Sally Jesse

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Depression 101

Aug 15, 2014·11 visitors

Jay Bird

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Aug 15, 2014

Join us as we discuss the warning signs of depression and what you can do to help someone you think is suffering.

Jay Bird · 2:00 PM

lol

Sally Jesse · 2:00 PM

Hello and thank you for joining me in discussing this very sensitive subject.

Jay Bird · 2:00 PM

Thank you for having me

Sally Jesse · 2:01 PM

With the recent passing of robin Williams, everyone in the nation is talking about depression, warning signs and prevention.

Jay Bird · 2:01 PM

Depression is a majorly sensitive subject

Sally Jesse · 2:01 PM

I should say suicide instead of passing...

Sally Jesse · 2:02 PM

Many other celebrities have committed suicide too. Like Kurt cobain

Jay Bird · 2:02 PM

That's true

Sally Jesse · 2:02 PM

And Ernest Hemingway

Jay Bird · 2:02 PM

Ernest Hemingway did?

Sally Jesse · 2:02 PM

Both struggled with drug and alcohol addiction

Jay Bird · 2:02 PM

I was ynaware

Sally Jesse · 2:02 PM

And so did robin Williams

Jay Bird · 2:02 PM

Unaware

Sally Jesse · 2:03 PM

Although robin Williams fought hard and sought help to maintain his sobriety. He was sober at the time of his death

Sally Jesse · 2:03 PM

Ernest Hemingway blew his brains out in his home.

Jay Bird · 2:03 PM

I guess depression is just one of those things

Sally Jesse · 2:03 PM

His wife insisted it was an accident when he was cleaning his gun...

Sally Jesse · 2:04 PM

Depression can certainly make people feel as though there are no other options than suicide

Jay Bird · 2:04 PM

Sadly though, suicide is permanent

Sally Jesse · 2:05 PM

Yes it is. I knew of one chick in high school who hanged herself. She was at a party and told everyone she was going to go home and kill herself and she did.

Jay Bird · 2:05 PM

Wow...if that's not a warning sign, I don't know what is

Sally Jesse · 2:06 PM

Yeah but no one believes her. They were all partying. Young.

Sally Jesse · 2:06 PM

Never thought she would do it.

Sally Jesse · 2:06 PM

Most people who commit suicide usually give some sort of warning. And some people just do it out of nowhere and leave a note. Others try and fail.

Jay Bird · 2:08 PM

I knew someone who's mom owed a loan shark a bunch of money and couldn't pay it back and the mom hung herself

Sally Jesse · 2:08 PM

Oh wow!

Jay Bird · 2:08 PM

Yea

Sally Jesse · 2:08 PM

That is crazy

Sally Jesse · 2:09 PM

You never know what some people are into. Your next door neighbor could be battling some huge demons... You'd never know

Sally Jesse · 2:10 PM

This world is a crazy place!

Jay Bird · 2:10 PM

That is for sure

Sally Jesse · 2:10 PM

I think with Robin Williams, there were signs. Now everyone needs to get the word out.

Jay Bird · 2:11 PM

Well with all the busy schedules and pressures of corporate America, some people can't handle faikure

Sally Jesse · 2:11 PM

That's because people are poor planners.

Sally Jesse · 2:11 PM

You have got to plan for the worst, but hope for the best.

Jay Bird · 2:11 PM

EXACTLY!

Sally Jesse · 2:11 PM

Ken is tailgating and it's freaking me out!!!!

Jay Bird · 2:12 PM

Tailgating bad!!!!

Sally Jesse · 2:12 PM

It's bad! I'm scared!!

Jay Bird · 2:12 PM

And I'm a horrible passenger

Sally Jesse · 2:12 PM

Anyway, Kurt cobain also committed suicide

Sally Jesse · 2:12 PM

Although some people think his was a murder made to look like a suicide

Sally Jesse · 2:13 PM

The only thing we can do is speculate. No one will ever know for sure.

Jay Bird · 2:13 PM

I hadn't ever heard that about kurt

Sally Jesse · 2:14 PM

Oh really?

Sally Jesse · 2:14 PM

That was a huge controversy

Jay Bird · 2:14 PM

Nope

Jay Bird · 2:15 PM

I guess I will never understand suicide of depression

Sally Jesse · 2:15 PM

Lol.

Jay Bird · 2:15 PM

He's still failgating

Sally Jesse · 2:15 PM

No one will ever understand what those people are going through. It's easy to say they are weak and selfiah

Sally Jesse · 2:15 PM

Selfish

Sally Jesse · 2:15 PM

Yeah if we get into an accident, we're going to die

Jay Bird · 2:17 PM

I just think there are lots of options for help

Sally Jesse · 2:18 PM

There are but you cannot make someone think a certain way

Jay Bird · 2:18 PM

Nope

Sally Jesse · 2:18 PM

And truly believe they can get help and overcome their depression and ultimately save their lives

Sally Jesse · 2:19 PM

My heart goes out to those people

Sally Jesse · 2:19 PM

And their families who have to deal with the aftermath

Jay Bird · 2:19 PM

They have to wanna help themselves

Sally Jesse · 2:20 PM

That's true, but that's part of the disease.

Jay Bird · 2:20 PM

That's fa sho

Sally Jesse · 2:20 PM

It debilitates their thought process

Jay Bird · 2:20 PM

Sorry u have a bad lag in the app

Jay Bird · 2:20 PM

Sally Jesse · 2:20 PM

Thank you for joining me.

Jay Bird · 2:21 PM

Thank you for having me

Jay Bird · 2:21 PM

Fiancé!

Sally Jesse · 2:22 PM

It's ok. Until next time!