Zašto se niste ubili? : uvod u logoterapiju

Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946 book by Viktor Frankl that describes his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and describes his psychotherapy method, which involves identifying each person's purpose in life in one of three ways: completing tasks, caring for others person or finding meaning by facing suffering with dignity.

Frankl noted that among concentration camp prisoners, those who survived were able to connect with a purpose in life that they felt positive about and who then immersed themselves in imagining that purpose in their own way, such as talking to an (imagined) loved one person. According to Frankl, the way a prisoner envisioned the future affected his longevity.

The book tries to answer the question "How was everyday life in the concentration camp reflected in the consciousness of the average prisoner?" The first part presents Frankl's analysis of his experiences in concentration camps, while the second part presents his ideas about meaning and his theory called logotherapy - meaning therapy.

Frankl claims that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to deal with it, as well as find meaning in it. That's why Why didn't you kill yourself? even today, one of the rarest and loudest praises to man and his ability to overcome dark and painful life circumstances.