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Susan Rose Blauner
SPEAKER | AUTHOR
National Mental Health Award Winner
ENDORSEMENTS
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First published in 2002 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, How I Stayed Alive (HISA) continues to receive worldwide acclaim. With close to 20,000 copies in print, HISA boasts an ever-expanding list of professional endorsements, including those from the National Council for Suicide Prevention, members of the Department of Veteran Affairs, and influential leaders in the suicide prevention field, such as Paul Quinnett, president and CEO of QPR Institute.
Recovery Learning Communities use HISA as text for their Alternatives to Suicide support groups; high school and college students use HISA to stay alive in uncertain and destabilizing times; therapists and clients work together with HISA to design and implement treatment plans; university professors teach HISA as academic text; psychiatric staff and inpatients alike refer to HISA for strategies and tools; long-term adolescent facilities use HISA in a group format to establish stability around suicidal thoughts and self harm behavior. Social workers as far afield as Pune, India, use HISA to train crisis line volunteers.
Translated into Chinese and Croation, How I Stayed Alive has reached every inhabited continent except Antarctica.
USPRA Conference ~ Boston 2011
Susan Rose Blauner Official Site 2011
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RECOMMENDED READING partial list
The American Association of Suicidolgy
Focus Adolescent Services
Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network
CrisisLink of Arlington, VA ~ serving greaterWashington, D.C.
Alabama Department of Public Health
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance
Respect for Life Program ~ CatholicWeb.com
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Suicide Grief Support Forum
The University of Oxford
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Parent to Parent Network ~ Cleveland, OH
Family Resource Connection ~ New Hampshire State Library
Canadian Mental Health Association
University of North Dakota Counseling Center
Families for Depression Awareness
Dr. John D. Gartner of Johns Hopkins University Medical School
Royston Stress Centre ~ Glascow, Scotland
Oxford Brooks University ~ Oxford, England
Eastern Washington University
Eastern Central Mental Health Center ~ Troy, Alabama
National Educational Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
"Your book keeps me alive."
Not ten minutes ago I was sobbing on my bathroom floor, suicidal thoughts raging, clinging to your book. When everything is completely impossible in my mind, when all hope is lost, I take out that book and it lulls me back to sanity. You give me the strength to go on when I am at my true wit's end. ~ College Student
“"... best I have read on the subject."
I am a psych RN of 25+ years. I have passed [How I Stayed Alive] along to at least 50 of my clients. I purchased an extra after I gave away my last one and loaned it to the new unit director who likes it very much. [Your book] is really the best I have read on the subject that is written for the client and family as opposed to being a “clinical” manual.
~ Female Psychiatric Nurse, Austin, Texas
"Your words have given [my son] hope."
I have a son, who is currently a patient in the psychiatric unit. He recently asked me to pick up a copy of your book. He now carries it around like a bible. Your words have given him. ~ Age of the son: 13
"It truly is a lifesaver."
Your book truly is a lifesaver. It's been three years and I'm still here, so I'm literally living proof that your writing cuts through the psychobabble crap and goes both to the brain and to the heart. ~ 40-year-old male
“"This book saved my life.”"
Reading this book is what turned a life that was heading down the road to complete self destruction and even death back to a renewed sense of hope and healing. ~ Amazon Review
“"This book reassures me that I am not alone." … ”
Having been there, Blauner gives you hope that times can get better, but it's up to you. his book reassures me that I am not alone, that others understand, and I could have a future to look forward to with less (or at least manageable) suicidal thoughts. ~ Amazon Review
“"I cannot tell you how many times
your book has very literally saved my life.”"
I was originally diagnosed bipolar then the doctor added borderline personality disorder. I never go anywhere without [your book]. I cannot tell you how many times your book has very literally saved my life. Even my therapist says that book has really made a huge difference in me. ~ Adult Female
“"You saved my life.”"
As somebody who has borderline personality disorder and struggles with depression, I want to thank you..” I remember thinking to myself "that's me!" I practiced the exercises and took in all the positive things you had to say. My life has now turned around, and I am doing more for my own self-development and living more positively than I ever have before. You have helped me to see that suicide is NOT an option.
~ Adult Female, 37, Canada
"... very helpful to me both personally and professionally.”"
I am doing research in suicide prevention for my Ph.D. I don't have BPD and I have never had suicidal thoughts, but I do have major depression. Your book supports the importance of providing people with tools to transform their difficult thoughts and feelings. It also helps others understand what it is like to have suicidal thoughts. ~ PhD Researcher
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“"I literally hugged the book."”
Today I found myself crying as I read the opening chapter of the book. I literally hugged the book after reading the line, “I wish I could make your suicidal thoughts disappear, but I can’t.” Thanks! ~ Adult Male
“"My doctor told me,… your book is the best.”"
My therapist and I are reading your book and I'm trying very hard to keep my brain from killing me. This is the first time in many, many years that someone (you) knows/know how I feel and think. You are an inspiration to me, if you can live, maybe I can too.
~ Adult Female, 69
"You saved my life through your book."
~ Male, 15
"It helped me, and I thought I was a lost cause!”"
I had tried the drugs, spiritual reference, friends, vacations, massage --- anything to try and reroute my brain's hideous negativity and suicidal urges. My life was falling apart. This book is NOT patronizing or too medical, psychological. It is as if a friend or a trusted therapist is helping you through the most difficult first steps. It helped me, and I thought I was a lost cause! ~ Amazon Review
“"Often just remembering the title of your book gives me inspiration.”"
Maybe you get many thank you messages but I have a feeling you are always touched to know your words are helping someone who struggles with thoughts of ending their life. Often just remembering the title of your book gives me inspiration. ~ Adult Female
Organization for Attempters of Suicide Interfaith Services
Dr. Jim Clemons Founder and Executive Director
"Susan Blauner's book has saved lives and will continue to do so. My conviction is shared by leaders in suicide prevention, as well as suicidal persons and therapists. It should be available to all who care about those who need the best of care."
1.800.273.TALK (8255) or 1.800.SUICIDE (784 2433)
