“I Didn’t Think I’d Make It”—Men Who Survived by Speaking Out

“I Didn’t Think I’d Make It”—Men Who Survived by Speaking Out

Suicide can happen without warning, even when nothing was obviously wrong in someone’s life. Somewhere along the line, he’d decided to end it all. Victor* had a decent job, a comfortable apartment and enough friends to fill his weekends with activities. However, life felt bland, monotonous and inescapable. “I just felt numb,” he says. “I was going through the motions, but I wasn’t enjoying anything.”When he was alone, those feelings would turn i…