Claire Has A Secret

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Feelings & Co.

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! - When Claire was a teenager, she held a lot of big, difficult feelings, and for a while, she saw only one solution for them. Though Claire decides to not act on those feelings, her story gets shared anonymously online — and continues to appear when she needs it most. Note: This episode is about suicide. If you are or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide, there are free resources available to you: Text HOME to 741-741 for a free, confidential conversation with a trained counselor any time of day. If you feel unsafe right now, text or call 988 or use the chat function at 988lifeline.org If you need help figuring out HOW to tell someone that you’re having suicidal thoughts, here are some prompts. If you suspect someone in your life is having suicidal thoughts, here are some questions you can ask them. Read the CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action. If you’re struggling with depression, know some of the tools that can help lift you out of a hard time. __ Listener support makes our independent podcast possible. Our Substack is a great way to connect with us and other listeners (and get more Terrible in your inbox). Join us here. The episode transcript can be found here. — We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production! Liquid IV: Get 20% off when you go to liquidiv.com and use code TTFA at checkout. BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/ttfa to get started with 10% off your first month. Learn more at BetterHelp.com You can find our full sponsor list here. — Find all our shows and our store at feelingsand.co. Find TTFA on social: TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	How are you?
0:05.0	Most people answer that question with fine or good,
0:11.0	but obviously it's not always fine and it's usually not even that good.
0:17.0	This is a podcast that asks people to be honest about their pain.
0:22.0	To just be honest about how they really feel, about the hard parts of life,
0:30.0	and guess what?
0:32.0	It's complicated.
0:39.0	A heads up that this episode talks about suicide and eating disorders, so listen with care.
0:51.0	I keep a lot of things from my past.
0:54.0	I have love letters, photos, journals.
0:58.0	Every once in a while I will find myself cleaning out a closet or a bookshelf and a piece of my past
1:05.0	that I've completely forgotten about will fall out of a folder or a book.
1:10.0	And I will be spellbound by a photo of me in a body that I hated so much I starved it half to death.
1:19.0	By a love note from a man who promised to love me forever and who I haven't spoken to in 15 years.
1:29.0	These artifacts sometimes feel like going home and sometimes feel like a visit from a stranger.
1:38.0	Sometimes they remind me of just how little I've changed and sometimes they remind me that however I feel,
1:45.0	wherever I am, if I am lonely, elated, peaceful, frantic, laying in bed, waiting for him to call, it is all temporary.
2:03.0	On a spring day in 2016, Claire is about to experience a visit from one of her past selves.
2:11.0	At the time, Claire was 23 years old.
2:15.0	She was a college student working towards her degree in social work.
2:19.0	And her version of rifling through old journals was happening at one of the most prestigious museums in the world.
2:28.0	I had seen that there was going to be an exhibit at the Smithsonian and I have some family in D.C.
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