Doug Johnson is lucky to be alive. Nobody knows that fact better than him. Itās been nearly 13 years since Doug attempted to end his own life. The man who was given a second chance sat down with us to do the one thing in this world thatās sometimes harder than anything else to doā¦talk.
This is his story.
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Zach: Doug, itās very nice to meet you. Iāll shut up and you can-
Doug: Youāre gonna make me do all the talking.
Zach: Yeah, so we wanted to hear the story that youāve been sharing on The Shack Discord and just hear about your life.
Doug: How far back do you go? You know, I was born a small child (laughs) no- I had a regular, normal upbringing, middle class family, was married to a wonderful woman for 19 and a half years and near the end of that marriage we became roommates. Neither one of us at fault, but thatās just what happened. Two kidsā¦ and yeah, she told me the marriage is over and I took it really badly. Even though I knew it was coming, I took it badly.