The Selfish Act - A Portrait of Suicide
Following our post about Jeremy Clarkson' comments on suicide, Rosen Trevithick has written a short story depicting a suicidal mind.
On her blog, Rosen posted,
"Clarkson likes saying things for shock value, but the fact remains that an astonishing number of people genuinely believe that this method of suicide, or indeed suicide on general, is selfish."
About the story,
"Morwenna has a very satisfying life, but she's plagued by an undiagnosed mental health problem that she refers to as, 'Too many thoughts.'
When she wakes up the morning after her engagement party, feeling disconnected from the world, her despair drives her to a railway bridge. She finds herself trapped between the reality of phone calls from loved ones and the alternative universe painted by desperate depression."
Rosen added,
"It's not very cheery reading, but it is honest."
Read The Selfish Act.
3 comments:
My mother committed suicide and it is selfish but that is the nature of any illness. When we don't feel well, we are all about ourselves. Selflessness requires mental wholeness and my mom didn't have that.
My father committed suicide. It wasn't selfish that he killed himself, it was selfish that he refused treatment for his bipolar disorder.
That's a difficult one. Refusing treatment can also be a symptom of the illness. It can trick people into thinking either they don't need help, or they are beyond it.
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