:
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=04ea1254-bd31-1fa3-c549d77e6ca6aa37
Pre-order a copy of my newest book today
See Clips from Truth Be Told broadcasted on LA Talk Live
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Sons of Anarchy Death: Mental Illness
“The defendant will continue to be a threat to any community he may reside,” the officer wrote in his pre-sentencing report. “His behavior … must be taken seriously appropriate sanctions imposed to safeguard others.”
The report also stated that Lewis “has a special handling historical classification of ‘mentally disturbed’, ‘suicidal’ …” -NBC
Another tragic tale that could have easily been prevented. Had there been a facility or a program for people suffering with mental illness, many of these cases would be avoided.
Deaths caused by suicide have surpassed deaths caused by car crashed. People suffering are not getting the care they need to become healthy individuals.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
