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What Losing a Friend to Suicide After an Addiction Battle Taught Me

Becky | November 12, 2017

Suicide loss touches survivors in many different ways. Today’s guest blogger, Trevor, reflects on the double stigma that can be felt by those who lost someone following a battle with addiction, specifically. This experience is particularly difficult because family and friends may feel guilty that they weren’t able to help break the addiction in addition to preventing the suicide. However, it’s important to remember that it’s unfair to shoulder ...

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Close or Strained Relationship? Suicide Loss Hurts

Becky | October 29, 2017

Like many survivors of suicide loss, I have spent the majority of time following my dad’s death invested in the way he died over the way he lived. For six years, I've analyzed his last few months and questioned if I could have done things differently. Recently, I was sitting with a friend when she said something that struck me… Navigating a strained relationship with her own father, she said, “I’m envious of how close you were with your dad ...

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When Suicide Survivors Relive the Nightmare

Becky | October 16, 2017

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It still happens fairly often and always without warning: I relive the traumatic moments when I learned my dad took his life. It’s been over six years since he died. I share this because I want you to know you’re not alone. Whether it’s been days or decades, experiencing the unexpected and violent loss of a loved one is almost sure to lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), something we cover a lot here. I found myself going down ...

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Giving yourself permission after suicide loss

Becky | October 2, 2017

After suicide loss, survivors may push themselves to do all the recommended things to get through the grief. But, what's the rush? Guest blogger Nicole lost her dad earlier this year and has learned to listen to her mind and body over any other advice. Self-Care and Giving Yourself Permission This time last year, one of my best friends experienced a sudden loss. I remember sending her messages that, in hindsight, were a list of annoying ...

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I’m afraid of the fragility of life

Becky | September 18, 2017

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Until my dad died by unexpected suicide, I had only ever lost loved ones to long battles with illness. Like many things in life, this was another of those things I didn’t have to think about before. “Suicide [and sudden loss] doesn’t happen to people like me,” I’d say. Now, I’m acutely aware of just how fragile life can be. Not only am I aware – lately, I’m crippled with anxiety about it. Part of this has to do with paying too much attention ...

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