Augusto Corteau described his suicide attempt – “I took the pills and sat in bed”

In a captivating description of their mother and the attempt to put an end to his own life, went the . Author Augustus Corto, was found today (23.03.2024) a guest on the show “Two at 10” at ERT and spoke of moments from his life that marked him, such as the suicide attempt he made. “I sought fleshly contact early on. I knew very well that what drew me was the boy body, within me, in terms of desire and awareness of desire, I was completely free,” Augustus Corteau first said, speaking of being attracted to individuals of the same sex. “I survived after her suicide, struggled with bipolar disorder. Suicide is one of the biggest social taboos, it should be treated as what it is, as the extreme symptom of a serious disease. After her suicide I was hospitalized, no man sees the mental hospital as redemption,” Augustus Corto confessed to his mother’s death. As for the moment he attempted to end his life: “I took the pills in the living room, went to the bedroom door, sat on the edge of the bed, at that moment I remember saying to myself: “No, what Katerina did, I won’t do to Tasos, she won’t wake up to find me dead next to him” said Augusto Corto.