Hey, it's Anna. Our episode this week deals with suicide, and we also discuss an attempt.

If you or someone you love is at risk of harming themselves, or if you just need some help with mental health, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The number is 1-800-273-8255.

Or, as you'll hear about in this episode, as of July 16th, you can just dial

9-88. I imagine driving a semi, that's a lot of time with your own thoughts. Yeah, and sometimes it's rewarding, sometimes it's not.

It's just thought after thought after thought.

It's not healthy.

And almost every song on the radio, I can twist to where it's a negative song.

It's just not good.

This is death, sex, and money.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot

and need to talk about more.

I'm in a sale.

Jason Whitmire is 37, a husband and father of two little boys who lives in Casper, Wyoming.

Until recently, he made money driving a truck.

Most of their day trips, but they're long days.

Families are asleep when I leave, and the kids are asleep when I get home.

Jason is a suicide attempt survivor and is active in a local suicide prevention group.

Wyoming had the highest rate of suicide per capita in the U.S. in 2020.

It's been one of the top states every year since 1990 for most of Jason's life.

Jason's mental health struggles started in his mid-20s.

He'd make a small mistake or feel guilty about something and then couldn't shake it,

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