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Ep. 014 : Substance Abuse and Suicide In recent episodes we’ve discussed mental health issues that have a relationship to suicide. Now we’ll explore substance abuse and its impact on suicide.  Abusing drugs and alcohol can have a huge effect on our physical and emotional health. However, can substance abuse really increase the risk for suicide?  Simply put, yes.  Under the influence, our decision making is impaired. Furthermore, people are not known for their great …

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PTSD and Suicide, Part II- Why Are They Linked? In Part II of our series on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, we ask why does PTSD have a relationship to suicide? There are many possible reasons for the unfortunate link between this disorder and suicidal thoughts. The severe symptoms, lack of a safe space, and demographic make up of some of the groups more likely to develop PTSD may be partially to blame.  One of the biggest …

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PTSD and Suicide, Part I- What Is PTSD? We’ve been talking about mental health conditions that have an unfortunate relationship to suicide. This week we begin a two part series on PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and suicide. In Part I we will explore what is PTSD, who can get it, and what causes it.  This condition has gotten a lot of recent attention in the media, largely because of efforts from the VA.  However, it …

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Ep. 011 : Depression and Suicide Depression is a word that is commonly used to describe different levels of sadness.  Sometimes, we say someone’s depressed when they’ve suffered a great loss. Other times we say we’re depressed after we see a sad film. Of course, depression can also describe someone who is suffering from a mental illness. We thought it was time to talk about depression and its relationship to suicide because they often go …

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Ep. 010 : MYTH – Only “Crazy” People Think About Suicide We’re excited to be starting an on-going segment on our show where we look at various misconceptions and myths that surround suicide. We’re kicking this new segment off by looking at the most common myth we hear:  “Only ‘crazy’ people think about suicide.” This idea is pervasive and dangerous.  The term “crazy” is often unfortunately used interchangeably with the idea of mental illness.  Using terms …

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