 Today on our program, we have stories where things go very, very badly for people. They are on the way down and in that moment of crisis. What they're thinking reveals so much about who they are. Some people, it leads to new insights. Some it leads to no insights at all. And some are hit with a lightning bolt of inspiration and figure out how to save themselves. From WBZ Chicago, this is American Life. I'm Aaron Glass. Stay with us.