Karin Gerber

Hope Is Real Karin Gerber

This non-fictional book is about mental health awareness and ending the stigma and fear of mental illness, suicidal ideation, suicidal attempts, and suicide itself. These factual short stories are published as a way to discuss openly and provide resources about these important issues. This book also applies to people who are suicide survivors (including the people around them.) The goal with this book is to open up communication and provide information in order to stop the stigma and fear related to our mental health. In order to end the stigma and fear, people need education, understanding, compassion, and empathy towards others. These true short stories submitted for this book show you the real struggles from a unique, subjective point-of-view about how mental illness and suicide have affected the lives of not only the contributors, but to those around them. And for people living with mental illness, having concerns about their mental health, and/or dealing with suicidal ideation, always remember that YOU MATTER, you are NOT ALONE, and THERE IS HELP for you and/or someone you care about. Yes, there is HOPE and understand that you will be OK. Just don't give up.