NovelFilter: please help me identify a novel which begins with a suicide - there is a wealthy (they have a cook & a maid) family dinner, someone leaves to go to the restroom, finds the daughter in a pool of blood. I also remember that the father continues to chew on his food as he stares in shock at the body, an uneaten ice-cream cake, and possibly that the suicide results in the narrator marrying the daughter's fiance.
That's all I got - any ideas?
posted by forallmankind
on May 18, 2013 -
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I just ended a year-long relationship two months ago with the love of my life. He was a brilliant, creative, talented and generous man with Asperger's and a long, complicated history of severe mental illness. He was an Army vet and had lived an incredible life, full of adventures but also extreme trauma and heartbreak. He killed himself on Friday. How do I go on?
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posted by cardinality
on May 5, 2013 -
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My distant sibling, diagnosed with bipolar some time ago (I don't know any solid details, unfortunately), fell out of touch with me for years. Now he's back in touch, but mostly just to drop dramatic texts on me ("I'm at the hospital", or, tonight, "I'm with the police, I'll call you when I'm released") and then not answer my increasingly plaintive texts or phone calls.
I haven't been the prime target of this sort of thing before, what seems to be big swings of mental illness with the hospital and sheriffs and police involved, and the person involved giving me a bit of information but then nothing. Can anyone with more experience give me some advice as to ways I might handle it?
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posted by theatro
on Apr 7, 2013 -
13 answers
Two weekends ago, something REALLY weird happened to my boyfriend and I'm still struggling to try and figure out what it was. A hallucination? A psychotic episode?
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posted by alysonagain
on Mar 30, 2013 -
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I vaguely remember a scene from a Bruce Lee or Sonny Chiba movie in which a grieving (or shamed?) mother tries to kill herself and children. She ties them all together and to a weight and then in water they go... What was that movie?
posted by eedele
on Mar 27, 2013 -
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Hypothetic/literary filter: Book character is looking for ways to die that are self inflicted, but would like it to seem like a deadly disease, but one that kills over a period of about 6 months. All I can come up with are nitrosamines but I don't think that is a sure thing. Any ideas?
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posted by htid
on Feb 13, 2013 -
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A friend's friend announced suicide, and we think there is a good chance she may mean it. She is in Dresden, Germany, we are in ROmania, and we cannot find a relevant emergency phone number that can be called from abroad or any other way to help. Can you help? Do you know what we could do?
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posted by miorita
on Jan 15, 2013 -
10 answers
How do I find my suicidal friend a solid psychiatrist to see tomorrow without getting him "flagged in the system"? (deets inside)
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posted by bpm140
on Dec 12, 2012 -
37 answers
Returning to work after hospitalization following suicude attempt. How to navigate this with coworkers?
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posted by rainygrl716
on Nov 23, 2012 -
18 answers
Last night, in the middle of a huge tantrum, my six year old son said "If you don't let me [do x], I will kill myself." Obviously, we are freaked out. How freaked out should we be?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 3, 2012 -
23 answers
Coping mechanisms for dealing with suicide ideation, when there's no actual intent to commit suicide?
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posted by yeoz
on Sep 11, 2012 -
17 answers
Dating someone who just had a friend commit suicide and has now gone to ground completely. How can I best support them now? They were already having a troubled time and weren't sure whether they could commit to dating, so I want to be supportive in a way that does not put more pressure on them around our relationship (if it still exists).
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 6, 2012 -
11 answers
My extremely-gifted best friend halfway across the world was depressed and then recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Now she's nearly suicidal. I'm in over my head and I don't know what to do...
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posted by luciphercolors
on Aug 31, 2012 -
11 answers
Is it common to experience a ramp up in negative thoughts after being on Paxil for just 4 days?
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posted by kanata
on Jul 12, 2012 -
11 answers
I'm doing research for an artistic work exploring the theme of suicide, and I seek 1) a particular recent article arguing that life is not worth living and 2) the most provocative, interesting works on suicide from artistic, philosophical, social science, journalistic, religious or medical perspectives.
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posted by reren
on Jun 30, 2012 -
9 answers
What is the leading nonprofit organization(s) devoted to promoting legalization of assisted suicide in US states?
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posted by amro
on Jun 21, 2012 -
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It's been 3 months since my boyfriend killed himself.
Just doing the basics takes so much out of me. The first month was a blur and everyone thought I was doing "exceptionally well". My tendencies are always to be very private and keep to myself. The only person I used to share my emotions with is dead. I have family but haven't been close to them in a very long time and even before never felt safe or able to share my personal life with them. Everything is very much on the surface. They were very dismissive when I spoke to them years ago about my depression and anxiety. Initially they were texting me to see how I was doing but I wasn't very responsive. The few family members that I am close to are focusing on me "moving on". And I hate hearing those words. even though they mean well. I have very few friends and I met them as a result of my boyfriends death.
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posted by puppup
on Jun 5, 2012 -
19 answers
I am considering voluntary commitment due to a bad last couple of days with depression, but I don't know if I can afford it, what to tell my employer and what the consequences of this will be in the future.
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posted by ADent
on Jun 5, 2012 -
43 answers
This was me. That problem was resolved by him killing himself in our flat. While i was there. Sleeping. Now I have different problems, mainly what the heck do I tell people?
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posted by anonymous
on May 29, 2012 -
38 answers
My brother shot himself to death last night. I feel numb. My therapist is out of pocket for a week. Things need to happen. Suggestions?
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posted by book 'em, danno
on Mar 28, 2012 -
29 answers
I left him. Packed up my stuff, and the pets. He was there trying to keep it together even though I could see his pain. He killed himself 10 days later. Everyone is saying it's not my fault and not to blame myself. How?
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posted by puppup
on Mar 27, 2012 -
53 answers
An acquaintance from high school recently died at the age of 22. His family decided to keep the cause of death private. Help me out here -- why would they choose to do that?
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posted by victory_laser
on Feb 20, 2012 -
64 answers
How can I battle depression and insomnia (I think they're related, actually) without meds or doctors?
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posted by bryanthecook
on Jan 6, 2012 -
36 answers
Are their any numbers on individuals who have failed to commit suicide, and are subsequently grateful that they did not succeed? I've always heard that suicidal ideation is often a temporary thing, and was curious if there were any numbers behind it. (note: not having any myself, just curious)
posted by leotrotsky
on Dec 8, 2011 -
23 answers
My partner killed himself yesterday, i am still in shock and haven't told people. I don't know how to deal with this and need help
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posted by servix
on Nov 30, 2011 -
59 answers
My estranged ex-husband committed suicide a month ago. I am unsure about whether I need grief counseling or not or how much good it's going to do me.
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posted by asockpuppet
on Nov 12, 2011 -
22 answers
How do you deal with suicide when you feel (or are made to feel) partially responsible?
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posted by divabat
on Oct 9, 2011 -
27 answers
I am trying to remember an elementary school book that had a teacher who gave his students an in class writing assignment about why life is worth living, but none of the students write an essay that is good enough for him, so he rides his motorcycle off a cliff the next day.
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posted by weewooweewoo
on Sep 6, 2011 -
2 answers
Looking for the name of a soldier that commited suicide because of homophobia.
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posted by alona
on Sep 1, 2011 -
2 answers
What are some good excuses for suicide attempt scars on the inner wrist? Particularly keen to hear plausible explanations that fit with the appearance of the scar.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 16, 2011 -
53 answers
This December it will be ten years since my father committed suicide. My mother, brother and I have started talking about ways to observe the anniversary, but we're not sure how.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 10, 2011 -
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My 10 year old nephew just found out that his 15 year old friend committed suicide. What online resources can I send my sister to help him work through his feelings?
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posted by KathyK
on Jun 24, 2011 -
13 answers
What is the name of the contemporary artist who made an installation during the 1990s showing the aftermath of a suicide from jumping off of a building? The art was quite gory and controversial. Any leads would be most appreciated.
posted by mortaddams
on Jun 16, 2011 -
9 answers
Dystopian short scifi animation film seen in the last year, about a man who is the last living member of dirty, trashy spaceship / plane that seems to have been abandonned a long time ago, and finds out that he is infected by the virus that killed his entire team. Then..
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posted by Jireel
on May 28, 2011 -
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What is the best way to support a close friend that has suicidal tendencies and to handle the feelings I have about it?
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posted by sucky_poppet
on May 27, 2011 -
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