Kevin also mentioned in The Bridge ( full documentary on TH-cam) that when he reached the surface he had felt something brush up near his legs. Thinking it was a shark, it was actually a seal circling him in a way that was trying to keep him afloat. He said that was god, and will never forget that moment in time. Pretty fucking amazing.
Kevin I wish my family would listen to your most humanly possible reality about mental illness. I am 62 and fighting for 49 years with this illness. I have done and still am in therapy. I take meds and never miss yet I still struggle deeply. I have lost my marriage and my children and their children. When I heard you talk about your experience with suicide the tears came. For the first time someone put words to how we really feel. You are so right " we do not intend to hurt our loved ones" That is far from our thoughts we love them so much it can hurt. Yes we do feel like we are a burden and who really wants to live with a feeling like that. That's not living! So Thank You from my soul for speaking the words I could not. Bless you Kevin.
Liz Chappell I know this is an old comment but I just wanted to say I have all the respect in the world for you. It’s fucking hard to keep going sometimes. To make sure you medicate, journal, stay active, hydrate, etc all to make sure you can literally just stay normal and on par with everyone else. I hope you’re doing well despite everything ❤️
Thank you for posting this video. I had seen Kevin in The Bridge and had no idea he was speaking now. Seeing this video, seeing him alive and well, my jaw dropped from happiness! This is a man who clearly found his purpose, it's ironic that the one choice he made where he intended to end his life instead became the choice that created a "new" life, and down a much better road. So glad he's doing good, my heads been in a shitty place for awhile but seeing Kevin and knowing of his story helps me to not totally lose sight of the light. He's a good reminder too that even if you think your life is done, there's nothing else and no more point, if you keep living you WILL see and create change in your life. The only time your life gets lost in the darkness forever is when you end your life. Being alive is your only chance to make things better.
I told my mom the same story that you told us in West Plaines today (but shorter) and she started crying. And then I told her your on TH-cam and she told me to put it on her phone. So thanks for the great presentation today Mr. Hines:)
I just found out that Kevin came to speak at my high school after I had already graduated, which sucks because I would have loved to hear his story and meet him in person. It’s almost like God knew that he was meant to inspire hope in others and to spread his important message. Thank you, Kevin for being brave enough to survive and share your story with us! ❤️
I just saw the movie bridge...hear his story, cant believe he survive, and not just that, but he change his life and now hes helping people who suffers the same problems, thats just great...im too scared to commit suicide, to scared to live or fight for what i want...im still young in a way...i mean im 28 and im from Argentina i hope to overcome my own issues maybe..
How the hell do you sit on a bus and not notice the man weeping around you. I have to believe that most people would show compassion and not look away....
+Francis G ...I live in the big city ..I don't have the by stander effect ...Kevin was on a bus headed for the bridge known for suicide..weeping and desperate..all he had was strangers around him to care show some empathy.. by standers need to stand up and help .. I am so impressed with this man...he went into the water...unable to save himself from the despair..and came out of that water with an absolute god given purpose to save others from their despair. And the determination to live and manage his illness..awesome!!!
He is such a beautiful and amazing human being. I would love to meet him, just to tell him what his story has meant. Not only to myself, but to so many people who have ever felt lost, scared or alone. Every time I hear his story, I'm brought to tears. Tears of sadness, that he felt the way he did. But also tears of happiness that he is still alive to tell his story and help/encourage those who feel distraught to seek help. God bless, him. Truly an amazing person.
GOD bless u - u clearly have a purpose as we all do. mental illness is no joke as much as society likes to label it. when you're in so much pain, there is help out there...
Thank you Kevin for eloquently telling your story to those of us who don't get it. It helps and it helps to link your story directly to others where my own explanations of getting help pale to you telling your story. We met after your talk in Verona NY. Thank you.
Kevin spoke at my high school last week and his words touched everyone. Granted, the middle schoolers weren’t taking it seriously, but other than them everyone loved him and he made a huge impact on our school. Thank you Kevin. ❤️
Standing up there,talking openly about mental illness,is the very reason that he didn't die,when he jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge..This was his purpose and the reason that ' someone up there' was watching over him....😇
Kevin. I watched the Bridge, a very powerful film. You are part of the many stories told. You pulled my heart strings HARD. I cried..... Thank you for opening your heart, and story to me. I know people with Bi Polar Disorder. Very powerful. Very treatable with the RIGHT meds, therapy, loving people. To survive such a jump, only to be alive and to feel a seal swimming to keep you afloat.!!!!....you are alive dude...!!!. Thank YOU .So good to meet you.
I saw you tonight at St. Dominic. Thank you for your story. My birthday is March 17th, I was adopted as well. But unlike you at birth. I heard your story years ago and it was very powerful to me. I was thankful and excited to hear you were coming to my daughters school. Your message is so important. My best friend killed himself in 2003. Had I been armed with your story ability to ask him the right questions I wonder if he might still be here. It doesn’t matter anymore. But it gives me comfort to know that it won’t happen again. Thank you for your passion and your story!
Kevin, thanks for sharing your story, it will help me to help the population I serve everyday! Keep on Keeping On! KEEP TELLING YOUR STORY! GOD CHOSE YOU! ONLY YOU!
From an analytical viewpoint, this is one story of suicide survival but that doesn't mean his thoughts can be generalized to all other cases. There are some people with a terminal illness, some with little to no quality of life, some in extreme pain and/or fear on a daily basis.... Here is another perspective... we were not asked to be put in this world, we were forced to. I don't remember anyone first giving me a tour and then asking me to sign on a dotted line. I just showed up one day. Parents should first consider the troubles and struggles any child will have to go thru before having kids and be considerate of that. Any parent should know the warning signs of depression and know how to handle them. A message to Kevin. Congrats on getting control of your life back.
Fantastic story of hope! So happy I found this story through Yahoo. What he says at 6:15 is absolutely correct. That one question could mean the world to someone in emotional distress and it could make the difference between life and death for that person. The reason that G-d did not take his life (while it was Kevin's choice alone to jump off that bridge, the fact that he survived the impact AND survived drowning was an act of G-d) is clear from this talk - It was in order to give hope and strength to other troubled souls who may not be as strong as he is, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
You are an amazing person Kevin. I only wished I had seen this or anything like it 5 1/2 years ago, when my 20 year old son took his life. Mental illness is right at our feet but so unseen mostly. Thanks so much for this post.
Thank you for sharing your story, you have been such a inspiration to me. Keep up the great work, never stop sharing your story with the world. This world needs you.
Your story truly is inspirational I watched the documentary about the bridge several times .People care trust me they do ….You have so much strength to share this story .God saved you that day for a reason.
Been there too many times.. Screaming so loud in your head but no words will come out of your mouth.. no one seems to notice the unbearable pain and you feel so alone and helpless 😞
God can save you.. pray to him ( in he’s name) to cast out those voices. As there are angels of protection over us, harmful spiritual beings are around us too.. Jesus can clean and make you new and protect you. But you have to believe & repent your sins.’
I listen to Kevin and I just weep....I am just so sorry that he was so unhappy he wanted to die...I am praying for Kevin and all others like him. #BeHereTomorrow #ILoveLife #IloveYou
As a kid I resented my dad for what he put us through....around 14 I started going through the same thing he was. At 15 it would be seen as depression first...after a suicide attempt. At 22 (after years and years of no treatment) that was changed to bipolar. Over my 34 years I have tried to die ten times. I thought it was what was supposed to happen, I really did. I eventually stopped resenting my dad. I understood that he did the best he could to deal with things. I always have too.
I only wish I could show my brother this video, his bipolar took his life at his own hands. It has taken parts of my parents with him. Parts they will never get back. It has changed our family forever
He came to West Bend and we saw him.. And we got a very silly picture with him.. I also got to shake his hand :))) I am so glad he is alive. He is really nice and signed our copy of the book. :))))
Thankyou Kevin I've been following your story for a few years now, you have definately helped me understand and make me aware of consequences e.c.t of suicide
When I saw the movie The Bridge and he told his story the thing that made me sick was that dumb witch asking him to take her picture . Any person with a heart can tell when a human is in pain . Any idiot with eyes can tell when one is crying . We cry and look sad when we are suffering . How did she not care ? Maybe it is because I am a mom to two teens I am highly sensitive to people looking distressed or crying. I always ask if I can help . Only once have I been refused . All the other times I ended up with a crying stranger hugging me . I hope it helped them realize not all people are morons who don't care about others pain .
If I've learned anything during all of my 48 years on this earth, it's that people are selfish, ignorant, and just no damn good. Nobody cares about you at all, they only care about themselves. I too have been suicidal, more times than I care to admit, I too have sat, surrounded by people, hysterically crying, sobbing into my jacket, yet not one single person would even look at me, much less ask me if I was OK. I knew from that point on, that I was on my own, that aside from my family and my friends, that the world in general could give a shit about me or anybody else for that matter. Human beings are rotten to the core, and don't care about anybody but themselves, or, are either too self-involved, or too afraid, to ask a simple question, can I help you. Luckily my suicide attempts failed, and I'm still here, but I have to tell you, I am so pessimistic when it comes to humanity. So don't expect anybody to help you, you need to help yourself, because nobody gives a shit, you can argue with me until you're blue in the face, but you know I'm right! Here's a great example what I'm talking about. I've lived my entire life here in Toronto Ontario, about 10 years ago during one particularly cold winter, a homeless man that was using the bus shelter as protection from the elements, literally froze to death. People would look at him in disgust, and believe it or not, for over two weeks, people literally walked over his cold, frozen corpse, to get on the bus, not one single person ever bothering to ask him if he was OK. It wasn't until I went to go speak with him, and realize that he was dead. I called the ambulance and the police the second this happened, but it was far too late. I don't take the bus, but the bus shelter was right outside my workplace. I noticed something strange when I was having a cigarette break, and walked over to the man, the rest is history. I later found out that he'd been there for two weeks, and I had just come back from a three week vacation. It's still haunts me to this day to know that had I not been on holiday, I may have been able to save him, as I always ask all the homeless people I see freezing in the winter time here, if there's anything I can do for them. You'd be amazed how much a hot chocolate and a little compassion can make a person's day. I actually had to seek therapy for quite a while, to deal with having been on vacation while this man died. I know it has nothing to do with me, but I actually felt guilty, thinking that had I not been on vacation, and been at work instead, I would've seen this man, and could've prevented him from freezing to death, but nothing I could ever say or do could ever change the facts of what has happened. I went to a memorial the city arranged, and as I later found out, he was the father of three teenage daughters, he had lost his job, and his wife kicked him out the year before. Every penny of his savings, and any welfare he received, he gave to his girls, and survived on the streets for a year, relying on soup kitchens and homeless shelters to keep him alive. But normally, during an extremely cold winter, the city of Toronto hasn't enough resources to help all the homeless people we have, so sadly many of them end up like this man, on the streets, cold and hungry, and eventually freezing to death. Ever since that happened I lost all faith in humanity, people disgust me, I simply can't believe that for over two weeks people walked over his dead body to get on the bus never once stopping to see if he was OK. Most of these people took that same bus every single day, you would think they would notice he hadn't moved from the same position, yet nobody cared enough to even bother looking or checking. This is why I hate people, this is why I know that people are rotten and selfish and no damn good! This is why I know I have only myself to count on, and of course the people who I love, but beyond that I'm on my own. I would like to think that had this been a small town and not a major city, this would've never happened, but now I don't think it would have matter where he died, people would still ignore him, because people don't give a shit, and that's the bottom line! Many times in the past, people would actually yell and insult me, for giving money or feeding the homeless, screaming that I'm only encouraging them to the lazy bums, can you believe that? Yes I am a man of faith, I follow my faith's teachings to the best of my ability. I'm by no means perfect in anyway, but if I see somebody in need I cannot turn a blind eye, I just have to help however I can, I only wish to God that people would do the same!
This is one of the saddest, most horrible stories I have ever heard. I feel and care so deeply about others, just like you. It's very hard to be me sometimes. I can not, will not, ever understand how anyone could be so uncaring of another person. But, I try to just keep on doing what I can for others. I surround myself with people who lift me up and avoid those who don't. I'd still reach out & try to help them if they needed it, it's just who I am. I try to be open minded, nonjudgemental and nice to everyone around me. What's the hardest part of being me? Not getting angry & jaded over all the uncaring people I encounter. How...by telling myself that I am grateful to be Me! And not them! How horrible it would feel to me, to be like them. And I'm encouraged bc by putting myself out there, I've done some good and I have made a difference sometimes, and I get to run across people who care also, like Me! And now I've met you!!! Keep being you!!!
Stacy Rice There will always be those like us who DO care. But we are 0.5% of the population. We are called INFJ - the rarest personality type. But when we care - we care hard. Nelson Mandela was INFJ so was mother Theresa and Martin Luther king. I’m proud to care and always will care.
I’ve been in this condition several times out in public because I had to get away from the cause of my depression which happened to be my family, hoping that someone, any stranger, ANYONE, would approach me and just ask me if I’m okay. I would have answered very honestly, emphatically “NO” and that I need help. But that person seems to never be around.
They always ask me if I don't know how much they care about me but in some moments my depression and anxiety just don't let me see it and in every other freaking moment I know that but not in the ones that really matter.
Recently there was a girl crying uncontrollably in a parking lot with papers scattered around her, with her hands in her face, I was on an emergency call with work watching people walk and drive by her slowly, not asking if she is okay. When I got off of the phone and turned my car around to drive over to her she was gone. I drove all around the grocery store looking for her. My heart hurts I wasn't able to help her. This was 2 weeks ago and I can't stop thinking about if she is okay.
+Noah Alvarado I think that he wrote 2 books, Through the eyes of one?(2014.) and Cracked ,not broken: surviving and thriving after a suicide attempt(2015.)
I wrote a comment on the bridge video an said how could anyone just walk by an seeing these people standing by the bridge ready to jump, actually going over the rail an NOT one person stopped them!! I would never just stand there and watch anyone die. Just the other day I got some sad an depressing news, as a man walked by, he yelled, ""Are you ok??"" I told him im fine.....which I wasn't. But, just knowing that ANYONE cared enough to just ask.....made me have a twinge of hope that not everyone is self absorbed, uncaring or mean.
He has a consistent theme of changing his story. I still feel what he’s going through I have mental illness and have been suicidal, in other videos he’s said people pointed and laugh. I think he’s just still very sick, my brother has bi polar / schizophrenia.
So strong Kev!! Heart of gold man. You found your propose in life. Good on you. Soo successful in mind and heart. I suffer from manic depression due to anxiety social anxiety and paranoia. Rip Charmaine dragon!
Thinking about ending my life many times over before. Not until I read something in Holy Bible John 15:18 “If the World hates you, remember it hated me fist”.
My brother hanged himself 20 years ago this month,It really destroyed my mother,I suffer with anxiety and depression,I hide it quite well,which I think makes it more difficult,I genuinely think about killing myself everyday,But because I know how it would effect my mom I don’t ,I just keep on going on with this misery inside.I miss my brother today,I googled how to end myself,that’s what brought me here today ,
I don't think living because other people will be sad if you go is a reason to live.. People need empathy - they need to be heard - they need someone else to say something like "I really hear you. I hear that you think killing yourself will be the answer.", etc. I know he has the best of intentions for giving this talk but it landed flat for me. I'm very much so considering suicide and the tone of his voice and the demand energy/personal agenda that people not do it is not helping me right now.
Kevin also mentioned in The Bridge ( full documentary on TH-cam) that when he reached the surface he had felt something brush up near his legs. Thinking it was a shark, it was actually a seal circling him in a way that was trying to keep him afloat. He said that was god, and will never forget that moment in time. Pretty fucking amazing.
+John Fitzgerald *sea lion.. haha.. and he left out a lot of the back story with his dad.. like what I heard this past Thursday..
didn't know god was a seal
Axel Folie god was in the seal, God was making the seal save him.
Alahna Simmons He must be tiny
I first saw Kevin in the documentary The Bridge. What an outstanding guy.
Wish he could do a TEDx talk!
Kevin I wish my family would listen to your most humanly possible reality about mental illness. I am 62 and fighting for 49 years with this illness. I have done and still am in therapy. I take meds and never miss yet I still struggle deeply. I have lost my marriage and my children and their children. When I heard you talk about your experience with suicide the tears came. For the first time someone put words to how we really feel. You are so right " we do not intend to hurt our loved ones" That is far from our thoughts we love them so much it can hurt. Yes we do feel like we are a burden and who really wants to live with a feeling like that. That's not living! So Thank You from my soul for speaking the words I could not. Bless you Kevin.
Bless you. Beautifully expressed. Thank you.
❤️❤️❤️
Liz Chappell I know this is an old comment but I just wanted to say I have all the respect in the world for you. It’s fucking hard to keep going sometimes. To make sure you medicate, journal, stay active, hydrate, etc all to make sure you can literally just stay normal and on par with everyone else. I hope you’re doing well despite everything ❤️
Liz Chappell Bless you and may The Lord break every chain that's keeping you and most of us in Jesus name!!!
Felt every word.
Speak at my school. Speak at my school. 💜
Thank you for posting this video. I had seen Kevin in The Bridge and had no idea he was speaking now. Seeing this video, seeing him alive and well, my jaw dropped from happiness! This is a man who clearly found his purpose, it's ironic that the one choice he made where he intended to end his life instead became the choice that created a "new" life, and down a much better road. So glad he's doing good, my heads been in a shitty place for awhile but seeing Kevin and knowing of his story helps me to not totally lose sight of the light. He's a good reminder too that even if you think your life is done, there's nothing else and no more point, if you keep living you WILL see and create change in your life. The only time your life gets lost in the darkness forever is when you end your life. Being alive is your only chance to make things better.
***** :)
Nicole Slater god bless you that is so helpful to everyone we are all blessed to have people like you in this butaful place we call home
Well said Nicole Slater!
Nicole Slater all smiles
@@KevinHines I am kinda like you I hope you enjoy the rest of your life I hope one day I can meet you in person.
I told my mom the same story that you told us in West Plaines today (but shorter) and she started crying. And then I told her your on TH-cam and she told me to put it on her phone. So thanks for the great presentation today Mr. Hines:)
This man is amazing.
+DigitallyAwesome fuck urself pathetic fool
Hunter Martin Just fucking screw off, bro. What's your problem??
Hunter Martin rude when he attempted it was a regret and he even said sorry to people that cared
Hunter Martin False
@@huntermartin2132 you're a piece of shit. It is a pie miracle that Kevin survived. He was meant to move on and help others in need.
I just found out that Kevin came to speak at my high school after I had already graduated, which sucks because I would have loved to hear his story and meet him in person. It’s almost like God knew that he was meant to inspire hope in others and to spread his important message. Thank you, Kevin for being brave enough to survive and share your story with us! ❤️
I just saw the movie bridge...hear his story, cant believe he survive, and not just that, but he change his life and now hes helping people who suffers the same problems, thats just great...im too scared to commit suicide, to scared to live or fight for what i want...im still young in a way...i mean im 28 and im from Argentina i hope to overcome my own issues maybe..
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Silversava2 hope you're doing ok
Kevin is a real inspiration. I wish him a happy life and a bright future!
Absolute tears. It would be an honor to meet this gentleman. Respect.
What a lucky and extremly courageous young man. GOD has blessed him.
This guy shows that things can improve.
How the hell do you sit on a bus and not notice the man weeping around you.
I have to believe that most people would show compassion and not look away....
It happens in big cities quite often actually,
It's called "the bystander effect."
+Francis G ...I live in the big city ..I don't have the by stander effect ...Kevin was on a bus headed for the bridge known for suicide..weeping and desperate..all he had was strangers around him to care show some empathy.. by standers need to stand up and help ..
I am so impressed with this man...he went into the water...unable to save himself from the despair..and came out of that water with an absolute god given purpose to save others from their despair.
And the determination to live and manage his illness..awesome!!!
and thats why I say fuck living in big cities xD
I cried a few times and walked through the city and nobody said or did anything. Toughest time of my life.
Kurshila Martini When I was in Paris for a month, I saw a lot of people on the metro distressed and hands covering their faces.
He is such a beautiful and amazing human being. I would love to meet him, just to tell him what his story has meant. Not only to myself, but to so many people who have ever felt lost, scared or alone. Every time I hear his story, I'm brought to tears. Tears of sadness, that he felt the way he did. But also tears of happiness that he is still alive to tell his story and help/encourage those who feel distraught to seek help. God bless, him. Truly an amazing person.
My clinic doctor had just reccomended this guy to me. I'm really glad she did!!!
GOD bless u - u clearly have a purpose as we all do. mental illness is no joke as much as society likes to label it. when you're in so much pain, there is help out there...
Wow what a brave guy can't believe he is still around fair play what a guy and trying now to help others now
stay strong kevin and thank God everyday that you are here.
Kevin I’m glad you’re here 🙏
GOD saved you! I'm so happy for you, that you are alive and you do what you do. Please praise God in your messages!
God heard him say "no I don't want to die GOD PLEASE SAVE ME AND GOD DID
____Kdoge ____ indeed God bless your soul man the lord loves you
This guy's awesome. He looks different from the bridge documentary. He's such a good speaker and I feel much better having listen to him.
Awesome story. God’s mercy and your humility. Very inspirational.
Thank you Kevin for eloquently telling your story to those of us who don't get it. It helps and it helps to link your story directly to others where my own explanations of getting help pale to you telling your story. We met after your talk in Verona NY. Thank you.
Kevin spoke at my high school last week and his words touched everyone. Granted, the middle schoolers weren’t taking it seriously, but other than them everyone loved him and he made a huge impact on our school.
Thank you Kevin. ❤️
Standing up there,talking openly about mental illness,is the very reason that he didn't die,when he jumped from the Golden Gate
Bridge..This was his purpose and the reason that ' someone up
there' was watching over him....😇
Kevin is a strong, brave, and inspirational person. He deserves good things.
I'm so happy he survived!! He is such an inspiration.
Kevin Hines, I am so greatful for your life.
Kevin.
I watched the Bridge, a very powerful film. You are part of the many stories told.
You pulled my heart strings HARD.
I cried.....
Thank you for opening your heart, and story to me. I know people with Bi Polar Disorder. Very powerful. Very treatable with the RIGHT meds, therapy, loving people.
To survive such a jump, only to be alive and to feel a seal swimming to keep you afloat.!!!!....you are alive dude...!!!.
Thank YOU .So good to meet you.
I love your story. I wish you would have included the seal lion in this story! God bless you!
Patricia Anderson He forgot most probably.
I need this in my life 24/7
I saw you tonight at St. Dominic. Thank you for your story. My birthday is March 17th, I was adopted as well. But unlike you at birth. I heard your story years ago and it was very powerful to me. I was thankful and excited to hear you were coming to my daughters school. Your message is so important. My best friend killed himself in 2003. Had I been armed with your story ability to ask him the right questions I wonder if he might still be here. It doesn’t matter anymore. But it gives me comfort to know that it won’t happen again. Thank you for your passion and your story!
Why am I not allowed to like this video. You inspire so many others. My love and prayers are with you and those who suffer from depression
Kevin, thanks for sharing your story, it will help me to help the population I serve everyday! Keep on Keeping On! KEEP TELLING YOUR STORY! GOD CHOSE YOU! ONLY YOU!
Very powerful story.
From an analytical viewpoint, this is one story of suicide survival but that doesn't mean his thoughts can be generalized to all other cases. There are some people with a terminal illness, some with little to no quality of life, some in extreme pain and/or fear on a daily basis.... Here is another perspective... we were not asked to be put in this world, we were forced to. I don't remember anyone first giving me a tour and then asking me to sign on a dotted line. I just showed up one day. Parents should first consider the troubles and struggles any child will have to go thru before having kids and be considerate of that. Any parent should know the warning signs of depression and know how to handle them.
A message to Kevin. Congrats on getting control of your life back.
so true. so well said.
David James I understand what you are saying here. I believe we all are here for a purpose. I imagine there is someone who is thankful you are here.
Fantastic story of hope! So happy I found this story through Yahoo. What he says at 6:15 is absolutely correct. That one question could mean the world to someone in emotional distress and it could make the difference between life and death for that person.
The reason that G-d did not take his life (while it was Kevin's choice alone to jump off that bridge, the fact that he survived the impact AND survived drowning was an act of G-d) is clear from this talk - It was in order to give hope and strength to other troubled souls who may not be as strong as he is, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Very touching thanks for sharing
this man has been threw such pain but to come back is amazing !! prayers for you
this was so needed i thank yu
He came to my school today
Did his story have an impact on your life?
8:08 "I didn't want to die, I believed I had to"
You are an amazing person Kevin. I only wished I had seen this or anything like it 5 1/2 years ago, when my 20 year old son took his life. Mental illness is right at our feet but so unseen mostly. Thanks so much for this post.
Thank you for sharing your story, you have been such a inspiration to me. Keep up the great work, never stop sharing your story with the world. This world needs you.
#BE HERE TOMORROW For KEVIN
Read his book: “Cracked But Not Broken”; I am just finishing it.
Your story truly is inspirational I watched the documentary about the bridge several times .People care trust me they do ….You have so much strength to share this story .God saved you that day for a reason.
Beautiful.
BLESS YOU KEVIN HINES!
Been there too many times..
Screaming so loud in your head but no words will come out of your mouth.. no one seems to notice the unbearable pain and you feel so alone and helpless 😞
God can save you.. pray to him ( in he’s name) to cast out those voices. As there are angels of protection over us, harmful spiritual beings are around us too.. Jesus can clean and make you new and protect you. But you have to believe & repent your sins.’
I'm glad I meet this person in real life such a legend
Thank you for sharing your story Kevin, tugging on my heartstrings...
He came to my high school and told his story! It was really cool and really conveyed the message
I listen to Kevin and I just weep....I am just so sorry that he was so unhappy he wanted to die...I am praying for Kevin and all others like him. #BeHereTomorrow #ILoveLife #IloveYou
As a kid I resented my dad for what he put us through....around 14 I started going through the same thing he was. At 15 it would be seen as depression first...after a suicide attempt. At 22 (after years and years of no treatment) that was changed to bipolar. Over my 34 years I have tried to die ten times. I thought it was what was supposed to happen, I really did. I eventually stopped resenting my dad. I understood that he did the best he could to deal with things. I always have too.
Stay strong my brother. Your doing great.
I only wish I could show my brother this video, his bipolar took his life at his own hands. It has taken parts of my parents with him. Parts they will never get back. It has changed our family forever
He came to West Bend and we saw him.. And we got a very silly picture with him.. I also got to shake his hand :))) I am so glad he is alive. He is really nice and signed our copy of the book. :))))
Glad he survived needed to hear this
God bless you Kevin
I have this illness it's bloody terrible
Thankyou Kevin I've been following your story for a few years now, you have definately helped me understand and make me aware of consequences e.c.t of suicide
When I saw the movie The Bridge and he told his story the thing that made me sick was that dumb witch asking him to take her picture . Any person with a heart can tell when a human is in pain . Any idiot with eyes can tell when one is crying . We cry and look sad when we are suffering . How did she not care ?
Maybe it is because I am a mom to two teens I am highly sensitive to people looking distressed or crying. I always ask if I can help . Only once have I been refused . All the other times I ended up with a crying stranger hugging me . I hope it helped them realize not all people are morons who don't care about others pain .
Where did you watch it at? I'm having a hard time finding it.
"the bridge".on youtube
Thanks. Clean and Sober. And I have lived through that hell as well. Keep spreading the message.
Powerful message!!!!!
If I've learned anything during all of my 48 years on this earth, it's that people are selfish, ignorant, and just no damn good. Nobody cares about you at all, they only care about themselves. I too have been suicidal, more times than I care to admit, I too have sat, surrounded by people, hysterically crying, sobbing into my jacket, yet not one single person would even look at me, much less ask me if I was OK. I knew from that point on, that I was on my own, that aside from my family and my friends, that the world in general could give a shit about me or anybody else for that matter. Human beings are rotten to the core, and don't care about anybody but themselves, or, are either too self-involved, or too afraid, to ask a simple question, can I help you. Luckily my suicide attempts failed, and I'm still here, but I have to tell you, I am so pessimistic when it comes to humanity. So don't expect anybody to help you, you need to help yourself, because nobody gives a shit, you can argue with me until you're blue in the face, but you know I'm right! Here's a great example what I'm talking about. I've lived my entire life here in Toronto Ontario, about 10 years ago during one particularly cold winter, a homeless man that was using the bus shelter as protection from the elements, literally froze to death. People would look at him in disgust, and believe it or not, for over two weeks, people literally walked over his cold, frozen corpse, to get on the bus, not one single person ever bothering to ask him if he was OK. It wasn't until I went to go speak with him, and realize that he was dead. I called the ambulance and the police the second this happened, but it was far too late. I don't take the bus, but the bus shelter was right outside my workplace. I noticed something strange when I was having a cigarette break, and walked over to the man, the rest is history. I later found out that he'd been there for two weeks, and I had just come back from a three week vacation. It's still haunts me to this day to know that had I not been on holiday, I may have been able to save him, as I always ask all the homeless people I see freezing in the winter time here, if there's anything I can do for them. You'd be amazed how much a hot chocolate and a little compassion can make a person's day. I actually had to seek therapy for quite a while, to deal with having been on vacation while this man died. I know it has nothing to do with me, but I actually felt guilty, thinking that had I not been on vacation, and been at work instead, I would've seen this man, and could've prevented him from freezing to death, but nothing I could ever say or do could ever change the facts of what has happened. I went to a memorial the city arranged, and as I later found out, he was the father of three teenage daughters, he had lost his job, and his wife kicked him out the year before. Every penny of his savings, and any welfare he received, he gave to his girls, and survived on the streets for a year, relying on soup kitchens and homeless shelters to keep him alive. But normally, during an extremely cold winter, the city of Toronto hasn't enough resources to help all the homeless people we have, so sadly many of them end up like this man, on the streets, cold and hungry, and eventually freezing to death. Ever since that happened I lost all faith in humanity, people disgust me, I simply can't believe that for over two weeks people walked over his dead body to get on the bus never once stopping to see if he was OK. Most of these people took that same bus every single day, you would think they would notice he hadn't moved from the same position, yet nobody cared enough to even bother looking or checking. This is why I hate people, this is why I know that people are rotten and selfish and no damn good! This is why I know I have only myself to count on, and of course the people who I love, but beyond that I'm on my own. I would like to think that had this been a small town and not a major city, this would've never happened, but now I don't think it would have matter where he died, people would still ignore him, because people don't give a shit, and that's the bottom line! Many times in the past, people would actually yell and insult me, for giving money or feeding the homeless, screaming that I'm only encouraging them to the lazy bums, can you believe that? Yes I am a man of faith, I follow my faith's teachings to the best of my ability. I'm by no means perfect in anyway, but if I see somebody in need I cannot turn a blind eye, I just have to help however I can, I only wish to God that people would do the same!
What a story... Thank you. It wasn't your fault, please don't blame yourself.
TJ Devereaux You sound INFJ. I am too. We care. We care a lot. Look it up. You may have found your people.
This is one of the saddest, most horrible stories I have ever heard. I feel and care so deeply about others, just like you. It's very hard to be me sometimes. I can not, will not, ever understand how anyone could be so uncaring of another person. But, I try to just keep on doing what I can for others. I surround myself with people who lift me up and avoid those who don't. I'd still reach out & try to help them if they needed it, it's just who I am. I try to be open minded, nonjudgemental and nice to everyone around me. What's the hardest part of being me? Not getting angry & jaded over all the uncaring people I encounter. How...by telling myself that I am grateful to be Me! And not them! How horrible it would feel to me, to be like them. And I'm encouraged bc by putting myself out there, I've done some good and I have made a difference sometimes, and I get to run across people who care also, like Me! And now I've met you!!!
Keep being you!!!
If we give up, what Hope will there be for Humanity?
Stacy Rice There will always be those like us who DO care. But we are 0.5% of the population. We are called INFJ - the rarest personality type. But when we care - we care hard. Nelson Mandela was INFJ so was mother Theresa and Martin Luther king. I’m proud to care and always will care.
Very great story...I bet it really inspired a lot of people...no more words
I’ve been in this condition several times out in public because I had to get away from the cause of my depression which happened to be my family, hoping that someone, any stranger, ANYONE, would approach me and just ask me if I’m okay. I would have answered very honestly, emphatically “NO” and that I need help. But that person seems to never be around.
They always ask me if I don't know how much they care about me but in some moments my depression and anxiety just don't let me see it and in every other freaking moment I know that but not in the ones that really matter.
You are an inspiration an may God bless you and your family
Spoke at my school today
God seid Kevin no you have a purpose you are going to live
So everyone else who died of suicide were purposeless and rejected by God?
Such a powerful story!!!
Recently there was a girl crying uncontrollably in a parking lot with papers scattered around her, with her hands in her face, I was on an emergency call with work watching people walk and drive by her slowly, not asking if she is okay. When I got off of the phone and turned my car around to drive over to her she was gone. I drove all around the grocery store looking for her. My heart hurts I wasn't able to help her. This was 2 weeks ago and I can't stop thinking about if she is okay.
That guy is amazing
I just read his book. Very good read.
+J Norton what is it called ?
+Noah Alvarado
I think that he wrote 2 books, Through the eyes of one?(2014.) and Cracked ,not broken: surviving and thriving after a suicide attempt(2015.)
I wrote a comment on the bridge video an said how could anyone just walk by an seeing these people standing by the bridge ready to jump, actually going over the rail an NOT one person stopped them!! I would never just stand there and watch anyone die. Just the other day I got some sad an depressing news, as a man walked by, he yelled, ""Are you ok??"" I told him im fine.....which I wasn't. But, just knowing that ANYONE cared enough to just ask.....made me have a twinge of hope that not everyone is self absorbed, uncaring or mean.
Thank you Kevin!!!
I’ve been through the nobody cares thing too. I felt separated from the world.
Respect Kevin
Do sorry you experienced this suicide ideation. Happy you're a live to talk about your experience and how it saved you life. Thank you! 🙏✌️💕🌹
thank you Kevin...
Wow......Kevin brava😍😍😍
He's presenting at my school next week!!
He has a consistent theme of changing his story. I still feel what he’s going through I have mental illness and have been suicidal, in other videos he’s said people pointed and laugh. I think he’s just still very sick, my brother has bi polar / schizophrenia.
So strong Kev!! Heart of gold man. You found your propose in life. Good on you. Soo successful in mind and heart. I suffer from manic depression due to anxiety social anxiety and paranoia. Rip Charmaine dragon!
Inspirational.
Thinking about ending my life many times over before. Not until I read something in Holy Bible John 15:18
“If the World hates you, remember it hated me fist”.
I have those chronic thoughts too.
he’s awesome wow he just saved my life
My brother hanged himself 20 years ago this month,It really destroyed my mother,I suffer with anxiety and depression,I hide it quite well,which I think makes it more difficult,I genuinely think about killing myself everyday,But because I know how it would effect my mom I don’t ,I just keep on going on with this misery inside.I miss my brother today,I googled how to end myself,that’s what brought me here today ,
You should of told them about the sea lion.
I don't think living because other people will be sad if you go is a reason to live.. People need empathy - they need to be heard - they need someone else to say something like "I really hear you. I hear that you think killing yourself will be the answer.", etc. I know he has the best of intentions for giving this talk but it landed flat for me. I'm very much so considering suicide and the tone of his voice and the demand energy/personal agenda that people not do it is not helping me right now.
holy shit didn't realize this was Kevin from the bridge until about halfway through, looks way different now
and it's amazing to see how he's doing
yes it's the same Kevin. good to see he is ok
he spoke at my school
I actually heard him speak in person. Unbelievable
Why doesn't he add the part about the seal in the water that kept him afloat. That's the most miraculous inspirational part
I came to hear about the sea lion. Very disappointed
You are the champion 🏆