Drew Robinson: A Second Chance

The Squeeze

Taylor Lautner

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4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

TW: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, and Gun Violence

In this week’s powerful episode, suicide survivor, mental health advocate, and former professional baseball player Drew Robinson shares his deeply personal journey through mental health struggles. Drew opens up about his childhood and reflects on his love and passion for baseball, candidly addressing how both his upbringing and the pressures of his career contributed to his mental health challenges, including warning signs he didn’t recognize at the time. He bravely recounts his battles with suicidal ideation, the day he attempted to take his life, the thoughts that ran through his mind when the attempt didn’t succeed, and how his family found out. Now on a path of healing, Drew reflects on the role he feels he must live up to, his ongoing efforts to stay accountable, and why he believes he survived—to help others facing similar struggles. He also offers heartfelt advice for anyone grappling with their own mental health challenges.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.0	I want emergency.
0:05.0	Okay, tell me exactly what happened.
0:07.0	I tried to commit suicide last night, you opened my right eye and I had a huge hole in my head.
0:11.0	I stopped myself in the head.
0:14.8	Metro police.
0:15.6	Got blood on the floor.
0:17.1	I did it, I heard it.
0:18.4	You pulled the trigger.
0:20.0	I just
0:25.0	expected to realize, okay, so it did happen. I was just expecting everything
0:25.8	that I've seen in movies of it being done.
0:28.3	Giant's prospect Drew Robinson tried to end his life.
0:31.8	He survived a gunshot wound to the head.
0:34.2	Body cam footage, blood everywhere.
0:36.2	An amount of time after it happened and you called 911.
0:39.8	None of this makes sense.
0:41.0	That's why it's so special
0:43.1	you are clearly meant to be here today.
0:45.3	What made you not think about just picking the gun back up?
0:48.9	Finish what you had started?
0:50.3	I did almost four hours.
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