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Suicidal - Why We Kill Ourselves (Paperback)
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Suicidal - Why We Kill Ourselves (Paperback)
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List price R557
Loot Price R471
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For much of his thirties, Jesse Bering thought he was probably
going to kill himself. He was a successful psychologist and writer,
with books to his name and bylines in major magazines. But none of
that mattered. The impulse to take his own life remained. At times
it felt all but inescapable. Bering survived. And in addition to
relief, the fading of his suicidal thoughts brought curiosity.
Where had they come from? Would they return? Is the suicidal
impulse found in other animals? Or is our vulnerability to suicide
a uniquely human evolutionary development? In Suicidal, Bering
answers all these questions and more, taking us through the science
and psychology of suicide, revealing its cognitive secrets and the
subtle tricks our minds play on us when we're easy emotional prey.
Scientific studies, personal stories, and remarkable cross-species
comparisons come together to help readers critically analyze their
own doomsday thoughts while gaining broad insight into a problem
that, tragically, will most likely touch all of us at some point in
our lives. But while the subject is certainly a heavy one, Bering's
touch is light. Having been through this himself, he knows that
sometimes the most effective response to our darkest moments is a
gentle humor, one that, while not denying the seriousness of
suffering, at the same time acknowledges our complicated, flawed,
and yet precious existence. Authoritative, accessible, personal,
profound-there's never been a book on suicide like this. It will
help you understand yourself and your loved ones, and it will
change the way you think about this most vexing of human problems.
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