How I Suicided Not is a story about the author's life and experiences, from birth until her early thirties. It tells about how she went from a mostly happy childhood and young adulthood to depression, anxiety, and poverty, which didn't help. Her mother nearly died when the author was 9, and the 1976 Swine flu shot was the culprit. Mary Weldon put herself through college, got a scholarship, studied in France, and developed depression and an eating disorder. Ultimately, self help books and the local clinic as well as a few hospital stays helped her to choose life. Some relationships faltered and didn't succeed, but she kept her chin up and kept her faith in God.