37: Life After a Suicide Attempt—Luke Maxwell
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🗓️ 22 August 2017
⏱️ 38 minutes
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His 15-year-old hands were shaky on the steering wheel of the family van. Not old enough to legally drive, he stepped on the gas and gained speed. He heart raced, too, but more from dread than excitement, his eyes narrowed with dark zeal. He felt part zombie, part ghost, as though watching from outside himself as the nearest object loomed ahead, rushing toward him – an oncoming car. He yanked the wheel sharply into it, at 60 miles an hour.
It was the day Luke Maxwell tried to commit suicide.
From that terrible crash came a remarkable “upward bounce” to recovery and restoration. Luke spoke to me about the traits and feelings that indicate clinical depression, including the MMD (major depressive disorder) with which he was diagnosed in the hospital, almost on the spot.
Today, at 20, he talks to teens, parent groups, and various conferences about saying no to shame and yes to accepting the help you need if you suffer the scalding effects of depression. Do you know someone who might be depressed? Want to find out how to spot the signs? Listen on…
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode number 37 of the Patrick Coffin Show. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to the show. |
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| 0:37.4 | Then we're going to go to Rome. We're going to hit all the major Basilicas, all four of them. |
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