Viktor Staudt

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Viktor Staudt (born March 7, 1969 in the Netherlands ; † September 8, 2019 in Pianoro , Italy ) was a Dutch lawyer and writer . He was particularly active in the prevention of suicide after he lost in 1999 by an attempted suicide rail both legs.

Staudt suffered from depression as a child ; borderline disorder was diagnosed after the suicide attempt . He studied law and worked for an airline for ten years before he attempted suicide. After his rehabilitation, he first lived in Germany and Switzerland . Since 2011 he lived in Pianoro near Bologna in Italy .

In his book The Story of My Suicide , he wrote about the situation that led to his attempted suicide as well as the way back to life. He lectured at numerous events and tried to show people at risk of suicide a way out. In particular, he wanted to use the Papageno effect to prevent further suicides. He died of suicide in early September 2019 at the age of 50.

plant

  • The story of my suicide and how I found life again. Translated from Dutch by Rolf Erdorf . Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich 2014, paperback edition 2015. ISBN 978-3-426-78784-7
  • Een leven op rolletjes. Met een lach en een traan onderweg in de rolstoel , Uitgeverij Meander, Rijswijk (NL) 2014. ISBN 978 90 5019 109 8

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary by Viktor Staudt. September 19, 2019, accessed October 5, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Motivation trainer takes his own life: Courage maker Viktor Staudt has lost his courage. In: Aachener Zeitung. September 12, 2019, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Claudia Becker: Viktor Staudt: Book about failed suicide attempt . In: THE WORLD . September 10, 2014 ( welt.de ).
  4. ↑ a b Waltraud Schwab: Consequences of a suicide attempt: Stuck in shoes that are too small. In: taz.de . Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Simone Höhn: The alternative to death . Stuttgarter Zeitung , October 25, 2014. Accessed December 12, 2018
  6. ↑ Anna Palm: No legs, but happy: Viktor Staudt: His life after the suicide attempt. September 22, 2014, accessed December 12, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Laura Höflinger: One autumn afternoon . In: Der Spiegel . February 24, 2015 ( spiegel.de [accessed December 12, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Staudt, Viktor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch lawyer and author
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 2019
Place of death Pianoro , Italy