Resource There is an ongoing podcast that interviews suicide attempt survivors.

[Anxieyote]

It's called Suicide Noted, and the host interviews people who tried to take their own lives at one point or another. He's not condescending, he doesn't judge them, and he listens without interrupting or offering platitudes. I've been binge-ing it lately, and it makes me feel less alone. Please check it out, because it's extremely refreshing to hear people talk openly and honestly about their feelings about life, and their attempts.

 

[ket]

is anyone on it like, oh yeah no i'm totally gonna try again

 

[Julgran]

Thank you very much for the tip!

 

[Anxieyote]

is anyone on it like, oh yeah no i'm totally gonna try again

You'd be surprised. The last one I listened to, the host asked him if he was ever going to make an attempt again, and the guy admitted he'd tried 2 weeks ago, and couldn't guaruntee that he wouldn't if his PTSD got triggered enough. Some people are more afraid of being honest about it than others though, and probably wouldn't admit to it on a publicly-available podcast even if they still were. A lot of them end it off with an "I'm doing ok now" which may or may not be true. Everyone wants to have a success story.

 

[ket]

You'd be surprised. The last one I just listened to, the host asked him if he was ever going to make an attempt again, and the guy admitted he'd tried 2 weeks ago, and couldn't guaruntee that he wouldn't if his PTSD got triggered enough. Some people are more afraid of being honest about it than others though, and probably wouldn't admit to it on a publicly-available podcast even if they still were. A lot of them end it off with an "I'm doing ok now" which may or may not be true. Everyone wants to have a success story.

ah fair, that always annoyed me with those "oh everyone who jumped from the golden gate immediately regretted it" stories. like yeah if si kicks in i bet it makes you reconsider but it doesn't make all that suffering and the desire to end it less real.

 

[Anxieyote]

ah fair, that always annoyed me with those "oh everyone who jumped from the golden gate immediately regretted it" stories. like yeah if si kicks in i bet it makes you reconsider but it doesn't make all that suffering and the desire to end it less real.

I haven't listened to all of the episodes, but there's probably some survivors who spin that narrative to be "inspirational" or whatever.

They actually get pretty dark sometimes. One of the guests straight-up admits to the host that he had a feeling that he "didn't belong here" as early as 6-years-old, and that he always felt a sense of safety and comfort knowing that he could take his own life if things got bad. And he also didn't backpedal on his pro-choice view in regards to assisted suicide.

 

[rationalis]

Is the podcast easily found on podcast directories?

I rarely listen to podcasts, so am not good at searching. I use app Podcast Addict, and just searched for "Suicide Noted" and the result did not appear.

I am sure I could find it with an internet search.

I am interested if the podcast is generally on podcast directories or is it banned, if anyone knows. My guess is it would be regularly removed from directories, if people become aware of it.

 

[Anxieyote]

Is the podcast easily found on podcast directories?

I rarely listen to podcasts, so am not good at searching. I use app Podcast Addict, and just searched for "Suicide Noted" and the result did not appear.

I am sure I could find it with an internet search.

I am interested if the podcast is generally on podcast directories or is it banned, if anyone knows. My guess is it would be regularly removed from directories, if people become aware of it.

You can listen to the episodes on YouTube, Apple podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts, and the show's website which I linked above. I am scared of it getting removed too, but it has managed to last on all major platforms with almost 100 episodes so far.

 

[carac]

Just been listening to a recent episode now, thanks for highlighting this

 

[matt1968]

Thanks, this is very good.

 

[trampingtroll]

thanks for sharing!! will definetly check it out! <3

It's called Suicide Noted, and the host interviews people who tried to take their own lives at one point or another. He's not condescending, he doesn't judge them, and he listens without interrupting or offering platitudes. I've been binge-ing it lately, and it makes me feel less alone. Please check it out, because it's extremely refreshing to hear people talk openly and honestly about their feelings about life, and their attempts