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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: PostSecret Suicide: Please Don't Jump! [Watch (HLS stream): PostSecret Suicide: Please Don't Jump!](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5W0Xp6Md.m3u8) (3:45)  _Published 2010-06-21. 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She lives in San Francisco. >> And I can see Golden Gate from my window and it's always been this really magical thing to me. I never once contemplated the idea that somebody would jump off of it. The first thing I thought was, I have to call the police. I have to do something about this, but, you know, in doing my research, I found out how often this happens. >> Authorities estimate that around 20 people jump off the bridge every year, but the actual numbers are unknown. Those who leave a note have a chance of being rescued. But the writer of the postcard Katelyn saw could not be contacted because, like all submissions to the PostSecret website, there was no name on it. PostSecret is a site where people send anonymous artistic cards bearing their secrets. The site is updated on Sundays and anywhere between 1 and 2 million people check in each week. >> I think a lot of these secrets are secrets because they are uncomfortable for us to hear or look at. And I think the reason people share them on PostSecret is because they can do it anonymously. They can do it in a way where they won't be judged. There's not a social cost. Eventually, you come to a secret that touches you on a personal way. Either you can relate to it and might articulate one of your secrets or share something that you recognize on a friend or a family member in a way that connects you to the stranger in a very meaningful way. >> And that's exactly what happened with this postcard. A deluge of concern e- mails poured in and then someone started a Facebook page called, Please Don't Jump. Thousands of people joined; posting photos, videos, and messages in hopes that it might reach the sender. >> There's been a real connection between PostSecret and the issue of suicide almost ever since the website got started. I've lost some people to suicide. I volunteered on the Hope Line answering phones. I know the good work they do and this is one example of how that connection can just spread like fire through social media. >> It's easy to become a fan of a Facebook page, but some people wanted to do more. >> Okay. So, we're gonna let this balloon go. We've all signed it. >> It's just like you can get it up with my finger. >> Watch it as it flies on-- >> And we're gonna let this flower go and remember it as we watch. >> All right. >> Two high school students organized an event at the bridge where some 30 people showed up to write messages of hope and shock near the rails. Katelyn shot video and posted it online. >> It's gorgeous. I've never walked it before. If somebody walks the bridge by themselves, they couldn't find us, and they saw somebody on the edge of the bridge and they-- because of this PostSecret, because of all the support that had been shown, they found the courage to talk to this person and bring him back over the edge, which is amazing. >> Nobody will know for sure whether the writer of that postcard will follow through with their plan, but the recent flare- up of attention has turned people like Katelyn into activists for a cause they never would have known about otherwise. >> A bill passed a few years ago for a-- for a net, but hasn't been done yet. So, there are a lot of people fighting for that. There are a lot of people that all they want is a memorial. There's a lot of people who just wanted to cheer up the sad people, you know. 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