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Coping With a Loved One’s Suicide

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  There is no right answer for how you should be feeling following the suicide of someone close to you.  Grief is complex, and it’s rare that any two people will experience it in the same way.  Just know that whatever you’re feeling is okay.  Some of  the most common emotions  people report feeling when coping with a loved one’s suicide include: Shock Especially in the early aftermath, it’s common for people to feel numb, disconnected, and distracted. This shock may last for a long time. You may feel a sense of detachment from reality until you are better able to process what happened.  Severe Depression Depression following a traumatic loss can be almost identical to the symptoms of clinical depression. There may be a lack of energy and motivation, difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite, and overwhelming sadness.  This may ease with time, but in some cases it can mark the onset of an ongoing depressive disorder. Anger Our brains often try to find ...
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Suicide Postvention and Recovery

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  There is no timetable on grief, so it’s impossible to say how long it will take for your life to begin to feel normal again.  There may be times when it feels like nothing will ever be right again, but try to remind yourself that this feeling is not forever. You will recover, it just takes time. It’s hard to be patient with recovery, especially as life keeps moving on around you and pressuring you to continue as normal, but you deserve the time to heal and adjust from this traumatic loss, so allow yourself the time and space to do so.  There are, however, some things you can do to aid in your recovery process and ensure you are on the best possible path toward healing: Seek Therapy or Grief Counseling It may feel as though there’s nothing a therapist could tell you that you don’t already know, but therapists do a lot more than just talk. A good therapist can:  Help you find productive ways to express and process your feelings Suggest healthy coping strategies Allev...
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