Please consider the following points if you want to contact me:
- I'm not a counsellor or therapist of any kind ... so please don't look to me for wise counsel or advice ... I have neither the expertise nor the inclination to be anyone's counsellor
- I am, however, happy to hear from you, perhaps to share some of your own story, perhaps to give me some feedback on the book, which I always welcome, or maybe to make some suggestions for the website
- I cannot guarantee that I'll reply (promptly) to all messages, but I'll try to ...
- except for abusive messages, which will be discarded without response
- likewise, I'm not interested in discussing suicide methods or in encouraging anyone to suicide
- I will not share your messages with anyone unless I get your permission in advance