Waking Up, Alive · the Descent, the Suicide Attempt... And the Return to Life. by Heckler, Richard A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

TITLE PAGE & PREFACE

Table of Contents Copyright Notices Dedication Preface to the Second Edition Preface Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction

NUMBERS THE FOCUS OF THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

PART I - Vanishing

Chapter One - Loss

TRAUMATIC LOSS THE FAMILY SACRIFICE ALIENATION

Chapter Two - The Descent

UNACKNOWLEDGED PAIN - THE INABILITY TO MOURN THE WITHDRAWAL THE FAÇADE THE TRANCE

Trance as Logical Trance as Self-reinforcing Loss of Will The Beckoning Illusions of Eternity

Chapter Three - The Attempt

THE TUNNEL THE ATTEMPT ITSELF

The Fury The Methodical Trance Intimations of Death The Eye of the Hurricane

AT THE HEART OF THE ATTEMPT

Escaping the Inescapable Power and Control The Attempt to Communicate Killing the Vehicle The Bubble Bursts

PART II - The Return

Chapter Four - Waking Up, Alive

THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE LOSS OF PRIVACY THE HOSPITAL

Chapter Five - The Road Back

FIRST STEPS

PART III - The Anatomy of Recovery

Chapter Six - Dissolving the Trance

SUSPENDING DOUBT BREAKING THE SUICIDAL CONTEXT GRIEVING LEARNING TO TRUST LETTING GO OF DYING

Chapter Seven - Rebuilding the Self

HEALING THE PAST TAKING RESPONSIBILITY WHO AM I? CREATIVITY OPENING TO THE UNEXPECTED

Chapter Eight - Reaching Out

ASKING FOR HELP BEING SEEN RECOGNIZING SUPPORT

Chapter Nine - Allowing Others In

MIRRORING SEEING A BIGGER PICTURE EXPERIENCING THE HUMANNESS OF OTHERS EXTENDING TO FAMILY

Chapter Ten - Giving Back Chapter - Eleven Now

FROM POWERLESSNESS TO AUTHORSHIP FROM LOSS OF FAITH TO SPIRITUAL GROUND FROM BEING STUCK TO BECOMING UNSTUCK FROM A LACK OF BELONGING TO A SENSE OF PLACE

Epilogue - Suicide Revisited Selected Bibliography for Personal Healing and General Interest Selected Clinical Bibliography

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