“This human need for mysticism – surrender to an unknown truth, union – stands at the helm of all romantic feeling. It is, in essence, the same intimacy known in a mother’s arms; in those who are deprived of the experience, the need freezes and, distorted, it can rent a life. All addiction has as its foundation skewed yearning for the same transcendence. For me, the spell of the material was broken by my brother’s death; after his suicide, all I wanted was the renewal of my connection to the intangible.” NeedsHumansFeelingsWantedMotherKnownBrotherMaterialsBrokenArmsConnectionsEssenceFoundationSuicideUnionsAddictionSurrenderIntimacyMy BrotherMysticismSpellsYearningRenewalDeprivedTranscendenceFreezeIntangibleHuman NeedsHelmRomantic Feelings Author:Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“While his history of depression is compatible with suicide... and the location and direction of the stab wounds are consistent with self-infliction, several aspects of the circumstances (as they are known at this time) are atypical of suicide and raise the possibility of homicide.” SelfKnownPossibilityCircumstancesAspectRaisesSuicideWoundsConsistentLocationCompatibleHomicideInfliction Author:Elliott Smith
“As the National Football League and other pro sports increasingly reckon with the early dementia, mental health issues, suicides and even criminal behavior of former players, the risk of what's known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), is becoming clear.” SportsKnownIssuesClearPlayerRiskFootballBecomingBehaviorSuicideMental HealthCriminalsFormerLeagueDementiaHealth IssuesCriminal Behavior Author:Jeffrey Kluger
“I learned that I suffered from bipolar II disorder, a less serious variant of bipolar I, which was once known as manic depression. The information was naturally frightening; up to 1 in 5 people with bipolar disorder will commit suicide, and rates may even be higher for those suffering from bipolar II.” PeopleMaySufferingKnownInformationSeriousHigherSuicideRateCommitDisorderFrighteningBipolarManicBipolar DisorderManic Depression Author:Ayelet Waldman
“I'm so not ready to die. It petrifies me. I go alone. I go to a place I don't know. It might be painful. It might be the end. My thought is that it is the end. I become nameless, and I spent a lifetime being known.” KnowsEndsMightDeathDiesKnownReadySuicideLifetimePainfulMy ThoughtsNot ReadyNamelessReady To Die Author:William Shatner
“What matters to us is the revelation of the swindle, fraud, or defalcation. This makes known to the world that things have not been as they should have been, that it is time to stop and see how they truly are. The making known of malfeasance, whether by the arrest or surrender of the miscreant, or by one of those other forms of confession, flight or suicide, is important as a signal that the euphoria has been overdone. The stage of overtrading may well come to an end. The curtain rises on revulsion, and perhaps discredit.” WorldShouldWellsMayHas BeensImportantEndsMatterFormKnownStageShould HaveSuicideSurrenderFlightRevelationsFraudConfessionWhat MattersSignalsCurtainsShould Have BeenEuphoriaDiscreditRevulsionMalfeasance Author:Charles P. Kindleberger
“I lost two of the greatest men I've ever known to assassination - and a son to suicide.” MenTwoLostKnownSonSuicideAssassinationGreatest Man Author:Pierre Salinger
“When your first marriage goes into tragedy, you become very battle-scarred... I even thought of suicide. Luckily, I had known some happy marriages.” FirstsKnownBattleTragedySuicideHappy Marriage Author:Paul Engle