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The one on the bridge
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Trigger Warning: Suicide, self-harm
In this story written specially for World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, writer Smitha Murthy introduces us to Varsha, a young woman with a life-changing, life-saving mission. The story slowly traces a thread of a conversation, bringing it to an altogether unexpected ending. I Saw Her First explores dejection and disappointment, loss and loneliness. But it also makes an even more powerful case for compassion and empathy, for patient listening and a helping hand- one that is offered and extended, till it is taken.
Details of the episode
1. The corrosive pain of self-doubt.
2. How a listening ear makes all the difference.
3. How suicide is a worldwide phenomenon that needs urgent addressing.
Author bio
Smitha Murthy has spent over two decades working on and with content. She's the co-founder of two ventures: LifeWordsmith Content and MyndStories. Smitha is the co-author of an epistolary memoir and writes for leading newspapers and magazines, including Deccan Herald and Kitaab.
Resources
Books
- Reasons to Stay Alive - Matt Haig
- The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression - Andrew Solomon
- Hold Still - Nina LaCour
- The Astonishing Colour of After- Emily X.R.Pan
- Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
- The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
- A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki
- All the Bright Places - Jennifer Niven
- When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times - Pema Chödrön
- Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair - Anne Lamott
To understand
- http://www.aasra.info/helpline.html
- https://myndstories.com/campaigns/suicide-prevention/
- https://jedfoundation.org/resource/how-to-help-a-friend-who-is-suicidal/
- https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/mental-health/suicide-prevention-employers.pdf
- https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/data-research/suicide-data
QOTD
How do you deal with hopelessness?
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