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    A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy

    MAY 18, 2012 12:18AM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: mary kennedy, suicide, readapted post, health, robert kennedy jr., westchester county new york, depression

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 2044 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    Choosing Honesty, Telling the Truth About Suicide

    MARCH 11, 2012 7:44AM

    By 7June


    Topics: suicide, survivor, grief, honesty, truth

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    • 25 Ratings
    • 1632 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Didn't you know something was wrong?

    MARCH 7, 2012 8:34AM

    By 7June


    Topics: survivor of suicide, grief, suicide, depression, suicide prevention, survivor support

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3702 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    An American Tragedy in Texas; December, 2011

    DECEMBER 16, 2011 3:57PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: murder, suicide, hostage situation, texas, laredo, rick perry, anita perry, poverty, food stamps, mental illness, rachelle grimmer, timothy grimmer, ramie grimmer, facebook

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    • 55 Ratings
    • 3540 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    In Defense of Taking Psych Meds

    NOVEMBER 17, 2011 6:29AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: pray away the gay, abilify, lunesta, ambien, mental health, belief/religion, stigma, mental health, anxiety, panic disorder, depression, pray away your troubles, no stigma, getting help, suicidal ideation, suicide, antidepressants, cymbalta, mood disorders

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    • 23 Ratings
    • 2142 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    The Gun

    NOVEMBER 10, 2011 9:28AM

    By Kathy Riordan


    Topics: family, german luger, rifle, military, wyoming, hunting, gun safety, guns, suicide

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    • 21 Ratings
    • 3134 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Anniversary of My Mental Breakdown and Loss of a Friend

    NOVEMBER 3, 2011 2:26PM

    By Colony of Losers


    Topics: jason lionel walsh, life, love, suicide, torment, depression, mental breakdown, colony of losers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 963 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Answering The Call

    AUGUST 1, 2011 12:39PM

    By Day Lily


    Topics: grief, suicide, family

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    • 11 Ratings
    • 1424 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    A letter to Michael Jackson

    JUNE 21, 2011 11:07AM

    By Jowita Bydlowska


    Topics: open call, saved by pop culture, michael jackson, growing up, teenagers, poland, canada, immigrating, suicide, parents

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2446 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    The Ghost in My Quilt

    MARCH 15, 2011 4:57PM

    By Zoe FitzGerald Carter


    Topics: open call, zoe fitzgerald carter, imperfect endings, quilt, vermont, memoir, memory, suicide, assisted suicide, death, sister, mother

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 784 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    Three Flags

    JANUARY 5, 2011 11:06AM

    By Donna Carbone


    Topics: ptsd, tbi, va hospital, healthcare for veterans, american flag, patriotism, suicide, rand corporation

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 970 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    Jazz, Elliot Smith and My Grandpa

    NOVEMBER 8, 2010 12:41AM

    By Martha Grover


    Topics: suicide, heroin, jazz, elliot smith, real families

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 1271 Views
    • 52 Comments
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    When the s#!% hits the fan...

    NOVEMBER 5, 2010 11:36AM

    By Cassiopia1177


    Topics: breast cancer, suicide, kinds of strangers and others, blessings

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1762 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    On gay Brooklyn activist Joseph Jefferson's suicide

    OCTOBER 26, 2010 8:26PM

    By gaypersonsofcolor


    Topics: united states, the trevor project, suicide, new york city, new york, joseph jefferson, brooklyn

    • Editor's Pick
    • 61 Ratings
    • 5348 Views
    • 72 Comments
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    How homophobia hurt a straight woman

    OCTOBER 11, 2010 4:00AM

    By Kat Hudson


    Topics: kat hudson, baltimore, homophobia, straight spouse network, wives of gay men, homosexuals, lgbtq, gay rights, same sex marriage, civil marriage as a civil right, equality for all, suicide, death, lies, deception, marital infidelity, pain, tolerance, fag, acceptance, coming out of the closet, national coming out day

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 2862 Views
    • 92 Comments
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    Bullying has led to a suicide epidemic at my alma mater

    OCTOBER 8, 2010 5:14PM

    By Cathy Wilson


    Topics: bullying, suicide, cyber-bullying, mentor high school, ohio, mentor, high school, young people, teens, abuse, verbal abuse, gay-bashing, tyler clementi, diversity, education, schools, teachers, cliques, fitting in

    • Editor's Pick
    • 19 Ratings
    • 2444 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Disturbing rhetoric in the wake of gay student suicides

    OCTOBER 5, 2010 12:07PM

    By GaryBaumgarten


    Topics: suicide, homosexuality, gays

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 2056 Views
    • 51 Comments
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    Why gender should matter to men

    OCTOBER 1, 2010 7:26AM

    By Charles Thomas


    Topics: gay/lesbian, suicide, men, lgbt, feminism, gender

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 1703 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Rutgers student leaps off bridge after webcast

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 9:10AM

    By GaryBaumgarten


    Topics: clementi, suicide, rutgers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 1299 Views
    • 39 Comments
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    When you can't let go

    SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 11:04AM

    By Geraint Isitt


    Topics: conundrum of emotions, suicide

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