Healing After Suicide

Suicide crosses all boundaries: age, race, gender, economic and social. No one is immune. Sometimes, there are no warning signs. Often, families have tried for years to get help. But suicide also can be an impulsive action, influenced by substance abuse or extreme stress. Partly due to misinformation or jokes surrounding mental illness and suicidal impulses, individuals with undiagnosed health issues of the mind and personality may not understand what is wrong.   People with a variety of cultural and religious beliefs, in every conceivable circumstance, lose loved ones to suicide. They may have set boundaries or decided to leave to protect themselves and their children. Maybe they stayed, putting their own emotional, physical and mental health at risk.  After suicide many survivors must deal with confusing emotions and unanswered questions by themselves, as this type of death can cause others to pull away. Whether from fear or uncertainty or a tendency to look for someone to blame, whole communities might — intentionally or unintentionally — leave individuals or families in isolation. While it seems reasonable to blame a person or event that happened before the suicide, the “why” is usually more complicated than circumstances indicate. An argument or a decision to file for divorce, a lost job or an extended illness, a break-up, bad news or a failing grade … these and many more are life events that usually do not result in suicide.  When a person is suici...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Grief and Loss Suicide Depression grieving International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Source Type: blogs