Stacey shared the "Cats As Anti-Depressants" meme, which she found as a sticker available for purchase.
She paraphrased this quote during our conversation and shared the exact words and source: From the Walker Percy novel, "The Moviegoer." “Suicide is the only thing that keeps me alive. Whenever everything else fails, all I have to do is consider suicide and in two seconds I’m as cheerful as a nitwit. But if I could not kill myself – ah, then, I would.”
When Therapists Struggle With Suicidality from Psychotherapy Networker by Stacey Freedenthal
A Suicide Therapist's Secret Past from the New York Times by Stacey Freedenthal
Find Stacey Freedenthal's newest book, Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do on Amazon
Find Stacey's first book, "Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques forProfessionals" on Amazon here
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