'Illuminating, riveting, and - for those of us who are suffering, or know people who are - potentially life-savingly helpful.' Scott Stossel
The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. He didn't write a note.
How Not to Kill Yourself is an affirmation of life by someone who has tried to end it multiple times. It's about standing in your bathroom every morning, gearing yourself up to die. It's about choosing to go on living anyway.
In an unflinching account of his darkest moments, Clancy Martin makes the case against suicide, drawing on the work of philosophers from Seneca to Jean Améry. Through critical inquiry and practical steps, we might yet answer our existential despair more freely - and with a little more creativity.
ISBN: | 9780861540488 |
Publication date: | 11th May 2023 |
Author: | Clancy Martin |
Publisher: | Oneworld an imprint of Oneworld Publications |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 336 pages |
Genres: |
Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences Health, illness and addiction: social aspects Mental health services Addiction and therapy Men’s health Popular philosophy Popular medicine and health Public health and preventive medicine Memoirs |