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Story behind the Six: “Changing mind postponed demise by decades.”

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Scott O’Neil had lifelong battles with depression and suicidal feelings, until in 1982 he made a mind-over-matter decision to change his life, as voiced by his six-word memoir above. When he felt better, he began volunteering at a suicide hotline. He was excited to be included in this book, but had a lot of anxiety [...]

 
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