What are some good books written by people who killed themselves?
I’m halfway through “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” by Ned Vizzini who killed himself in 2013. It’s about his suicide attempt and lockup in a mental ward when he was 15. Good book, breezily written but it touches on moments of deep psychology, and anyone who’s also been locked will find it immediately relatable.
Couple months ago I posted about “By the Time You Read This” by Cheslie Kryst who was Miss USA 2019, a lawyer, tv host, model, activist. Jumped off a building in 2022. The book isn’t specifically about her mental health but it was intended to be a memoir of her Miss Universe days and how she dealt with the stress.
Haven’t yet read Sylvia Plath “The Bell Jar” but it’s high on my list. Anyone read it?
What I like about reading these books is knowing that they would eventually lose the battle and kill themselves unbeknownst to them at the time of writing, but still feeling a sort of hopeful vibe that at least they would live long enough to finish writing the book and maybe feel a sense of accomplishment before ending it all. Maybe that’s all I really want with what’s left of my life.