Matt Capelouto
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108 appearances
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first heard Apr 2025
last heard Apr 2025
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Alex, she was very smart. She had an IQ that was off the chart. Keep in mind, she got into college on a full academic scholarship. She was very witty. She was so quick-witted. She would say everybody's special, not just her. So many people who turn to substances, I believe, are these deep empaths. She bore the weight of everybody else's problems on her shoulders.
She cared about other people more than herself. It led to her self-medicating to deal with this pain. I want to say this about my daughter. The day before she died, I had this conversation with her mom. Mom, I don't know what it is going to be, but God spoke to me and said I was going to save lives. She said, I have no idea what I'm going to do, but I'm going to save lives.
I would be foolish to believe that my daughter was his only victim. And for any person,
Wow.
She was very witty. Her sense of humor was uncanny. She was so quick-witted. I couldn't argue with my daughter because she would always have better comebacks than me. But she was... When she was a teenager, and we saw signs early on with cutting herself, she was diagnosed with what's called major depressive disorder. And she had suffered from clinical depression.
She had nothing to be depressed about. But she just, well, she bore the weight of everybody else's problems on her shoulders. And I listened to a podcast with you kind of explaining this, and it clicked with me. You guys are similar in this way. And so many people who turn to substances, I believe, are these deep empaths. And... It was tough because she cared about other people more than herself.
And ultimately, it led to her self-medicating to deal with this pain. And, you know, some of the specifics to her case were that we found out once it was being investigated. She was seeking Percocet. What's Percocet? It's a painkiller, right? She took this by herself before going to bed two nights before Christmas in 2019. It's not like she was out partying.
People put this stigma on those who use drugs that's completely unjust. I reflect back on my youth. And I said I never did drugs. But you know what? I did a lot of other stuff that was really shitty. And from an ethical standpoint, far worse than doing something that's going to harm myself. But yet for some reason, society puts such, you know, the stigma on people who use substances.
And it's unfair. The only thing my daughter is guilty of is hurting because she cared so much. Let me ask you a question.
She was prescribed psych medications for a period of time. And she got off of those. And we thought that was a good thing. Because those all along was she on them. Probably about a year. And she finally said, you know, I do not like the way these make me feel. Okay. And so we thought that was good.
Two or three times. And the problem was, and I wish my wife was here. She was the one who really tried to help Alex out as much as possible with these issues. But we went from doctor to doctor to doctor. And Alex even said... Mom, these doctors aren't listening. They don't get it. They're not understanding. They're not listening. They just want to prescribe me something and have me go away.
Yeah, they're full of shit.
They're not desensitized to the process of helping another human being. They're the only five I've ever met. And the second I meet them, I hire them. It's amazing. 58 years old, I found five guys.
Ah, Craig. I want to say this about my daughter. The day before she died, I had this conversation with her mom. Mom, I don't know what it is going to be, But God spoke to me and said I was going to save lives. She said, I have no idea what I'm going to do, but I'm going to save lives.
Okay. She was going to school for social work because she wanted to help others. And she wanted to figure out what was wrong with her. Yeah.
Yeah. Multiple times she would say, I just want to feel normal. I just want to feel normal. You said the Percocet is a painkiller.
You know, it's heartbreaking as her father to hear that. You know, you don't want to see any of your kids suffering. I believe Alex was introduced to opioids while away at college. She started hanging around kind of a bad... Group of kids. Yeah, I want to say bad. So we live in Temecula, Southern California, and she wanted to go to Arizona State University. She applied for a few colleges.
They gave her a full academic scholarship and we and she wanted to go away and just get away from everybody. Funny story real quick. She's a natural blonde. When she was going off to college, she dyed her hair brown. And we asked, why the heck did you do that? She said, mom, dad, I just want to have a new identity. And her mom spoke up. Well, you do realize nobody knows you there, right?
Sounds so funny. But I believe it was there at college. Somebody introduced her to opioids. And, you know, it was in her sophomore year that she was at home on Christmas break. And this blindsided us. She had spent the day of December 22nd all day Christmas shopping with her mom. And it was that night. She went to bed and we found her the next week. Is that the only pill you found?
That half a pill?
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