I lost a friend to suicide a few years back. I had no idea that my friend was suffering so much that he would choose to end his life. I decided to go in search of answers about suicide. In my quest, I developed a theory that 3 factors lead to successful suicide. I call it the suicide chain. The chain consists of a reason, a will, and a way. If you can break the chain at one of these points, you can prevent suicide. I decided to devote an episode to discussing suicide prevention. My friend Ron suffers from chronic depression but has never attempted suicide. He also has excellent insight and passion for helping prevent suicides. If you are thinking of suicide or know someone who might think of suicide, you will want to hear this episode. As noted in the episode, I am adding some resources for anyone needing them.
https://www.fcc.gov/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline 
https://www.psycom.net/kevin-hines-survived-golden-gate-bridge-suicide 
https://afsp.org/preventing-suicide-in-lgbtq-communities 
In addition, you may want to check out the Bridge Documentary
The Bridge (2006 documentary film) - Wikipedia (Beware, it is not an easy film to watch)

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