Grieving Souls of Suicide Tell Their Story
A group of lenses written by grieving souls out there who have lost a loved one from the act of suicide. The lenses were written to help with personal healing and also to help the world understand the grief but also to help tell about the devastion of depression. These lenses provide information about mental illness and the quake of emotions left behind when a loved one chooses to take their own life. It is the hope of myself and the lensmasters who wtore these lenses that in some way we can touch your soul for a better understanding, compassion, and ways to find help.
The Purpose of the Group of Lenses
written by the Grieving Souls of Suicide
As one member said "I've dealt with death before, but this feels stunningly different."
I ask that you only submit a lens if it has to do with the grief you suffer from the tragedy of suicide or one about the person who made the choice to take their own life. I, in no way, mean to diminish the grieving from the loss of a loved one from other reasons. You have my sincere condolences.
My hope for this group is for it to be a place where people can offer each other support for their loss. Perhaps offer some insight from their own experience. Suggest healing methods that have worked for them. The answer to the question of "why" can probably never be answered by any of us, but to know that you are not the only one who is struggling might in some way help.
It is also my sincerest hope, that through this group of lenses; people who are having suicidal thoughts might read them and change their mind. Hopefully they will see the pain and devastation that this choice leaves in it's wake. They will read our stories and realize that this act leaves the people they love filled with feelings of rejection, guilt, bewilderment, and anger.
Understanding Your Suicide Grief
Understanding Your Suicide Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart (Understanding Your Grief)
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Survivors of Suicide
"Time heals all wounds is not necessarily true for the survivors of suicide..." is the opening statement on this website dedicated to help Survivors.
Visit Surviors of Suicide and begin to share your feelings with people who know where you've been and where you are.
A Book On Surviving Suicide
No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One
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Group Lenses
Written by people who have felt the pain of the tragedy of suicide too closely. Help them heal by reading their story and leave them comments of encouragement or support.-
Why does the suicide of a loved one take us by surprise?
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Our friend Rich, who had come West to our town a few years back, had come into our lives in 1992, when he was sent out by a plumber we had called. Gradually he became a close friend over the years. Toward the end of his life, he was in a lot of pain...
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He Chose Suicide
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On November 21, 1995 my husband chose suicide as the answer to ending his long battle with depression. We, my daughters and I, still struggle with his decision after all of this time. Our hearts are still broken and will probably never completely men...
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A dedication to my mother
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My mother was born on November. Around 1925. I don't know exactly because she never would tell anyone her true age. She was brought up to believe it was ok to tell a little white lie about her age. Her given name was Virginia Emmajane Kromeich. My gr...
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I Lost a Friend to Suicide
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In February, 2009, one of my best friends committed suicide. My friend (for the sake of privacy, I'll call her "Marion") left behind a husband, two little boys, parents, a brother, and countless friends who miss her terribly. What everyone would like...
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Sarah: The Suicide of Our Adult Child
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We learned on Friday afternoon, May 15, 2009 that our daughter Sarah had ended her tormented life. We spent three hours this afternoon talking with her common law husband, and he is devastated. Our daughter was very disturbed when she came to us as...
SAVE
Suicide Voices of Education(SAVE)preventing suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma, and serve as a resource for those touched by suicide.
SAVE Website
The Silence of Grief
Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide
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The Group Lensmasters
Suicide: Health, Hope, and Healing
Aftershock: Help, Hope and Healing in the Wake of Suicide
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Grieving Souls Talk To Us
You may not be strong enough to write a lens yet but you need a connection with someone who understands your grief, leave us a note. You might just want to offer a soul some encouragement.
Spook wrote...
I have some friends who have gone this way. I never really know what to say. Blessed by an Angel.
Posted November 24, 2009
pkmcr wrote...
Simply an amazing resource Bev that will be a source of comfort, support and insight to many. You have my utter admiration for the strength you show and this is a lens which shows the true beauty of your soul. Blessed by a Squid Angel
Posted November 22, 2009
BarbRad wrote...
We lost a dear friend to suicide in 2003. I think he thought he was doing us a favor because he knew if he had faced his illness and sought treatment he might need care or financial help that we would want to help with. He also knew my husband's mother had just been diagnosed with cancer and needed most of his time and that my elderly mother also needed a lot of my time. When he diagnosed himself over the Internet with what he probably believed was a brain tumor, he came to tell us about discovering what was causing his symptoms, but not in a way that we understood. He cried a lot that night but told us it was good. He said other things we didn't figure out the meaning of until later. The next day we heard he had shot himself later that night. Naturally we were devastated and wished he'd shared with us so we could have helped him through his crisis, but he knew how we felt about suicide and he probably didn't want us to try and talk him out of it. This is a pain that will not go away.
Posted April 27, 2009
BevsPaper wrote...
Thank you for joining the group MsSnow and for sharing your story with us.
Posted April 17, 2009
MsSnow4a wrote...
Hi< I joined the group and added a lens about my mother who left me when i was 12. (it has been 32 years now) She committed suicide. She had been trying for years. Finally at age my tender of age of 12 she took her life. I was shocked. I have felt all these years that she left me. I still feel that way.I cry whenever i try to write about her, People who commit suicide don't realize that their pain may have ended but the pain left by their loved ones go on and on. But we do not choose suiicide we just try and cope. If you are thinking about suicide in any way. Think about the ones you are leaving. I promise you. THEY ARE NOT BETTER OFF without you. Get help!!! Dont leave your loved ones with guilt and hurt over your death.
Posted April 17, 2009
Bio of a Grieving Soul
Lensmaster BevsPaper has been a member since June 18 2008, has rated 3,245 lenses, favorited 415, and has created 142 lenses from scratch. Bev Owens donates their royalties to Squidoo Charity Fund. This member's top-ranked page is "Recipe For Happiness". See all my lenses
by BevsPaper
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