Enough with the taboos already!

What suicide thought me about life.

 

Prior to my well-planned suicide attempt, which very nearly succeeded, my life was like skiing downhill off a steep cliff with a pair of depression skis. My suicide attempt, which failed only because of a desperate last minute action by an otherwise well intended friend, changed my life for the better. At the bottom of this steep hill, I was able to regenerate myself and start hiking back up, on a much better path.

 

I want to share in this book what I have experienced and learned in the hope of helping others find that uphill path before crashing at the bottom of the hill. We can stop the downhill trajectory of depression.

 

Secondly, I write this book for those who have to cope with suicidal friends or relatives and who genuinely want to help. Telling friends to ‘seek help’ or to ‘get their act together’ is not enough. In fact, it can be very counterproductive.
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While seeking to get back on my feet after a suicide struggle, I killed time as a ridesharing driver. It led me to rediscover human nature. I got to interact with the best and the worse of humankind, observe the 7 deadly sins and 7 corresponding virtues, engage with generous poor people, face greedy rich bastards, visit secluded neighborhoods, transport half-naked men & women, survive rude passengers, and have the most incongruous conversations. It gave me sharp images of what I wanted - and didn’t want - for the rest of my life.

Bonus chapter: How to be a considerate ridesharing passenger.
 

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