We're Not Preventing Suicide—And I'm Done Pretending We Are (The Truth No One Will Say) скачать в хорошем качестве

We're Not Preventing Suicide—And I'm Done Pretending We Are (The Truth No One Will Say)

I lost my brother to a fentanyl overdose four years ago. Last week I found out a coworker I cared about took his own life. And I'm done staying quiet about what's actually broken in mental health care. We're not preventing suicide—we're just pulling bodies out of the river after people have already drowned. We post hotline numbers AFTER someone dies. We say "reach out if you're struggling" but we haven't taught anyone how to BE someone worth reaching out to. We tell people they're "strong" and to "keep going" when what they actually need is permission to fall apart. The system is reactive, not preventative. Crisis lines tell you they can't help unless you're suicidal. Therapy waitlists are months long. We've normalized mental health struggles so much that people think constant suffering is just "life." And we're so uncomfortable with other people's pain that we'd rather watch them drown than sit with them in the dark. This needs to stop. In this video I break down: Why we need to go UPSTREAM (prevent people from falling in the river instead of pulling out bodies) The myth of "reaching out" (and why most people aren't safe to reach out TO) How to actually be present with someone who's suffering The 3 steps to becoming a safe space: stop being selfish, get comfortable being uncomfortable, learn to hold someone's truth without fixing them Why "stay strong" is bullshit and people need permission to grieve The lack of access to real mental health care and why we're gaslighting people with meditation apps This is the first video in my Safe Space series. I'm going to teach you exactly how to be the person someone can tell "I don't want to be alive" without you panicking or trying to fix them. If you've lost someone. If you've felt alone in your struggle. If you're tired of performative mental health awareness that doesn't actually save lives—this video is for you. Please forgive me. I'm so not sorry. --- TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Why I'm speaking out 10:00 - The upstream metaphor: stop pulling bodies out 25:00 - The 3 steps to being a safe space 35:00 - Going upstream NOW --- 💬 Comment if this resonated with you 📲 Share this if you know someone who needs to hear it If you're struggling: You're allowed to not be okay. You're allowed to grieve. You're allowed to need help. And you deserve someone who will sit with you in the dark without trying to turn on the lights.