![]() ![]() It’s important to remember that the loss of a loved one does not define your worth, and their death does not define your whole relationship. You might wonder why your relationship wasn’t “enough” to keep your loved one from dying by suicide. When coping with grief, you might struggle with your own self-worth. This makes it impossible to know if you doing anything differently would have changed the outcome. Suicide is never the result of just one thing – when someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, there’s no way to know exactly what’s going on in their mind or fully understand everything they’re coping with. While it’s natural to feel this way, it’s important to remember that you are not responsible for your loved one’s suicide. You may think things like, “Were there warning signs that I missed?” or “What if I had just made that phone call?”. When coping with your own feelings after a loss, you may feel like you are to blame. If you’re experiencing these kinds of strong reactions for several weeks or months, reach out for support for coping with the trauma of losing your loved one. While the intensity of shock and loss may slowy ebb away over time for some, it is also common to experience intense reactions during the weeks and months following a loved one’s suicide – including nightmares, flashbacks, difficulty concentrating, and withdrawing from other loved ones or everyday activities. There’s no time frame for “getting over” grief and no one “right” way to grieve. When you feel this way, it is important remind yourself that suicide is no one’s fault and that the road that led your loved one to this place was likely long and complicated. You may also be angry with yourself, or others in your circle, for feeling like you missed the warning signs of suicidal behavior. It’s also common to feel angry with your loved one for leaving you. All of these feelings are valid. Initially you may feel denial, shock, sadness, hopelessness, shame, or even feelings of anger. If you’ve lost someone to suicide, it’s normal to feel a range of emotions. There is No Right Way to Grieve Losing a Loved One to Suicide ![]()
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