Grief and Suicide

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

Kirk Honda

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Dr. Kirk answers emails.

Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/PsychologyInSeattle
Email: https://www.psychologyinseattle.com/contact
Get merch: https://teespring.com/stores/psychology-in-seattle
Dr. Kirk’s Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/kirkhonda
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychologyinseattle/
Discord: https://discord.gg/6QR4sE8x9K
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PsychologyInSeattle/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PsychInSeattle
Facebook Official Page: https://www.facebook.com/PsychologyInSeattle/
Facebook Fan Page (run by fans): https://www.facebook.com/groups/112633189213033

The Psychology In Seattle Podcast ®

Trigger Warning: This episode may include topics such as assault, trauma, and discrimination. If necessary, listeners are encouraged to refrain from listening and care for their safety and well-being.

Disclaimer: The content provided is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only. Nothing here constitutes personal or professional consultation, therapy, diagnosis, or creates a counselor-client relationship. Topics discussed may generate differing points of view. If you participate (by being a guest, submitting a question, or commenting) you must do so with the knowledge that we cannot control reactions or responses from others, which may not agree with you or feel unfair. Your participation on this site is at your own risk, accepting full responsibility for any liability or harm that may result. Anything you write here may be used for discussion or endorsement of the podcast. Opinions and views expressed by the host and guest hosts are personal views. Although, we take precautions and fact check, they should not be considered facts and the opinions may change. Opinions posted by participants (such as comments) are not those of the hosts. Readers should not rely on any information found here and should perform due diligence before taking any action. For a more extensive description of factors for you to consider, please see www.psychologyinseattle.com

This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3269717/advertisement

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey, deserving listeners. It's just me today. I thought I would respond to your emails about
0:06.4	grief and loss and possibly suicide. So this episode might be triggering for some. So
0:13.8	please, you know, proceed with caution. Anonymous upper tier patron wrote in and said,
0:19.9	I'm dealing with my husband who has terminal cancer. He has left it has left the cancer has left
0:26.3	him fatigued, disabled, and super narcissistic. Let me start over. I am dealing with my husband
0:31.9	who has terminal cancer. The cancer has left him fatigued, disabled, and super narcissistic. His
0:38.4	prognosis is five to ten years-ish left of life. I was actively grieving our life together
0:45.8	before the cancer showed up. Part of me is ready to move on. Is this the rebuilding part of my grief?
0:52.2	I feel super guilty for having these thoughts of moving on. Yet another part of me can't
0:57.6	imagine living like this for possibly ten more years. And it's continually getting worse.
1:03.2	How do I grieve when I'm watching the loss unfold like a train wreck in slow motion and of email?
1:10.8	Yeah, first off, I'll just say anonymous upper tier patron that this is tough. There's no easy
1:15.6	answer. There's just no way to navigate your way through this without a lot of pain, a lot of
1:21.8	frustration, perhaps guilt and shame, perhaps relationships reorienting themselves.
1:28.0	So yeah, it's there's no way. And particularly given the way our society is about stuff like
1:34.0	this and the way people react around you, they might tiptoe around you or they don't bring it up or
1:43.3	you know, whatever it is that they're doing. You can feel quite isolated and alone and unsupported.
1:50.7	You know, people, if you say, oh, yes, eternal cancer and they're like, how long does he have to
1:57.3	live? And you're like, well, maybe ten years. I imagine a lot of people are just like, oh,
2:02.2	well, ten years, I mean, that's way off, you know, but to know that you're going to die within five
2:08.8	to ten years, I mean, yeah, it's like you said, watching a train wreck in slow motion.
2:14.5	So, and this is often the case for people that our deaths do unfold slowly, particularly as we age,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Kirk Honda, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Kirk Honda and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.