This one is pretty heavy, but it’s a show that we have been wanting to do for a little while now. A few weeks ago we had Dr. Peter Thomas, in with us to talk about his band and we ended up talking a little bit about depression and suicide amongst the music community. We told him that we wanted to get him back in, maybe around the holidays since this is a really emotional time of year, to continue the conversation and help make more people aware of the plague of depression and suicide. Well the good Dr joined us again this week and he informs about suicide stats across the country, the difference of bipolar and schizophrenia, what some of the risk factors for suicide are, some of the characteristics and signs to look for, some of the myths and misconceptions about suicide, what we should and shouldn’t do to those that we might know that are struggling with depression and suicide, and what puts musicians more at risk. Like we said, this isn’t the normal JJTM jackassery, its a really heavy episode and we hope this helps raise awareness or helps someone that might be struggling with these issues and leads them to the help they might need.
If you or someone you might know is dealing with depression or thoughts of suicide there are outlets you can turn to:
Deep Ellum Community Association / 45 Fund
Meets Every Tuesday Night At Life In Deep Ellum
2803 Taylor St, Dallas, Texas
ineedhelp@deepellumtexas
You can also contact The National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or if you would like to call a local hotline you can do that at 214-330-7722 or 214-828-1000
You can also reach Dr Peter Thomas through The Holiner Psychiatric Group at 469-742-0199.
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