Eric Garretson

The Suicide Jounal

Health EN ↓ 43 episodes

About 8 years ago i had a dear friend take his own life. There were many things that led to his decision that made a person think to themselves, "I understand why he did it." He left a not sort of just airing his grievances, but recently I came accros a journal that he kept and wrote in daily. It is the last year of his life. What this podcast is going to do is to take the entries that have significance to him ultimately commiting suicide, and breaking them down and coming up with better ways it could have been handled. Hopefully serving as a playbook to prevent it in the future.

Author

Eric Garretson

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Health

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Latest episode

Jan 4, 2026

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Episodes

A Cold Embrace From A Familiar Face 17.01.2025

With Will being shattered by the passing of his girlfriend, Becca had started sniffing around again. She had somehow convinced him that they could be a family again. So Will followed his heart instead of his head or the knowledge of the past and moved back in with Becca. Things seemed to be ok for a while but.......

Picking Up The Pieces 26.12.2024

Will is dealing with the loss of Sarah by drowning himself in a bottle. Things are really starting to spiral at this point.

Tragedy Strikes Again 20.12.2024

With everything going Will's way at the moment, he gets thrown maybe his biggest curve ball yet. In this episode, I will apologize in advance, that there is an ad that plays in the background that I didn't edit out. Usually I can cut that stuff out but i was not home in the studio when I recorded this and it just happened. It is faint and doesn't interrupt anything and it is short. The length is t...

Becca Making Her Unwanted Return 11.12.2024

Things are going well for Will. But with the good, comes the bad. Becca cant stand to see Will happy without her. So she tries to drive a wedge between Will and Sarah.

She Said Yes 28.11.2024

Will plans a party to see if Sarah has the same feelings for him that he has for her. After days of anxiety he finally gets his answer. Just in time for him to go back to work the following week. Life is seemingly going well for the moment

Anxiety Looms Over New Found Happpiness 22.11.2024

With things finally going well as far as his custody is concerned, will has noticed the anxiety creeping back in. Things are just going to well for him and he is cautious. He feels like at any minute this could all come crashing down. Will he be right?

Everything Might Just Be Falling In To Place 14.11.2024

Will had his custody hearing and his date with Sarah. Things seem to be going better for him. There is a new level of optimism with him. And he also had his first weekend with his daughter in months.

Out With The Old, In With The New 11.11.2024

Will gets some much needed good news as far as his daughter goes. Ironically the custody battle his ex wife created, has paid dividends in Wills love life. things are starting to look up for will for the moment.

A Plead To A Higher Power 15.09.2024

After an unforeseen event caused a delay on the release of the rest of the story. But we are back to tell the rest of the story of Will and his battle with Becca and himself. For the first time in the journal he begs god for a sign or a break. Tune in to see if he gets it.

The Truth Comes Out 06.01.2024

Will discovers why it is that Becca is keeping their daughter from him. The lies and rumors cut deep as Will tries to hold it together. Hope is getting further and further from Will's view.

A Tiny, Stubborn Flame, Refusing To Be Extinguished 30.12.2023

Immediately following the first of several suicide notes, there is a glimmer of optimism in his next entry. Also we finally get to the bottom of Becca's lack of response. Accusations run wild and rumors reign king.

Hell For The Holidays 28.12.2023

More let downs and deaper depression sets in. The first suicide note is authored. This is a truly emotional ride. The struggle of a broken man is really felt in this episode. One that I had a hard time getting through

Does She Really Mean It This Time? 21.12.2023

The mind games continue with Becca stringing Will along. Will is starting to break and brings up self harm for the first time. His mental health is deteriorating

How Could Anyone Be This Cruel? 16.12.2023

The first journal entry where you can tell Will is starting to feel the effects of the constant struggle. He is starting to show how mentally drained he is becoming and at the end of this episode there is a journal entry that talks about whats going on in his head rather than whats going on in his life. Things start to shift towards the worse now.

The Realization That Everyone At The Table Isn't There In Good Faith 13.12.2023

With the divorce in motion, Will starts to realize that his soon to ex Becca isn't acting in good faith. Nor is she acting in the best interests of their child. And it is starting to wear on him.

Episode 3: Whispers of Doubt Cast a Shadow On Our Happiness 26.11.2023

The Next 6 Journal entries. The beginning of the doubting phase. He notices a subtle shift in Beccas behavior. The suspicion of things falling apart yet the fear of the worst.

Episode 2: Hello Anxiety My Old Friend 26.11.2023

Picking up where I left off from episode 1 I continue the story of Will and Becca. I also read the first of the Journal entries that inspired this series.

The Beginning. Where It Started 19.11.2023

The introduction of the podcast and the back story. I talk about how I met Will, and Becca, and set the stage for what is going to be an emotional and rough journy into the mind of a man that just couldnt take any more.

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