Hello everyone,
Firstly, I’d like to say thank you to you all for the ways you have contributed to this thread by bravely sharing your stories, reaching out to and offering support to others in a similar situation - I really hope you are finding the thread and community helpful and supportive.
I do however need to let you know we have made some edits to some of the posts within this thread, removing any mentions of methods of suicide, in line with our terms and conditions which state: All mentions of intention to die by suicide, assisted suicide or self-harm, or methods of suicide will be removed from the community. Expressions of thoughts and feelings about these issues are allowed.
We want to acknowledge the importance of talking openly and honestly about suicide and those you are remembering when posting - all community members should feel they are able to express the thoughts and feelings they have about suicide and mental health. We do however need to make these sorts of edits to best protect all of our community members because some may find the details either upsetting and/or triggering.
If you would find it helpful going into more detail with others you have connected with, please consider using the private message function on the site - if you are not sure how to do this, you can find some helpful instructions here.
Finally, you may also want to take a look at the following websites, all of which offer help and support to people dealing with devastating situations like yours:
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (I know you have mentioned SOBS, @KarenM)
Support After Suicide Partnership
The Compassionate Friends support families who have lost a child of any age.
Thank you again for the ways in which you are sensitively supporting one another - I hope you understand our reasoning for these edits (on this thread and going forward) and you continue giving and receiving support on the community.
If you have any questions about any of this, you can email us on: online.community@sueryder.org.
Do take care,
Megan