Lisa Marie Presley Memoir Recap/Discussion: Chapter 8 (pt two)

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Previous recaps: Chapters 1 & 2 || Chapter 3 || Chapter 4 || Chapter 5 || Chapter 6 (pt one) || Chapter 6 (pt two) || Chapter 7 || Chapter 8 (pt one)

Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir From Here to the Great Unknown was 85% done and spread across 16 tapes when

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[sea_thoughts]

Reading Lisa's constant struggle with suicidal ideation and wanting to die, it makes me wonder if she was suffering from prolonged grief disorder, losing her dad so young and so unexpectedly and then exacerbated by losing her son the way she did. I can see how hard she tried to be there for her daughters but I don't think she got the help she needed, especially when she didn't go to the appointments Riley made for her.

I just want to give Riley all the hugs.

[mad_hatter80]

I love that pic of Lisa, Danny and Tupelo. Lisa had some psychic abilities. There are so many examples...

[buries]

I love Lisa's intuition because I also believe in signs and feel connected to my mum through them.

This is a pretty heavy chapter, and I don't really want to comment much on it other than it seems like Lisa died the day Ben died. I understand that on a personal level. It's tough living with that on the other side.

Riley really is a very formidable person.

[maryjanewatson]

having been suicidal myself, i do believe it isn't about wanting death itself, just an escape from the pain you're in. like, if there was somehow a way to fully guarantee and make the person believe things can get better, would they even consider suicide?

“grief’s volume is turned down so I can just barely function, but the rest of the time it's cranked up all the way and I can't hear anything.”
oof yeah. that's not to say you'll never experience joy again or that life will suck forever, but it's just never going to be the same. before i experienced it i'd sometimes watch documentaries and see people immediately bursting into tears over someone they lost 30, 40 years before and i'd think, surely not? surely it's healed enough you can just not do that? but that's not how it works, it's just part of you and it still hurts years on.