Avoiding the Path to Teenage Suicide is the New Book from Author Alain Simon Tuggle -- A Guide for Teenagers, Parents and Everyone In Between

This book comes from the heart of a 40 year old who is glad to be alive. A survivor of two suicide attemps at age 16 and 17, he now wants to help save the lives of teenagers and families.

(PRWEB) September 16, 2006 -- Malibu Calif. Author Alain Simon Tuggle shares his heartbreaking story of teenage depression in an effort to prevent the tragic incidence of teen suicide in his book.

Tuggle was 16 years old the first time he attempted to take his own life. Unfortunately, he says, this is more common than it should be. “Fourteen teenagers complete the act of suicide every day. This is a fact, and three to four times this amount attempt suicide daily,” he says. In Avoiding the Path to Teenage Suicide, he tells about this attempt as well as his second attempt, which occurred at the age of 17.      

With the wisdom that only comes from hindsight, Tuggle candidly discusses his state of mind, as well as the motive that he discovered years later. “I was 37 years old when I realized one day that I was glad to be alive. All this, along with my best friend telling me that I was so angry and that I shouldn’t live like that, I decided to change my life and get rid of the anger. I realized that the anger was due to the relationship I had with my mother starting from about the age of 10,” he says.

In addition to his poignant autobiography, Avoiding the Path to Teenage Suicide includes a vital guide for teenagers dealing with suicidal thoughts and their parents. “There are teenagers out in the world with anger, frustration, desperation and inexperience that can lead to thoughts and actions of suicide. I want to save at least one teenage life, if not hundreds,” he says. “I believe if teenagers give themselves a chance to get through the tough times of youth, they will all appreciate their life at age 20,30,40 and so on.”            

Above all, Tuggle says, the book is an honest depiction of a desperate soul, and provides solace to young people in the same position. “I believe this book will appeal to readers because it is from the heart. It gives a straight-forward look at teenage suicides and ways to overcome thoughts of suicide as an answer to temporary problems. As for the parents that read this book, my goal is to have you avoid standing at your child’s grave.”

Raised in Malibu, California, Tuggle has been creating art for most of his life. “My entire life I’ve written down words, phrases and sometimes page after page of things that come through my heart and soul,” he says. He began drawing in elementary school, and broadened his artistic horizons to include pottery and poetry in junior high and high school. His passion for poetry stemmed from his passion for music. Avoiding the path to Teenage Suicide is his first book. It is available at authorhouse.com.

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