JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide survivors

Prevoditelj: Tilen Pigac - EFZG Recezent: Mislav Ante Omazić - EFZG

From all outward appearances,

Iz svih vanjskih perspektiva,

John had everything going for him.

Johnu je sve polazilo za rukom.

He had just signed the contract

Upravo je potpisao ugovor

to sell his New York apartment

za prodaju svog stana u New York-u

at a six-figure profit,

za profit od šest znamenki,

and he'd only owned it for five years.

a posjedovao ga je samo pet godina.

The school where he graduated from with his master's

Fakultet na kojem je diplomirao

had just offered him a teaching appointment,

mu je ponudio učiteljski angažman,

which meant not only a salary,

što je značilo, ne samo plaću,

but benefits for the first time in ages.

već i povlastice po prvi put nakon dugo vremena.

And yet, despite everything going really well for John,

A ipak, unatoč tome što je John-u sve išlo dobro u životu,

he was struggling,

on se mučio,

fighting addiction and a gripping depression.

boreći se protiv ovisnosti i hvatajući se depresije.

On the night of June 11th, 2003,

U noći 11. lipnja 2003. godine,

he climbed up to the edge

popeo se na rub

of the fence on the Manhattan Bridge

ograde Manhattan-skog mosta

and he leaped to the treacherous waters below.

i skočio je u opasne vode ispod.

Remarkably --

Dojmljivo --

no, miraculously --

ne, čudesno --

he lived.

preživio je.

The fall shattered his right arm,

Pad je smrvio njegovu desnu ruku,

broke every rib that he had,

polomio svako rebro koje je imao,

punctured his lung,

probio njegova pluća,

and he drifted in and out of consciousness

i vrludao je između svijesti i nesvjesti

as he drifted down the East River,

dok je vrludao nizvodno uz East River,

under the Brooklyn Bridge

ispod Brooklyn-skog mosta

and out into the pathway of the Staten Island Ferry,

i na put trajekta s otoka Staten,

where passengers on the ferry

gdje su putnici na trajektu

heard his cries of pain,

čuli njegove krikove boli,

contacted the boat's captain

kontaktirali kapetana broda

who contacted the Coast Guard

koji je kontaktirao Obalnu stražu

who fished him out of the East River

koja ga je izvukla iz East River-a

and took him to Bellevue Hospital.

i odvela ga u bolnicu Bellevue.

And that's actually where our story begins.

I tu zapravo naša priča počinje.

Because once John committed himself

Jer tu je sam sebi John obećao

to putting his life back together --

kako će vratiti natrag svoj život u normalu --

first physically, then emotionally,

prvo fizički, zatim emocionalno,

and then spiritually --

i zatim duhovno --

he found that there were very few resources available

otkrio je kako postoji jako malo raspoloživih resursa

to someone who has attempted to end their life

za nekoga tko je pokušao okončati svoj život

in the way that he did.

na način na koji je on to učinio.

Research shows

Istraživanja pokazuju

that 19 out of 20 people

kako će 19 od 20 ljudi

who attempt suicide

koji pokušaju počiniti samobojstvo

will fail.

doživjeti neuspjeh.

But the people who fail

Ali ljudi koji dožive neuspjeh

are 37 times more likely to succeed

imaju 37 puta veće šanse da uspiju

the second time.

iz druge.

This truly is

To je doista

an at-risk population

populacija kojoj prijeti rizik

with very few resources to support them.

a koji imaju jako malo resursa koji bi im pružali podršku.

And what happens

I ono što se dogodi

when people try to assemble themselves back into life,

kada ljudi pokušaju sastaviti sebe natrag u život,

because of our taboos around suicide,

zbog naših tabua oko samoubojstva,

we're not sure what to say,

nismo sigurni što treba reći,

and so quite often we say nothing.

i prilično često ne kažemo ništa.

And that furthers the isolation

A to produbljuje izolaciju

that people like John found themselves in.

u kojoj se ljudi poput John-a nađu.

I know John's story very well

Znam John-ovu priču jako dobro

because I'm John.

zato jer sam ja John.

And this is, today,

A ovo je, danas,

the first time in any sort of public setting

prvi put u bilo kakvom javnom okruženju

I've ever acknowledged

moje prvo priznanje

the journey that I have been on.

putovanja na kojem sam bio.

But after having lost a beloved teacher in 2006

Ali nakon što sam izgubio voljenog učitelja 2006. godine

and a good friend last year to suicide,

i dobrog prijatelja prošle godine zbog samoubojstva,

and sitting last year at TEDActive,

i sjedeći prošle godine na TEDActive,

I knew that I needed to step out of my silence

znao sam kako moram istupiti iz svoje šutnje

and past my taboos

i prijeći preko svojih tabua

to talk about an idea worth spreading --

kako bih pričao o ideji vrijednoj širenja --

and that is that people

a to je da ljudi

who have made the difficult choice

koji su napravili težak izbor

to come back to life

kako bi se ponovno vratili u život

need more resources and need our help.

trebaju više resursa i trebaju našu pomoć.

As the Trevor Project says, it gets better.

Kao što projekt Trevor kaže, biti će bolje.

It gets way better.

Biti će puno bolje.

And I'm choosing to come out

I donio sam odluku kako ću istupiti van

of a totally different kind of closet today

danas iz potpuno drugačijeg ormara

to encourage you, to urge you,

kako bih vas ohrabrio, kako bih vas natjerao,

that if you are someone

da ukoliko ste netko

who has contemplated or attempted suicide,

tko je promišljao ili pokušao izvršiti samoubojstvo,

or you know somebody who has,

ili znate nekoga tko jest,

talk about it; get help.

pričajte o tome, potražite pomoć.

It's a conversation worth having

To je razgovor kojeg je vrijedno voditi

and an idea worth spreading.

i ideja koju je vrijedno širiti.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)