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I tried to take my life five years ago. Now I’m grateful to be alive – The Guardian

I was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital where I work as a surgeon. This is how I recovered

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I am a surgeon who is well respected in their field, with a long list of awards on my CV. But my greatest achievement is largely a secret: rebuilding my life after I tried to end it.
It has been five years since I was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital where I work. I had developed severe depression and become convinced that my only way out was to die. When I woke up after my suicide attempt a week later, I had a tube down my throat and the shape of the defibrillator pads…

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