Thank you for bringing awareness to this important topic and more importantly sharing your story. I went through life untouched by suicide until a few years ago when my son's classmate ended his life. Although I didn't know this young man, I saw how it impacted my son. It was the first funeral he ever had to attend, the first loss in his life, and it forced him to grow up a little bit faster than I would have preferred. My son had just spent time with him at school the day before and said that nothing seemed out of place. I've since educated myself on suicide, and this is how it can show up - as if nothing is wrong on the outside. Bringing awareness to it and normalizing the conversation will hopefully help people realize how sneaky it can be.
I am so grateful you shared with me your story, and you are absolutely right that it can appear that absolutely nothing is wrong. I am so sorry your son and you by extension went through the pain of seeing someone loved here one minute and gone the next. Grief eventually turns to wisdom. At least that is what I believe. May your son find his healing in knowing that he showed kindness and that it was received despite the heartbreak of losing a friend.
You summed up the experience perfectly. Thank you for giving me a bit of closure on this. Thanks for following me too in Notes. That's what brought me here initially. Welcome to Substack! I'm looking forward to hearing and learning more from you.
Thank you for bringing awareness to this important topic and more importantly sharing your story. I went through life untouched by suicide until a few years ago when my son's classmate ended his life. Although I didn't know this young man, I saw how it impacted my son. It was the first funeral he ever had to attend, the first loss in his life, and it forced him to grow up a little bit faster than I would have preferred. My son had just spent time with him at school the day before and said that nothing seemed out of place. I've since educated myself on suicide, and this is how it can show up - as if nothing is wrong on the outside. Bringing awareness to it and normalizing the conversation will hopefully help people realize how sneaky it can be.
I am so grateful you shared with me your story, and you are absolutely right that it can appear that absolutely nothing is wrong. I am so sorry your son and you by extension went through the pain of seeing someone loved here one minute and gone the next. Grief eventually turns to wisdom. At least that is what I believe. May your son find his healing in knowing that he showed kindness and that it was received despite the heartbreak of losing a friend.
You summed up the experience perfectly. Thank you for giving me a bit of closure on this. Thanks for following me too in Notes. That's what brought me here initially. Welcome to Substack! I'm looking forward to hearing and learning more from you.