Jorge Reyes talks about "CF Suicide, Depression, and Recovery", in this episode of ColdFusion Alive Podcast, with host Michael Smith.
Show notes
- Suicide T or F quiz
- The person with suicidal thoughts will have those thoughts all of his/her life
- Suicidal Thoughts shouldn't be talked directly. You will make the person kill him/herself faster
- If a person already tried to kill him/herself. A new attempt is less likely.
- Suicide happens without warning
- Someone bragging about killing him/herself just wants to draw attention to themselves.
- People with suicidal thoughts - they absolutely want to die.
- Developer thinking about suicide
- Disclaimer: we are not doctors and don't play one on TV either
- How a developer he had trained then a month later he killed himself
- But he seemed engaged and happy
- The tip of the iceberg - small talk and big talk
- How he helped a developer friend who wanted to kill himself
- Developer depression
- Not talking about this
- The history of depression and mental illness - fear of talking about it
- Rather die than talk about it
- Fear of being judged
- Stress and anxiety
- Tools for releasing anxiety and depression
- Exercise
- Meditation
- Time in nature
- Sleep
- Relaxation
- Massage
- Digital detox day
- Friend time
- Understanding and listening
- Human touch
- Laughter - silly movie or laughter yoga
- Shame = not deserve to exist
- PTSD
- Friends of those who are suicide
- Be aware of other people
- Take some action
- Resources
- Call Suicide prevention lifeline
- Addictions don't help, they cover up
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Food
- TV and media
- Shopping
- Overwork
- What are you looking forward to at CF Summit?
- Moving out of CF legacy hell
Mentioned in this episode
Bio
Jorge Reyes

Jorge is a passionate Industrial Engineer born in El Salvador with 7 years of experience managing projects. Business manager at Ortus Solutions, Corp.
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