Ep 133: Grippy Socks and Coping Skills - A Gamer Goes to the Mental Hospital

About this episode

Bill Tucker discusses his recent emotional struggles and experiences related to mental health in this candid episode.

Greetings from the depths of my emotional turmoil! OK, not that bad, but it's been a tumultuous few months in the Life of Tucker and this episode aims to set the record straight on exactly where I've been up to. TRIGGER WARNING: unfiltered talk of self harm, suicidal ideation, and religion in this emotionally bare episode. If you or someone you know is struggling with SI or SHI, help is a phone call / text / chat away at https://988lifeline.org/ or dial 988 on your US based phone. My We...

People in this episode

Host: Bill Tucker

Topics covered

• mental health
• self harm
• suicidal ideation
• emotional turmoil
• personal journey

Keywords

• mental hospital
• coping skills
• emotional turmoil
• self harm
• suicidal ideation
• 988 Lifeline

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 988 Lifeline

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