Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and as a community who've experienced the loss of a loved one, I'm sure it's safe to say we've all become unintentional prevention advocates. However, today we're sharing a popular post from guest author and survivor, Christine, who lost her son Marc two years ago. This first ran in September 2016 but we so relate to this reflection. She touches on the emotions and guilt that can surface for ...
This week marks my sixth year as a survivor of my father’s suicide. On the day, I faced a heavy schedule of work meetings, which didn’t leave much time for doing something specific or dedicated. However, I did go back and read all of the posts I’ve shared on my dad’s death day with the intention of observing how my grief has evolved. I found the process interesting and thought I would outline my diary of survivorship six years in with excerpts ...
Guest blogger Andrea Caruso shared her first post with Our Side of Suicide last summer on facing fear after the loss of her son, Cameron, to suicide. (Read it here.) In her latest reflection, she reflects on the pieces of his life she still isn’t ready to let go.
Holding Onto The Little Things After Suicide Loss
My husband Sean found a pair of Cameron's shoes yesterday and I was undone. The black sneakers had been there since the day he left ...
One of the first and most common sentiments survivors of suicide loss will share is that they don’t know how a loved one could have taken their own life, or why they did. On the surface, there appeared to be no signs or symptoms. And, the idea of suicide was never mentioned. Many times, the person who took their life was by all accounts the life of the party – a happy go lucky individual who had everything.
When I am sharing my story, I always ...
Celebrity suicides in the news can unearth mixed emotions for “everyday” survivors. As a huge fan of the late musician Chris Cornell, I’ve struggled with how to grieve or talk about his death. This is because I am dealing with it from two perspectives – one as the longtime fan who hangs on to memories of concerts and mourns the loss of his work yet to come – and second as someone who has lost a family member to suicide and knows and dreads the ...
