How to Help a Friend Who is Thinking About Suicide
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-34. And even though suicide is pervasive, the stigma around depression causes many to suffer silently. Tune in to learn key warning signs and find out how you can offer hope to loved ones battling despair.
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| 0:00.0 | I was really struggling as we walked through the aftermath. |
| 0:05.0 | It just felt like every day was a struggle. |
| 0:08.5 | It was hard to breathe sometimes. |
| 0:11.0 | It was hard to just function day to day and it was so lonely. |
| 0:15.0 | When Carrie learned of her husband's affair, |
| 0:17.0 | she felt betrayed by God. |
| 0:19.0 | She lost hope until she heard a focus on the family podcast. |
| 0:24.0 | The reason why I listened to it over and over again |
| 0:26.0 | is because it felt like I was sitting down with a friend. |
| 0:29.0 | So with telling me like, I've been there and it's okay. |
| 0:33.0 | And you can do this and I promise in the end it's going to be worth it. |
| 0:36.0 | And it just broke me in a good way. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm Jim Dele. |
| 0:40.0 | Working together we can heal more broken marriages like Carrie's |
| 0:44.0 | and give family's hope. |
| 0:45.0 | Please call 800 the letter A in the word family. |
| 0:48.0 | That's 800 A family. |
| 0:50.0 | Or donate it. Focus on the family dot com slash hope. |
| 0:54.0 | And your gift will be doubled. |
| 1:00.0 | Some say abortion is harmless, even helpful for women. |
| 1:04.0 | But is that really true? |
| 1:05.0 | As a Christian, you know it's not. |
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