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The most prominent memory I have of tapping into emotion with the intent of using it for my own purposes occurred in college. I had always played sports, and still remain as active and competitive as a husband and father of two allows me to be. Back when I was pursuing my degree, I played for the school’s rugby team. Teams loved to schedule matches against us because one, we weren’t very good and two, we threw the sickest parties afterwards.
Here's a statistic for you: by the time you finish reading this, at least two people in the world will have lost their lives to suicide. According to the World Health Organization 800,000 people die every year. One every 40 seconds. Here's another statistic: in the USA alone, 64% of people who attempt suicide will have seen their Doctor in the last month of their life and 38% will have seen them on the same week as their attempt. Tentative scrambles for help will have occurred and for many, that help won't come. Too little, too late.
