I AM COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS TO TELL MY STORY

  • Nine years ago, I jumped from a building in an attempt to end my life. If it happened to me, it could happen to anyone. Why was this night, 9 years ago, the worst time of my life?

I was overwhelmed with a heavy workload, traffic jams, financial worries, job downsizing, marital problems, hectic schedules with four kids (homework and sports) and my twisted thinking made me believe that ending my life was the only way out.

  • Why have I decided to break the silence now and give a real voice to the kind of person that attempts suicide?
  • How did a young man from Upper Merion High School help me to tell my secret?
  • What were the negative thoughts and feelings that made the world look like a bleak place?
  • How did I recover from the hopelessness and despair that led to my suicide attempts?

My undiagnosed symptoms, which led to my taking carbon monoxide and then jumping from a building:

    1. Excruciating headaches
    2. Nervousness
    3. Couldn’t sleep
    4. No appetite
    5. Lost 60 pounds
    6. Angry
    7. Irritable
    8. High blood pressure
    9. Trouble concentrating

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John Gallagher, age 57, is a father of four, with an MBA from Saint Joseph’s University. He has worked as Senior Financial Manager for Bristol Myers Squibb, and has also been employed by Unisys, Smith Kline Beecham and IBM. Like many responsible parents trying to provide for their families, he missed all of the signs of stress that then led to clinical depression. He is the author of a forthcoming book NO MORE SECRETS A FAMILY SPEAKS ABOUT DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

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