Zebras and Horses I am a survivor of suicide, a zebra among horses; distinct from those who have not suffered the loss by suicide of a loved one or dear friend. I do not feel like you, I do not respond to things as you do, and nothing you do or say can remove...
A Solitary Journey Grief is a solitary journey. No one but you knows how great the hurt is. No one but you can know the gaping hole left in your life when someone you know has died. And no one but you can mourn the silence that was once filled with laughter and song....
Suicide Survivors: There is no Closure After a Suicide by Kevin Caruso Suicide is extremely painful. And it is very difficult to move on after a suicide. And looking for “closure” after a suicide is a natural thing to do. But I would suggest that you not focus on...
These are books that helped us with short reviews My Son My Son by Iris Bolton- A health care professional loses her son to suicide. She survives by helping others. Beck, Aaron. Cognitive Therapy of Depression Outlines therapy for the professional counselor but...
To The Newly Bereaved After SuicideBy LaRita Archibald, Founder of HEARTBEAT Groups for mutual support for survivors in the aftermath of suicide 2015 Devon Street, Colorado Springs CO 80909 Grieving is a unique, lonely, extremely painful process with each individual...
I will not get over this regardless of how much time has passed. There is a wound in my heart that will never heal. I will speak my loved ones name whenever I wish. They existed- a beautiful person and I will not allow them to be forgotten. I will cry for my loved one...
Peter Warshaw -My experience with suicide began in 1988 with the loss of one of my students who was suffering from depression and anorexia, and continued with the loss of another student in 1997 whose family life had taken a jolting turn for him earlier that year. As...
The afternoon after I buried my son when he died by suicide with a gun I went to his home and found a plethora of medications. I saw the most recent was for an ADD Med called Stratterra When I was changing for bed that very night an ad came on TV that a side effect of...
Take you time breathe, walk in the sunshine, go eat ice cream and concentrate on small things. If someone isn’t helping you take a break from that person. Keep aware that you were not in control then and nothing you did or didn’t do would change the...
