Reflections: When someone you love commits suicide 24 Articles

by Dominque Storm

I have always been the black sheep in my family. I never conformed to the lifestyle my parents wanted for me. It seemed like everything I ever did in life was the opposite of what they wanted me to do, but this isn't about...read more

by Kenda Robertson

On Suicide Watch I cradled the phone close to my face and leaned against the wall to support my weakening knees. The sounds of my sister's voice came through the receiver with sharp, biting clarity. "Mom's dead," she...read more

by Isabella Scholosky

Depression has not been claimed to be a viral disease, but I have witnessed the transfer of the mental disorder from one person to another. A few years ago, I saw a friend of mine fall into depression when she tried to hel...read more

by Stephen Bate

Usually, when you hear of someone's suicide, whether it's via the media if it's a "celebrity" or through friends if it's someone you know, the immediate reaction is one of shock, concern for their relatives and, overwhelmi...read more

by Cosmicwhodini

I left the country where I grew up. I was not happy there. I was bullied and a had a mother who was insecure. My mother and father divorced when I was 9 and I wanted to live with my mother. My father showed little or no lo...read more

by Gary Gagne

At first glance suicide seems to be a statement from a victim, poignant and its finality and power. But, in reality, the act conveys no meaning to the survivors. That there is no clear message for the living signifies that...read more

by Karen Schock

This topic is not very easy for me to write about. In November 2005 my cousin, 28 years old commit suicide. He battled the heroin demon and depression for years and had had enough. Around April he had been released from...read more

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by Chenault De Salis

My life was pretty routine, I was a normal girl. I was healthy, happy and looking forward to my future. I was excited about the day. I was having dinner with my parents, and introducing my boyfriend to my family for the fi...read more

by K. Marsh

I always knew my father would take his own life. I knew it deep down in my subconscious, down in a place that lingered just beyond the realm of a child's comprehension. So, when the phone rang late at night and I heard my ...read more

by Lois Mcmillan

Today, my son, my Sanders, you have been gone nine months. Sometime between 10:00 a.m. and Noon on April 3, 2007, from conversations I've had with your friends, you left us. How could the past nine months seem such ...read more

by Veronica Prior

At 2:30 A M of August 20th, my husband walked out into the front yard and put a bullet in his head. He was a successful and beloved teacher, who had led what appeared to be a very good life. His parents were teachers...read more

by Crystal Mathis

It is always a shock to hear that someone has committed suicide, weather you know the person who has done it or not. It is even harder to cope when the person who has committed suicide was your friend or even your best fri...read more

by Michelle Artiaga

1987 was supposed to be one of the best years of my life. I was a 17 year old senior. An honor student with dreams of being a singer on Broadway. I had the lead in the high school musical, my high school sweetheart had ask...read more

by Melissa Rasmussen

Have you ever lost someone you love dearly to suicide? I know i have. Loosing someone to suicide is hard and something you need support to go through. I am going to mention how i lost someone so dear to me due...read more

by Amie Wade

I always knew that one day I would receive the dreaded phone call that would deliver to me the news I never wanted to hear. My ex-husband, and more importantly the father of my two beautiful daughters, has taken his own li...read more

by Melissa Lucas

When someone you love commits suicide the first thing that runs through your mind is why? Why would someone want to take their life was it so horrible? Nothing in this world can be that bad to actually end it. The people...read more

by Rachel B.

I remember when Andy died. I remember exactly where I was, what I was doing, what I was wearing... everything. I was in 7th grade, I wasn't the most popular kid but I was pretty well liked. My friend, Andy was the class cl...read more

by Jude Hollingsworth

Surviving Suicide The Ones Left Behind I will never understand suicide, never. I have spent the past five years trying to understand why my husband of 21+ years chose to do end his life, therefore robbing his child...read more

by Myrna Writewood

When someone you love commits suicide its hard, you blame yourself in the beginning. You tell yourself only if I wouldn't have ignored the signs, if only I'd done something about it before it was too late. You c...read more

by Tony Carrera

It was a Sunday morning, snow had swept the town overnight, and a a white blanket covered everthing. It was like someone in heaven had sent this beautiful backdrop for the rest of to enjoy on this beautiful Christmas morni...read more