Brisbane radio personality Robin Bailey's raw emotional outpouring on-air about the suicide of her husband Tony one year ago has set the benchmark for greater acceptance of public discussion to help prevent suicide before people make the terrible decision to do what Tony did.
More Australians are dying as a result of taking their own life than on our roads. That statistic is enough to put a lump in anyone's throat. Those who do it come from all walks of life and backgrounds.
As Robin's Tony proved, manic depression is one of the biggest triggers for suicide. It's also one of the hardest things for even wives and partners to know the full extent of given that no one ever knows what someone else is thinking.
Talking about suicide, and its catastrophic impacts on family and friends left behind to pick up the pieces, as Robin Bailey now understands only too well, has to become the social norm, and not remain a taboo subject which people are afraid to talk about in case they offend or upset someone.
The next suicide statistic could be someone you love. The message is loud and clear, talk to people, make them feel loved and cared for, especially if they are suffering depression or are lonely and isolated.
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