suicide – Brainless Blogger

Cast Away: When I survived the tide that took me away

August 19, 2018 Nikki

I watched Cast Away a couple of days ago. I have seen it before but it really hit me at the end when he goes

Suicide awareness month

September 14, 2017 Nikki

When I talk about suicide and suicidal ideation I often talk about chronic pain as well. Because for me depression was saturated with pain. Pain

World Suicide Prevention Day

September 8, 2016 Nikki

I am a suicide attempt survivor. Two attempts. One last year in August in fact. The first attempt I didn’t ask for help. I thought

Suicide: Selfish

August 27, 2016 Nikki

This is a reprint of a post I made for Migraine Checked about suicide. Since this is the anniversary of my second suicide attempt. Unmanaged

Migraines, Fibromyalgia, and suicide research

May 11, 2016 Nikki

A recent study in Neurology has shown that people with comorbid fibromyalgia and migraines are at higher risk of suicide. Both conditions alone come with

Suicide: long-term solution to short-term problems

September 8, 2015 Nikki

I saw a comment today that irks me. Someone posted “Suicide doesn’t take away the pain, it gives it to someone else.” Which, frankly, I

Unfortunately, a second suicide attempt

August 26, 2015 Nikki

You want to know what timing is? Writing an article about your last suicide attempt days before your next one. (Selfish) “There is a thought

Thoughts on Suicide

August 13, 2014 Nikki

The suicide of Robin Williams really hit me hard. I suspect because I grew up laughing with him. Perhaps because he hid his depression behind

JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors

July 18, 2014 Nikki

http://embed.ted.com/talks/jd_schramm.html Resources That is a statistic we do not hear often. 19 of 20 people survive the first suicide attempt. 37% who fail that first

Suicide and the selfish stigma

April 4, 2014 Nikki

Stop Calling Suicide Victims ‘Selfish’ “According to a poll conducted in May 2013 by Gallup, only 16 percent of the country finds suicide to be

Migraines and suicide

May 25, 2013 Nikki

Depression Part Two by Hyperboleandahalf This is a funny but very accurate description of what depression is like.I had a horrible sense of numbness after