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Coming to Terms with Suicide
When someone close to you dies, it’s difficult to let go. If the death was unexpected-the result of an accident, for example-it’s even harder to accept. When your loved one chooses to end his or her own life, accepting the death can seem impossible.
If someone you loved or knew well recently committed suicide, the normal symptoms of grief may be heightened. Shock and denial are common emotions experienced by friends and family of a suicide victim. Often this manifests into insisting that the death was an accident, despite all evidence to the contrary.
You may even become angry, feeling that someone should have seen warning signs and prevented the suicide. Or perhaps you’re angry with your loved one for killing himself or herself and causing you such sorrow. If your loved one’s emotional turmoil had made him or her difficult to handle, you may be struggling with guilt over the relief of not having to deal with that stress any more. All of these are normal reactions, especially for parents and spouses.
Using the word “suicide” is an important step in coming to terms with your loss. If you find that your grief is too intense to handle on your own, self-help groups, such as a local chapter of Ray of Hope Inc., can provide the support you need to work through your feelings. By accepting the truth, you can begin the healing process after such a tragic loss.
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Grief Resources
Welcome to the Grief Resources section. We each grieve in our own way. How we handle the death of a loved one depends on our personal backgrounds, our relationship with the deceased, and even how the person died. However, there are some common threads that run through all kinds of grief. Understanding these basic elements will help you see that you are not alone in how you feel and help you to face life without your loved one. Below are some links and resources that you may find helpful at this time.
Understanding Grief
If you are visiting this section, it is likely that you recently experienced a loss. We know this is a difficult time for you, and we hope the information you find here will help you get through your experience.
We each grieve in our own individual way. How we handle the loss of a loved one depends on our personal backgrounds, and even on how the person died. But there are some common threads that run through all kinds of grief. Understanding these basic elements will help you understand that you are not alone in how you feel.
Frequently Asked Questions About Grief
Ten Common Myths and Realities about Grief
Discussing Death with a Child
Experiencing the death of the loved one is painful enough on its own. But having to explain to a child that Daddy or Grandma won’t be here to do fun things with anymore makes the experience all the more difficult. As a parent or significant adult in a child’s life, they will look to you for support, answers and advice while they work their way through their grief and develop an understanding of death. The following information is a guide to help you discuss death with a child.
Commonly Asked Questions about Children & Grief
Five Simple Ways to Help a Grieving Child
Loss in Immediate Family
If an immediate family member has recently died, most likely you are grappling with a mix of difficult emotions. Maybe you are in shock at a sudden death. You could be feeling anger, guilt or fear. Perhaps, interwoven with your sorrow, is a sense of peace after suffering through a long illness. We each grieve in our own individual way. How we handle the loss of a loved one depends on our personal backgrounds, our connection to the person who died and even how the person died. The following information can serve as a starting point for helping you cope with the loss of an immediate family member: