LOSING SOMEONE YOU LOVE TO SUICIDE
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Losing a loved one to suicide can be extremely difficult. You may wonder if you could have done more to help them or you may not understand why it happened. It's important to acknowledge that suicide is not your fault. Someone's decision to end their life is for many reasons that cannot always be understood.
You will experience a wide range of grief stages, including feeling ashamed and angry. Other people may treat you differently because they do not understand suicide.
Here are a few ways to help you cope with your loss:
- Remember that your feelings are real.
- Share your feelings with family and friends. Tell them what you need.
- Find a support group in your community. It may be helpful to talk to other people who lost a loved one by suicide.
- Healing takes time and you can take as much time as you need.
- Find a support group in your community. See below and/or click here. It may be helpful to talk to other people who lost a loved one by suicide.
- Healing takes time and you can take as much time as you need.
- Honor your loved one's life in a way that is meaningful to you.
If you are having a hard time coping, it is a good idea to talk to a professional grief counselor or mental health provider.
Who we are
"We are a peer-based support group for those that have lost loved ones to suicide that meets monthly in Fort Wayne. There are no costs to attend and all discussions are confidential."
Stillwater believes that providing interactive Grief & Loss Education serves as an integral part in honoring life. Furthermore, education plays an important role in wellness as human beings and in our ability to adapt to change.
Local Suicide Loss Support Groups
​​Finding Hope
Support Group, Peggy F Murphy Grief Center
4th Monday, 6:30-8:00pm
(260) 267-0150
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We The Living
Support Group, Peggy F Murphy Grief Center
Monthly, 2nd Wednesday, 7—9 pm
(260) 450-1702, wethelivingfw.org
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Surviving Loss by Suicide Support Group
Parkview LaGrange Hospital
3rd Tuesday, 6:30-8 pm
(260) 463-9492
Local Grief Support Agencies
Stillwater Grief Support
(adults)
(260) 435-3261
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(children, youth)
(260) 423-2466
