Summary of Will Storr's Selfie

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In 2007, Debbie took an overdose of over ninety pills. She was mad at herself, and felt like it would crush her. She had so much self-loathing that she felt like it would crush her. #2 The human self seems to be malfunctioning in some way, and I believe it’s because we constantly put ourselves under pressure to be successful, when life’s not like that. #3 Suicide is a form of self-harm that is the most extreme form of self-harm. It is the most extreme form of a catastrophic breakdown in the human self. Today, more people die by suicide than in all the wars, terrorist attacks, murders, and government executions combined. #4 The data on suicide is extremely variable, but one set estimates that there are twenty times more attempted than completed suicides every year. That’s a massive amount of people whose supposedly self-interested selves are suddenly turning against them.