When Jessica contacted me by email, she wrote that her life had been “engulfed by suicide.” First, it was her partner when their kid was a few days from turning two years of age. Then, eight years later, her father took his life and this happened only three months ago. Jessica contacted me because she wanted to share her story, a story that was put on hold because of the grief she couldn’t experience eight years ago. “I had to raise my son, to work, to go on with life,” she explained.
As it often happens with suicide loss survivors, she was blamed by others, and she internalized this guilt, which resulted in her punishing herself by getting into abusive relationships and substance use until she hit rock bottom. Today, she wants to help break the silence surrounding suicide because she knows how destructive it can be.
Thank you, Jessica, for helping break the stigma, and for trusting me to sit with you during such a painful time in your life.
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