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[Mental Health Series] Loss of Life: Are Responses to Suicide Among the Living the Same? | Kathy Bettman and Francis Tongpalad
Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-19-year-olds all over the world and close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. During this pandemic, everyone's psychological and emotional state have been adversely affected. And every day, even for physicians and medical students, we try to cope with it despite the triggered wave of mental health issues from depression, isolation or just the general stress resulting from COVID-19.
Losing someone very close to our heart is so difficult for us. It causes us so much stress, pain and sorrow that we can’t explain. And losing that valuable person because of suicide hits harder than other kinds of death. Not just because it has no warning but it has a lot of conflicting emotions and it is a battle between that person’s own thoughts, leaving you a lot of questions and what-ifs.
In this heartfelt episode, Kathy Bettman and Francis Tongpalad will talk about their experiences with suicide, the cadre of emotions initially and the lingering anger and guilt, and how one can cope up with the sudden change or bad experience they’ve been through. We will explore emotions, the stigma associated with suicide as well as the coping strategies for us to be able to cope in a much healthier way.
We’ll also discuss the simple rituals and techniques we could try and learn about different organizations that offer support like suicide prevention programs. May it be death from an accident, illness or suicide. Either way, losses are losses and each one of us responds to it differently. You have to remember that your feelings don’t go away but getting support, finding hope and dealing with your feelings will help you slowly accept and heal through time.
Memorable Quotes:
- “One thing about suicide is that I think you do have to have your own resolve and resilience around it because of the nature of it, the people around you, they're ready to move on much earlier than you are because it stays with you, I think much longer in a stronger way than other kinds of deaths.” - Kathy Bettman
- “Getting support is really important or survivors of suicide loss, because they can talk in a free and open setting with other people who have gone through the same things that they're going through, and it really is just a continual validation of your feelings.” - Kathy Bettman
- “Your voice is incredibly important and so powerful and if any of you express that need and make that known, then the system has to change because you are that system.” - Francis Tongpalad
- “Take care of yourself and do the things that are often recommended for people who are going through any kind of stress or crisis, just something to ground yourself because your feelings don't go away but they are blunted by time. Time is a healer.” - Kathy Bettman
About the Guests:
Kathy Bettman currently holds a Master's Degree in Public Health. She is also an advocate for grief and peer counseling. She was also previously part of the Marketing Department at Stanford University.
Francis Tongpalad is a Thai Puerto Rican American third-year medical student at Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of the Council of Young Filipino Americans in Medicine.
Related Links and Resources:
- KARA - Grief Support
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- National Asylum Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Suicide Prevention hotline +1 800-273-8255
- Crisis text line 741741
About the Host:
Dr. Jette is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the President & CEO of ABCs for Global Health. Click here for her full profile or read her full interview here.
About ABC's for Global Health:
ABCs for Global Health is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding practical solutions to health problems of disadvantaged and underserved communities. Their programs include telemedicine, research on nutrition and healthcare, and disaster response.
Visit these links if you'd like to support either by volunteering or sharing your resources:
- Get Involved
Donate
Click here for the FULL TRANSCRIPT.
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15-19-year-olds all over the world and close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. During this pandemic, everyone's psychological and emotional state have been adversely affected. And every day, even for physicians and medical students, we try to cope with it despite the triggered wave of mental health issues from depression, isolation or just the general stress resulting from COVID-19.
Losing someone very close to our heart is so difficult for us. It causes us so much stress, pain and sorrow that we can’t explain. And losing that valuable person because of suicide hits harder than other kinds of death. Not just because it has no warning but it has a lot of conflicting emotions and it is a battle between that person’s own thoughts, leaving you a lot of questions and what-ifs.
In this heartfelt episode, Kathy Bettman and Francis Tongpalad will talk about their experiences with suicide, the cadre of emotions initially and the lingering anger and guilt, and how one can cope up with the sudden change or bad experience they’ve been through. We will explore emotions, the stigma associated with suicide as well as the coping strategies for us to be able to cope in a much healthier way.
We’ll also discuss the simple rituals and techniques we could try and learn about different organizations that offer support like suicide prevention programs. May it be death from an accident, illness or suicide. Either way, losses are losses and each one of us responds to it differently. You have to remember that your feelings don’t go away but getting support, finding hope and dealing with your feelings will help you slowly accept and heal through time.
Memorable Quotes:
- “One thing about suicide is that I think you do have to have your own resolve and resilience around it because of the nature of it, the people around you, they're ready to move on much earlier than you are because it stays with you, I think much longer in a stronger way than other kinds of deaths.” - Kathy Bettman
- “Getting support is really important or survivors of suicide loss, because they can talk in a free and open setting with other people who have gone through the same things that they're going through, and it really is just a continual validation of your feelings.” - Kathy Bettman
- “Your voice is incredibly important and so powerful and if any of you express that need and make that known, then the system has to change because you are that system.” - Francis Tongpalad
- “Take care of yourself and do the things that are often recommended for people who are going through any kind of stress or crisis, just something to ground yourself because your feelings don't go away but they are blunted by time. Time is a healer.” - Kathy Bettman
About the Guests:
Kathy Bettman currently holds a Master's Degree in Public Health. She is also an advocate for grief and peer counseling. She was also previously part of the Marketing Department at Stanford University.
Francis Tongpalad is a Thai Puerto Rican American third-year medical student at Medical College of Wisconsin and a member of the Council of Young Filipino Americans in Medicine.
Related Links and Resources:
- KARA - Grief Support
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- National Asylum Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Suicide Prevention hotline +1 800-273-8255
- Crisis text line 741741
About the Host:
Dr. Jette is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the President & CEO of ABCs for Global Health. Click here for her full profile or read her full interview here.
About ABC's for Global Health:
ABCs for Global Health is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding practical solutions to health problems of disadvantaged and underserved communities. Their programs include telemedicine, research on nutrition and healthcare, and disaster response.
Visit these links if you'd like to support either by volunteering or sharing your resources:
- Get Involved
Donate
Click here for the FULL TRANSCRIPT.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.