grieving a suicide death of my son

[crimycarny]

91. Alliance of Hope forum

I responded earlier about my own experience with suicide. My son died from suicide this past January and he too was 25. I reread your post about how you’ve never posted before and wanted to reiterate how helpful the Alliance of Hope forum was for me. You don’t have to join to read the posts. They have different threads too (loss of a child to suicide, loss of a parent to suicide, loss of a sibling, spouse, etc to suicide).

As for whether it’s “too early” to jump into something—everyone grieves differently so do what you think is best for YOU. And there is no shame in backing off if you find yourself overwhelmed.

My husband found work to be a lifesaver, I found I could barely get out of bed let alone work. So everyone is different and things can change as we move along this tortuous path to try and make sense of it all.

Again, my deepest sympathies. Reach out to support groups for suicide survivors when you are ready. I found talking to others who experienced the death of a loved one to suicide very helpful.