Mike - Interview 9  

Mike - Interview 9

Age at Interview: 53
Sex: Male
Background: Mike is a mental health lecturer and social worker. He is married. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.

Brief outline:In 1972, when Mike was aged 18, his father took his own life. He died in his car by inhaling fumes from the exhaust. His death has had a huge impact on Mike’s life. Mike has done much to help others bereaved due to suicide, which has also helped him.

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Mike recommends Alison Wertheimer's book “A Special Scar”. It helped him understand emotions and feelings around suicide [see Resources].

 



Are there any other books that you’d recommend to people?


The big book that we’ve always recommended to people in Leeds which I think is excellent is, A Special Scar by Alison Wertheimer. (…) I found it helped me, reading it. It helped me understand sort of emotions and feelings around suicide. I think with her professional background as a psychologist as well as having a personal loss [Alison Wertheimer lost her own sister by suicide] it’s a great thing she’s put this together, and you know there are a number of good books and as I say we know about the websites and articles, but I think that particular book is one I would really recommend to people, it’s particularly good.

Bereavement due to suicide
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