Having someone that you love commit suicide is one of the most painful human experiences imaginable. It is a sort of grief that is hard to imagine unless you are aware of the victim’s circumstances or know them personally. Even if you have experienced the loss of many other loved ones, even through tragic circumstances, dealing with the grief of someone who is gone because they took their own life is so much different. Regardless of your age or your gender, or that of the person who has passed away, dealing with suicide is never easy. It is a grief that seems more personal than any other kind, and leaves us wondering, sometimes for the rest of our lives, the true cause of their final act of desperation. (more…)

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As we grow up and get older there is an understanding that most of us have, and this is that children usually bury their parents instead of the other way around. There is just this understanding that we are going to lose our parents and though we know this, most of us are not prepared for the loss that we experience when our parents do pass on. Whether the passing is a shock or something that you know is coming, when your parent is gone it can be hard to deal with the wave of emotions that course through your mind.  Dealing with these emotions are always a personal challenge and time does help us cope with our losses, but these trials can be softened by the support and understanding of family members and friends, and by similar experiences shared by acquaintances you may know online. (more…)

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