Children of Jonah
Children of Jonah: Personal Stories by Survivors of Suicide Attempts James T. Clemons, Judy Collins,
Publisher: Capital Books (VA)
ISBN: 1892123541
Edition: Paperback; 2001-11-01
Summary:
A unique collection of deeply moving stories by survivors of suicide
attempts who decided to choose life instead - inspiring and
uplifting. Jim Clemons is president and founder of OASSIS, the
Organization for Attempters and Survivors of Suicide in Interfaith
Services. There are approximately 31,000 suicides committed each
year, leaving behind millions of distraught families and friends.
Contributors represent many age groups and walks of life. Foreword
by singer-songwriter, Judy Collins, herself a survivor of a suicide
attempt. The inner world of survivors of suicide attempts can be
known only to those individuals who have experienced it themselves.
Family and friends, regardless of how close, and even therapists, can
catch only glimpses of the intense pain, self-doubt, ethical probing,
and theological questioning attempters undergo. Children of Jonah
offers insight into this frightening inner world and a more wholesome
understanding for all who have, or have not, witnessed it from
within. These inspiring stories convey suicide survivors' indomitable
strength in spite of overwhelming depression, loss of self-image and
the will to live. Contributors include an African American,
multi-attempter, poet, and recent college graduate, now a Ph.D.
student in psychology at UCLA; a now middle-aged author, son of
missionaries; a psychiatrist and survivor of seven attempts; a German
woman who first survived the American bombing of her home and the
death of her husband, attempted suicide and lost a leg, and now wins
awards for her professional work and her community service.
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