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Talking Suicide with a Bipolar and a Schizophrenic
Not Crazy (Archive)
English - March 11, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 247 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Health & Fitness Mental Health bipolar mental anxiety bipolardisorder depression mentalhealth mentalillness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Suicide is something that most people think they understand, but there are many misconceptions about it. We say it’s a serious problem, yet will mention it casually and insensitively in certain settings. In this episode, our hosts openly discuss suicide and their personal stories with trying to end their own lives.
Highlights from ‘Suicide’ Episode
[1:00] Frankly discussing suicide.
[3:00] Don’t belittle a person’s suicide attempt.
[7:00] Why did Michelle try to end her life?
[10:00] Discussing families and suicide.
[12:00] Why did Gabe try to end his life?
[16:30] Michelle shares her suicide story.
[23:00] Michelle can’t understand how her mom did not know she had a mental illness.
[27:00] Gabe and Michelle agree that things get better.