Military
Former Navy SEAL Reveals Widespread Suicide Ideation Among Elite Operators
Modern Wisdom
Navy SEAL: “Not Killing People Is Hard” - DJ Shipley - #1112
What was said
"I wanted to kill myself from probably 2013 up until 2020, 2021. Every day, every day, all day. And I didn't have a reason for it. I didn't know why. I was always a guy, I always looked down on people who committed suicide."
DJ Shipley, a 17-year Navy SEAL veteran with 9 years in Tier 1 special operations, disclosed he experienced daily suicide ideation for seven years while in and after service. He described sitting in his guest room with a trash bag and pistol, planning to shoot himself to avoid making a mess so his wife could resell the house. Shipley says he was the only SEAL willing to admit struggling with mental health, revealing the scale of hidden trauma in elite units.
Verification status
Attributed speaker claim
Egleze verified who said this and where. The underlying claim has not been independently established by Egleze.
Source and context
Egleze verified who said this and where. The underlying claim has not been independently established by Egleze.
- Programme
- Modern Wisdom
- Episode
- Navy SEAL: “Not Killing People Is Hard” - DJ Shipley - #1112
- Clip time
- 2:04:43
- Original source
- Watch the source segment →
From this episode
Modern Wisdom