dear euodia

Bounce Back Canada is a suicidal prevention program. You are enrolled in the program through your doctor. The program assigns you a ‘coach’ who then calls you every two weeks to make sure you haven’t gone from passive suicidal to active suicidal.

Definitions giving to me by my Doctor:

Passive Suicidal: “You don’t have a plan to kill yourself but if you got hit by a bus tonight, you wouldn’t mind.”

Active Suicidal: “You have a plan, a date, and a ‘how’.”

You get 8 calls in total from your ‘coach’.

Why would I tell a stranger that I no longer want to live, when I know the ‘right’ answer to give?

Euodia, here is the truth.

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