No Time to Say Goodbye Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One

Name: No Time to Say Goodbye Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
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ISBN: 9780385485517

ISBN-10: 0385485514

ISBN-13: 9780385485517

Edition: 2000

Authors: Carla Fine

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Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in popular media, but the suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about--or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly about the cause of her pain made it all the more difficult for her to survive. With No Time to Say Goodbye, she brings suicide survival from the darkness into light, speaking frankly about the overwhelming feelings of confusion, guilt, shame,…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 11/9/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.52" wide x 8.21" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Carla Fine is the author of five books, including No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One and Married to Medicine: An Intimate Portrait of Doctors' Wives. She lives in New York City with her husband, Allen Oster, and their two Labrador retrievers, Sancho and Rosie.




Introduction



Letting Go of the Silence



The Suicide



The World Explodes



The Initial Impact



The Final Farewell



The Stigma



The Aftermath



The Blame and Guilt: Searching for the Whys



The Helplessness: Haunted by the What-Ifs



The Roller Coaster of Emotions



Legal and Financial Problems



The Survival



Beginning the Mourning



Effect on Families



Getting Help



The Public Suicide



Long-term Effects



Forgiving Them/Forgiving Ourselves



Afterword



Making Sense of the Chaos



Resources



Organizations and Resource Material



Support Groups for Survivors



Bibliography