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Calling suicide selfish does not help, nor does it deter suicide. If anything, it prevents people from seeking help because they don’t want to be “selfish” since selfishness is frowned upon.
Alexis Oliver
Candles for World Suicide Prevention Day: one for my brother, one for sibling survivors of suicide loss, and one for all loved ones lost to suicide.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I'll be lighting a candle for my brother this evening. And another for all who have lost loved ones to suicide. You are in my thoughts.
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Keep the flame going for those we have lost to suicide.
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From Psychology Today.
Suicide is a death like no other Article: Understanding Survivors of Suicide Loss from Psychology Today
Grieving a Suicide - From the Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention
Great article on Suicide Myths by Suicide.org
Some call it a selfish act, without consideration of the anguish caused for those left behind who loved them and will forever miss them. I lean toward the notion that the individual’s depression or misery is so overwhelming that their thoughts are light-years away from those left behind. Maybe the flickering candle of hope simply snuffs out, and they fall through a trap door of blackness.
Jack Sheehan, Las Vegas Review Journal Contributor
By Michelle Linn-Gust Sibling survivors are often called the forgotten mourners. When a sibling dies, those siblings left behind, no matter their ages, are c…
It’s never an easy thing to lose a loved one. When someone takes their own life, however, it can present its own set of challenges. Here, we’ll discuss how to cope with this particularly difficult type of loss.
By Dr. Christina Hibbert. - An excellent article on suicide, grief, and stigma.