From 'The Doctor's Opinion', in the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" (the Big Book pg. xxxi, 4th Edition.)
"... The patient had made his own diagnosis, and deciding his situation hopeless, had hidden in a deserted barn, determined to die. He was rescued by a searching party, and ... brought to me ..."
Really? Attempted suicide by ... barn hiding? Was this common in the 1930's, Doc?
I can see where barn-hiding as a means of suicide would make perfect sense to a self-pitying, roaring drunk alcoholic.
"I'm just going to sit in this barn and DIE!!"
And if he had enough alcohol, I guess he could do it. Come to think of it, he might also be able to do it if he had too little alcohol, what with the DTs and all.
Sylvia Plath tried to commit suicide by overdosing, then crawling under a house. Not exactly barn-hiding, but somewhat similar.
Posted by: MacLeod123 | May 22, 2008 at 05:26 AM
Love it
Posted by: alicia | August 03, 2009 at 08:50 PM
In the 1930's we were an agrarian society...so barns were very common. When I was a young girl in the late 1960's I ran away from home...know where I went? The barn.
Posted by: Miss Bossy Grumpy Pants | October 30, 2012 at 08:40 PM