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A video response to my YouTube videos

In this video, which is a response to my videos, SF Jane talks about her own experience with bipolar disorder. I appreciate her honesty so much. It sounds like she got such a raw deal as a kid. Interestingly, she notes that her final suicide attempt comes partly from the book Final Exit. I too used that book as an instruction manual for an attempt--the attempt that almost worked. I don't believe in censorship, but that book pushes some boundaries that I'm not comfortable with.

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Absolutely gut wrenching....

Dennis

Wow... I hope that SF Jane is getting help with her underlying problems (whatever they may be...)
I, too, read that book with an eye toward utilizing one of its methods. In a "better place" at a later date I was able to toss that book.
My belief in free speech, however precludes any suggestion that it shouldn't be out there on the maket.

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.