TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - An essay on loss of self versus escape from self in suicide: illustrative cases from diaries left by those who died by suicide
JO  - Suicidology online
A1  - Lester, David
SP  - 16
EP  - 20
VL  - 4
IS  - 
N2  - Michael Chandler (1994) has described how suicide can result from a loss of a sense of self, while Roy Baumeister (1990) has described how suicide can be an attempt to escape from the self. Their published theories are presented in a very abstract manner, and the present essay presents examples from two individuals who died by suicide who expressed these themes in their diaries. Loss of a sense of self is illustrated by the diary of an 18-year-old, and escape from self is illustrated by the diary of a professor, both of whom died by suicide.    Keywords: Loss of Self, Suicide, Case Study    Copyrights belong to the Author(s). Suicidology Online (SOL) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal publishing under the Creative Commons Licence 3.0.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2078-5488
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -