DEPRESSION & Suicide
VIDEO
All my friends hate me
(2021) Viseceral film of a re-enactment of group gas lighting, sadism, paranoia & eventual suicide. Powerful and affecting (free trailer.) CLICK HERE
'I had a black dog' & 'living with a black dog'
(2008) both by Matthew & Ainslie Johnstone. Gentle and moving animated explanations of depression. CLICK HERE
Depression the secret we share
(2013) by Andrew Soloman. Compelling account of the lived experience of depression. Suggests 'our needs are our greatest assets.' CLICK HERE
This could be why you're depressed or anxious
(2019) Ted talk by Johann Hari. The social psychology of depression and anxiety. CLICK HERE
(2019) by Shaun Tan. 'I need not a reason to end my life I need a reason not to.' Beautiful animation of finding light somewhere in the darkness. CLICK HERE
(2019) by Angela Samata. Moving documentary about how people cope after someone they love commits suicide. CLICK HERE
(2010) song by the Fray. Outlines steps to suicide prevention. 'Step one, you say we need to talk. He walks, you say sit down, it's just a talk. He smiles politely back at you You stare politely right on through.' CLICK HERE
AUDIO
Reasons to stay alive
(2021) by Matt Haig. Visceral and immersive audio account of living with mental illness. CLICK HERE
Preventing suicide
(2023) BBC programme outlining effective ways to help people choose to live. Clear and concise CLICK HERE
written
The view from halfway down
(2022) A poem, by Alison Tafel, detailing what the world might look like once we have decided to jump to our death. CLICK HERE
(2022) by Andrew Perry. I am part of the problem of the stigma around mental health. I haven't written about my experience of depression before but have worked in mental health for twenty years. CLICK HERE
(2020) by Christopher De Bellaigue. Beautiful diary about coming to terms with a parents suicide.
(2020) by the British Psychological society. Comprehensive psychological perspective on why adults experience depression and what can help. CLICK HERE
SAD lamps; do you really need one and how to buy the best
(2020) by the Consumer association (Which). Clear, brief, guide to seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and the efficacy of lamps to help. CLICK HERE
The woman who went to bed for a year
(2012) book by Sue Townsend. Charming and playful story of how we can deal with the challenge of living. Free great review. CLICK HERE
