Life Unscripted - Stories of Mental Health and Addiction
Life Unscripted has one goal - to break down stigma by sharing the inspiring stories of people living with mental illness and addiction. Shame and fear often stop people who really need help from reaching out. COVID 19 has created a mental health and addiction pandemic. For many, anxiety is now part everyday life. Alcohol and drug use has increased as people try to cope. Host Janice Arnoldi has lived with bi-polar (manic depression) disorder for more than 30 years. She has a half hour radio show and speaks regulary to groups about mental illness.
Life Unscripted - Stories of Mental Health and Addiction
Sammy - Part One of A Young Woman's Story of Suicide
Sammy Bazely is a young woman who is telling her story of struggling with suicide in the hopes that other people can recognize themselves in her story and reach out for help.
Sammy is young, married, has a beautiful daughter and runs a successful business. One day she was overcome by feelings that the world would be a better place without her.
Today is Part One of Sammy’s story of suicide.
Listen for Part Two of Sammy's story when we talk about what she continues to do today to keep the suicidal thoughts away.