The next pandemic: Suicide during COVID-19 crisis

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News broke that German Finance Minister Thomas Schaefer reportedly committed suicide on Saturday due to the stress from the economic climate during the coronavirus crisis. Unfortunately, this headline may become more common place. Concerns are far beyond those of just hand washing, finding toilet paper and the latest White House briefings. There may be a secondary crisis growing — mental health and suicide.

Messages fill my inbox daily from parents worried about their teens showing signs of risk of suicidal ideation. Spouses concerned about the toil recent layoffs will have on their partners. Elderly family members are also vulnerable.

Last week, news a father of three dying by suicide made me want to scream to the world – "LISTEN!" We are losing too many of our human family. And I am afraid with COVID-19 on the scene, we are going to lose more than ever.

During the past six years — following the suicide of my 40-year-old sister — my mission has been to bring awareness and help prevent suicide. Everyone is exposed to suicide. You either struggle with depression/anxiety, you love someone that struggles, or like me, you have already lost someone to suicide. That is literally everyone on the planet. Bigger numbers than even the virus.

Little known fact. Springtime is a peak season for suicides. Even compared to the holidays.

Little known fact. Springtime is a peak season for suicides. Even compared to the holidays.

So, pile on the constant stream of news, stats about COVID-19 deaths and a lock down on social distancing, even the most emotionally skilled individual may be drowning in vulnerability and at risk.

What can be done?

Social distancing, not isolation

Even though we are standing 6ft apart in the grocery stores, and no longer going to church together, humans need connection to survive.

Free communication apps like Marco Polo are a great way to not hide behind a text. Whether it is on video chat or old fashion letter writing, making connection a priority is crucial for our survival.

Emotional check-in

The new normal seems to be changing by the hour. It is hard to keep up, recalibrating with all the change. Just like the importance of taking temperature to check for virus symptoms, we need to monitor our emotional temp. Try the one word check-in, at dinner time, simply by asking, "How am I feeling today?" It can be a great barometer.

Naming our feelings keep them tamed.

It's Ok to not be Ok

It is crucial to our survival to frame this crisis with a mental health back drop. Suicide, depression and anxiety concerns should be at the top of the STAY HOME and STAY SAFE list. If you find yourself feeling helpless or having thoughts of self-harm, please reach out for additional support. Therapists are using online formats to serve their clients. Call your doctor or one of the many 1-800 numbers.

No one is an extra, disposable member of our human family.

If you are reading this and struggling. Please remember, we will never be better without you. No one is an extra, disposable member of our human family. We will make it thru this COVID-19 crisis stronger and closer than before. No longer will we take hugging our neighbor for granted.

And maybe, just maybe we will someday find the vaccine that stops suicide virus from spreading.

Ganel-Lyn is a public speaker, media personality & author

Top 5 economic milestones that show HOW BAD Bidenomics has made the economy

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From groceries to house prices, everything seems to get more expensive, and you can thank Biden for that. Glenn recently exposed the truth about 'Bidenomics' and the havoc it has wrought on the American economy. Here are five economic milestones during the Biden administration that expose the glaring track record of "Bidenomics:"

In July 2022, the inflation rate hit 9.1 percent, a 40-year record high.

In June 2022, gas hit an all time record high of $5 a gallon for the national average.

61 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck as of this September.

Interest rates reached a 15-year high at 5.25 percent and are still increasing.

Americans have $1 trillion in collective credit card debt, in part due to food/staple pieces being very high.

This week, the world was shocked as Hamas militants breached past the Gaza border, massacring 1,100 Israelis and taking hundreds hostage. 20 Americans are among the dead, and many have been taken hostage by Hamas.

According to the Israeli Defense Force, most of the deaths were caused by execution, and footage emerging from that day can only be sufficiently described by one word: evil.

Yet the mainstream media and thousands of protesters across the Western world claim that ISRAEL, not the Hamas, instigated these attacks. These people, several of whom are U.S. lawmakers, claim that Hamas are "freedom fighters," who advocate against Israel's "apartheid state." Moreover, the Biden administration continues to defend its decision to send Iran $6 BILLION while denying the smoking-gun evidence that Iranian forces trained Hamas in the weeks leading up to the attack.

The Left will descend to any depth to defend their narrative.

In this Glenn TV episode, Glenn dismantles ALL of these pro-Hamas defenses and shows you what Hamas truly is: an EVIL terrorist organization responsible for the massacre of innocent civilians.

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11 ways the global elites are trying to RULE YOUR LIFE


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Glenn recently shared an article from Doug Casey's International Man, “11 Assumptions about the Future." Casey's predictions line up closely with warnings Glenn gave in his newest book, Dark Future, and they do not paint a comforting picture. Here are Casey's 11 predictions that Glenn read on his program—and 11 times Glenn made the very same predictions:

1.Less freedom of movement

2.Introduction of CBDC

3.Increased use of digital IDs

4.A "Greater Depression"

5.Disappearance of financial assets

6.Continued increase of crime and disorder

7.Increasing supply constraints around all commodities

9.A new phase of censorship and digital control

10.The US election, regardless of the outcome, is an inflection point and potentially a flash point

11.There's a war happening today, against us

Mercury One is standing with Israel and rallying around the victims of Hamas' deadly terrorist attacks. Here's how YOU can get involved.

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