S13 E11: [Iris] Runaway

Something Was Wrong

Broken Cycle Media

True Crime, Documentary, Education, Society & Culture

4.1 • 24.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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*Content Warning: Today’s episode discusses self-harm, suicidal ideation, substance use disorder, psychological abuse, interpersonal violence involving minors.

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0:00.0	Something was wrong is intended for mature audiences.
0:03.3	Episodes discuss topics that can be upsetting,
0:06.0	such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, suicide, and murder.
0:10.9	If you're in need of support, please visit somethingwaswrong.com slash resources
0:15.8	for a list of nonprofit organizations that can help.
0:18.9	I'm not a therapist or a doctor.
0:21.1	Most names have been changed for anonymity purposes.
0:24.5	Opinions expressed by guests on the show are their own
0:27.3	and do not necessarily represent my views.
0:30.2	Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes.
0:34.4	Thank you so much for listening.
1:04.4	Hi, my name is Iris.
1:15.0	I'm 30 years old and I live in the Pacific Northwest.
1:18.5	When I was 13 years old, a new girl came to our little school.
1:22.5	We were both in eighth grade and she joined our class.
1:26.8	I grew up not having a lot of friends.
1:30.7	I considered myself quite a loner, but I had switched middle school a few years earlier
1:36.9	when I was in sixth grade and grew to have a pretty close group of friends.
1:44.2	This new girl, her name was Emory.
1:46.5	Immediately we became very close.
1:49.5	She was someone that had the same type of music interest and show interest.
1:56.6	Everything that I liked, she liked too.
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