Project 13: Surviving Depression And Suicide

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This project contains mature and sensitive content Listener discretion advised 8 out of 100 000 Filipinos commit suicide each year Every 40 seconds a person somewhere in the world successfully commits suicide Majority of them are aged 15-29 years old Despite the playful name this podcast was borne out of severe depression and previous suicidal ideation In what is perhaps our most personal episode yet The Balut Kiki Project confronts the reality of living every day with a diagnosis of severe clinical depression and the thought of suicide looming constantly and persistently overhead It is high time we normalized conversations about mental health and removed the stigma It is about time we cared If you are a Filipino living in the Philippines and you or somebody you know are undergoing depression or having suicidal thoughts try talking to somebody you trust or please go to the link https doh gov ph NCMH-Crisis-Hotline It apos s okay to ask for help For more resources www balutkiki com If you are listening to us on Apple iTunes Podchaser PodcastAddict etc please leave us a rating and a review The reason we ask this is because this helps us appear on searches much quicker and allows people to discover our podcast easier so we are able reach and empower more Better yet please tell a friend about us especially if that friend needs to relate to somebody going through a tough time like we all sometimes do Let them know they apos re not alone Send us an email balutkiki gmail com if you have any questions want a shoutout or have suggestions on how we can improve on the podcast We love hearing from all of you – keep them coming If you want to support our show please click on the BuyMeACoffee link below Thanks for listening and there apos s much more to listen to Binge away Support the show https www buymeacoffee com balutkiki Click here to visit this podcast episode