A speaker describes severe depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, and reflects on a stark choice between ending their life or seeking help. Fifteen years ago, PTSD barely existed in public conversation, marking how much mental health awareness has shifted.
I couldn't keep my shit together. Like, every day I was losing it. Like, I didn't like me. You know, I was— what was I going to do, end it or get better?
Like—
A lot of people choose to end it, right? Yeah, I just— So you described what you did. You said you mapped it? Yeah, I mapped it. So, you know, so depression, anxiety, paranoia, all these other archetypes sit around. You've got to remember, this is 15 years ago. No one was talking about post-traumatic stress.
We weren't talking about that.
