1/17/2024 0 Comments Suicides golden gate bridge 2021I was living with severe bipolar disorder and I thought that that was my only option and I wish I knew back then what I know today, that I was wrong. And that’s the same for brain pain, and that’s what led me to the Golden Gate Bridge in an attempt to take my life. I always ask people, what is that you want to happen when you find yourself in excruciating physical pain, what do you want that pain to do? And the overwhelming answer is, stop, go away or end. I was in what I termed to be lethal emotional pain and that pain was so overwhelming I wanted that pain to end. I thought that suicide was my only answer. I felt I had no value and I thought I had to die. Kevin Hines: Well, that morning, I believed I was useless. Tell me about your thoughts on the morning of September 24, 2000, right before you took the bus to go to the Golden Gate Bridge. Jay Ruderman: So let’s start on the day that you thought was going to be the end of your life. Kevin Hines: Thank you for having me, Jay. Kevin is now a mental health activist and best selling author who travels the world telling a story of hope, healing and recovery. Miraculously he survived the 220′ jump thanks to a series of contributing factors which included a sea lion keeping him afloat until the Coast Guard arrived. He could not stop listening to voices inside his head that told him to take his own life. A couple years prior, Kevin had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was dealing with serious sycosis at the time of his suicide attempt. On Septemone of those attempts was a 19 year old Kevin Hines. Since 1937 almost 2,000 people have tried to take their own life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Jay Ruderman: Hi, I’m Jay Ruderman and this is All Inclusive, a podcast focused on inclusion, innovation and social justice. Speaker 1: All Inclusive, a podcast on inclusion, innovation and social justice, with Jay Ruderman.
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