my brother just killed himself

Ask for help if/when you need it. Kim Patterson February 14, 2019 at 12:12 pm Reply. After dinner he said Im gonna smoke a cig quick. He is the reason for the type of music I like, the movies and video games i like. Finally on the night before he left he admitted hed been lying to me for months. I need no pity , alcoholics are nortorius for blame and shame and I refuse to allow him to make me feel I did anything to cause this it was his decision alone. Her first husband had died 1.5 years before we met, and they had a young son. IS THIS WHY MY SON TOOK HIS LIFE? I am a mess, and cannot stop thinking what could have happened if I had called him that week and ask how he have been. I totally identify with the pain. Suicide is unlike any other death. Its crazy to read all these stories.. The last chat he suggested we should get together, but was vague. We later married and had 3 more children. My wonderful bf just killed himself 7 days ago. My 16 year old daughter lost a friend to suicide a couple of weeks ago. My nephew confided in me that hed put a belt around his neck. Instead, I worried about my medical issues. A friend once told me they thought suicide was the most selfish act a person could do. A lot of it was in my mind-I felt like I was in more pain when, like you said, a lot of it was inner pain that manifested physically. My boyfriend of 14 years and father of our 4 boys (all under the age of 8) attempted suicide on October 27th, 2018. I am with my sister who is griefing the loss of her son who took his life. I talk about it to people and do not hide it. He went into my parents room thinking it was a body shot. He was 28 yrs old I remember that day like it was right this second and just saying how much I loved him.I read yours and literally was sitting in that very moment all over againso much sadness. And even the few times I would think of him, I didnt act. He beat me and then decided to take his own life. There was a gun and bullets just waiting for him. I know God has always been there for me and gotten me through a lot but Im to the point of questioning everything. The holidays are hard regardless after a loss, and I am sure this is only further complicated by the fact that it is the anniversary of when he took his life. I suggest you look into finding a qualified therapist or counselor, which you can find here: https://grief.com/grief-counselor-directory/. She was estranged from her parents. I know how much pain he was in and that he did his best and just had to find relief. How could they understand the depth of despair that it causes ? He was just one boy, just one . So, I continue to utilize my time, to nurture and love myself every day. So I told him I would not say anything to our children until after Christmas, that I didnt want to ruin it for them, he said he didnt either. His love receiver was broken despite loads of people who loved, respected, enjoyed him, and honoured him. Or so violent the investigation of the scene from detectives was being treated as homicide. His so called friends mocked him when he did not drink calling him names, alcohol does not help Bipolar at all, they had seen it. In that circle of support, there is no shame, only relief and support. Because you never know what day may be their last, or what may be their making or breaking point. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. When I didnt hear from him for a couple of days, my heart sank, and I believed he had probably relapsed on drugs, again, and was in the hospital or a rehab. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED. Whos dead? Friends try to fill the Gap but they have no comprehension. I am a mess right now. Thanks for sharing, makes me feel better! , Mary Kral June 13, 2016 at 4:10 pm Reply. Neither of them have jobs. Jackie davis January 27, 2019 at 11:40 am Reply, My mother died by suicide February 11,2016.. next month will be 3 years . For the constant worry for my parents (who divorced around 3 years ago and still havent recovered) For having to scrub her blood off the back of the bathroom door for the look on my dads face as he stares blankly down at his hands, for the nights Ive held my mother has she cries. I want give you my contact info some how if you ever need to reach out to anyone and have them listen. I am so incredibly sorry for your loss and please know it is never too late to get help many people, even many decades after a traumatic death are able to find some healing with the right support. Nothing easy in our life but we will go through,it is one of them in our life ,it is not easy but you will go through. I hope you have peace now. He was on a split from his g/friend that he didnt want. It seems to calm me. I cannot imagine your pain with the loss of your son to suicide and your wife. I just want to hear his voice again, tell him I love him again, give him a hug. I want someone to tell me that hes not dead, that it was a mistake. On nights that were particularly tough, Id take all of his weapons from his house to be sure hed be safe. Only you know what can keep you putting one foot in front of the other, and no matter what that is, do it, and keep doing it. MAY. My grandma has to realize this fact 4 or 5 times a day as her dementia is progressively getting worse and she doesnt remember things well. She couldnt in the end because of her illness. My dads bipolar with manic rage. I prevented them, but finally started to distance myself from her. I know she will continue to hug my heart every single day of my life. No signs no nothing of this ever happening. i can't begin to wonder what he was going through. They cant you 100% anything so sometimes youre left thinking, There is hope though! I dreamed for months that it wasnt true, and then woke up, and broke into tears. I never fully understood that until we realized both knew it was far more. The day after his suicide, my BFF killed herself the day before my brother. Although we may have a long way to go in understanding suicide and effective suicide prevention, we have thankfully progressed far beyond the dark days when people considered suicide a crime or religious offense. I went to the house two days later with my mom to pick out some clothes for him to wear in the casket, then I just sat there leaning against the door where he diedfor ten minutes, looking at the living room and all of the pictures of his nieces and nephewsthose were the last things he ever saw in his life. But no. May you enjoy days between now and then where the sun shines warmly on your face, and where your pain may give way to memories of sweeter days. My neighbor has been dead for three days. We were together 10 years, and we were more in love than I thought possible. The movies and music I love come from him, my love of football, Im a huge fan of the Oakland raiders bc of him. All the best to you. I honestly didnt know what was the kinder thing to do help her to want to live, or be complicit in what I suspected her actions would be. My other brother froze to death 11 months earlier and my mom found him also. Even if it is only one person who is suffering this way? When asked how he died, I just tell them alcohol and guns do not mix. And we will never ever not feel the pain of this on some level. I dont listen to the Dougy Centers podcast very often but they did have one episode discussing this terminology that I found insightful. Im so sorry for your loss. I cant handle the finality of it. Maria B August 3, 2020 at 5:57 am Reply. I have so many whys so many things I need answers to. I dont want to talk about it yet with friends, I just cant but Im away from family on an overseas vacation until my emergency flight home tomorrow. He feels it is his fault. a virus with shoes. Being back in the house has made me able to finally grieve and process, even though I still feel like its all a dream. Teach them about life and things like respect, hard work, determination, and star wars , football, and girls. Saving this. Am I better ? Theyre going to be the biggest comfort you can have right now. Find a good listener with whom to share. This is extremely difficult to deal with as youve always hope that your nearest and dearest will there for you in your darkest hours. While it affected my life in so many ways, I know today that there was nothing I could have done to save a person who was intent on ending his life. He also tried and failed to go after my sisters, who were in the house at the time," a user named Foopacc writes. My 15 year old niece took her life a few weeks ago. Thoughts? And her love for us was large. This man was the definition of pure. Someone that has been through something similar. A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. I feel so bad for his family. She didnt know what happened until she ran to him. Its so hard because I want to be thinking about our memories and time together and I want to be able to grieve but I feel like I cant because of the ptsd every time I think of him everything is clouded by horrible images. Adapted from I. Bolton & C. Mitchell. I remember the day specifically because it was also the day that I told him that I had filed for divorce and he needed to pick up the paperwork from my attorneys office. I just cant come to terms with the tragic loss of my beautiful granddaughter who had so much ahead of her, I grieve for all the tomorrows that will never be. But I do know that my mom was determined to end her life. I worry about my other son who seems to be ok because I do not want to loose him either. Although we might be worlds apart, I share your sorrow and anguish. I never knew what pain meant until I lost my brother. Remember to be patient and kind to yourself through out the years. Your children do need you. I hate that I dont get to understand or know why he did what he did and I even have my moments when Im angry with him for not talking to me about the one thing I needed to know after he talked to me about everything else. He got a really good job and his own apartment. I to am thankful to have found the helpline Sobs, after my first twin died. Isabelle Siegel January 25, 2021 at 9:49 am Reply. I, too, hope the police find the man who instigated her suicide. At times , I feel like I have no purpose to go further into life with all this pain I have to endure every single day. Sammy J Behrens November 12, 2018 at 3:02 am Reply. He lost his son and I my brother- Our worlds are different and there is hope in prayer and in tomorrow. I will say that most people avoid asking about how I am coping, and many friends have dropped of the radar, almost to the point where it is never mentioned. Ive bought picture frames and printed pictures of him. Please contact a counselor, family member, friend, or emergency services if you are having suicidal thoughts. He was so open minded and he used to say about himself that he is a philosofer and he should be paied for this. I didnt really understand the dry distance we maintained. Now that will never happen. you cant deny that. My brother took his own life then a week later my dad died of cancer even after 3 years I still cant seem to get over either of them. I am married to an old school Swiss and from what Ive seen, they dont believe in mental illness. I dont know. For a week she searched and texted and found nothing! The day my friends and I found out about the 2nd girl, we were having a picnic at the memorial for the first girl because it had been exactly one year. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. Hugs to youits only natural to wonder and think about what if and if I only maybe you could get together with others he touched and do something in his name to carry on helping others?! Hi Sue, sorry I wasnt clear! Sadly, she could not remain on the medication, however the nurses did home visits to do appraisals. tomorrow my daughter who she loved turns two. I hear that you feel guilty about your friends death, which is normal and okay. Her mom came home drunk everyday, and sometimes abused her. Ill never understand any of this. My heart goes out to each and every one of you and as others have suggested here: seek help. The stigma is definitely something that continually needs to be addressed. Tell that you are sorry if youve ever hurt them, or ignored them because you were to busy or distracted with all the petty things that seem to be thrown at us all on daily basis. Your sister wasnt thinking rationally for if she was she would have considered the heartbreak she would be causing those that loved her. Im not ready to accept that my sweet, respectful, loving, intelligent son would go and do something like this. Jane my heart goes out to you. Is it wrong to feel she is responsible? It is not your failure. Every funeral I go to or hear about I flash back to Marys , my wife , in 1998. My idol. No one heard the shot. he said he had lost all hope. Therapy can be such a huge help in circumstances of traumatic loss, like what you have gone through. I said whats going on. im tough and am facing this head on in hopes that i can find joy again but it is a struggle. He struggled a bit socially and maybe never really felt quite accepted or loved. Both of my parents are psychologists, so they are taking it extra hard as they feel that they could've helped him more. That's 84 men a week. Try to find psychotherapy which is good one . I went to her house earlier after I found out she killed herself my my uncle found her in her car running in the garage. We had a fight after he went through my phone, we argued, and he threw a glass against the wall. I have reached out to a counselor I know I need help. I didnt even get a chance to hug him goodbye and its wrecking me. I just want to make some sense of this. Just a year and a half after my mom, when . About 5 minutes later, my dad walked into the room pointed a small caliber pistol point blank at my mothers head and pulled the trigger. When there is so much anxiety and fear, that can take up so much space in your thoughts and emotions that it becomes hard to make space for other things. I just moved in to a 2 unit apartment building. My mother suffered with severe depression but we saved her why wouldnt he let us save him. And it wasnt just his close friends. So thats what I wanted to sharejust something I have been working on. Its the most vacant feeling. It helped me put together a picture of who my son was and how many people he touched (many more than I ever imagined!). I was a paratrooper when I was younger and I am not a weak man, but I want to weep most of the time, though I never do, and I always feel as if I am just pretending to live. I am not sure I will ever forgive myself for not asking him what was wrong. I struggle daily coming to terms with what has happened to our family, I feel robbed of a future without my only sibling. But he kept refusing. Always had a smile, Always wanted to make people laugh. Its awful. Much love to all and I look forward to hearing about your positive experiences. My middle sister hung herself in my parents basement with my Dads necktie at the age of 26 on 12/29/83.I was 22. I immediately tried to get him to come back inside and asked him what was wrong. Maybe we could talk a bit. I hope we, the siblings left, all find strength and go on to live happy and fulfilled lives. Today, my mother who for decades wouldnt talk about it (even initially telling her 4 kids a lie about how he died) sent us a news article which was a profile on her life. But I have a son- so its not that simple. I woke up the next morning to a text that said Im sorry, GB I thought he may have meant goodnight, until I got the phone call saying they found his body. My best friend and step father shot my uncle then took his life shortly after 06/16/21 there was so much blood to clean up and now I live in my house alone. . You just do it. I spend quality time with my children, knowing that one day they will be remembering me. If the thoughts continue, seek help and support. ! Then the next page was torn out. My son turned 21 4 days after we buried his mom, my daughter turns 25 in 2 weeks, its going to be a long road something I never thought I would have to be privy to. Robert January 1, 2022 at 7:46 pm Reply, My son of 16 took his life 12/17/21 all over a girl that strung him along and the abuse that his mother and her boyfriend did to him. I am devastated. I feel immense anger and I know I am not the same person, how could I be. I reassure her that this isnt her fault and that he was probably fighting many personal battles and emotions that she couldnt have known about in the short time they had reconnected. Either way, be well my friend. i question myself somedays was i a good sister. YES there is a stigma to suicide . He had recently had a drug problem. Your story spoke to me. His laziness, and apathy, he didnt get along with my girlfriend/ wife/mother of my kids for years. I am a 48 year old guy and not a talker and not a therapist person but best decision I have made in a very, very long time. My ex-wife took her life 2 weeks ago un-expectedly. Maybe your relationship with your dad is strained, but that doesnt mean your feelings toward him are lacking relationships are always complicated, and its okay to be angry or spiteful toward him; its okay to still be upset that he is sick while still being angry and distant; its okay to not be all too bummed out about it, too. Janet Gomez March 7, 2019 at 1:10 pm Reply. There is no pain like this, no loss like this. I did not even know she had a gun. Ive thought about that comment, and yes, it is selfish but for those who are suffering enough to find living unbearable, I understand it appears to be the only way out. It's just hard to accept it all. That I will always love him and could only ever love him. emily@thereissstudio.com, Lily November 21, 2019 at 5:36 pm Reply. I knew him better and have spent more time with him than with anyone else. Ive been on a soapbox for three and a half years and dont intend to shut up just for somebody elses sake. Its just I miss and love and regret so much now. I cry when I ask myself why he did not call me when an incident happened in rehabinstead he went to what felt good and the sadness would endthis time permanentlybut my sadness may last a lifetimeI am so glad I have a great support team and my faith. I miss my mum. They are with us in spirit everyday and I am sure are trying to guide us. Thank you. The prognosis is 2-5 years from diagnosis. He had been out of the hospital only 10 days when he took his life. Not ready to face any reality beyond the anonymity of the Internet just yet, and you have all been wonderful. After a few years, I am still sad about the loss, but I have become a part of the world again. He always played with me for months but one day not knowingly was my last day seeing him and i was probably 5 or 6. I am a single mom and couldnt expose my child to that danger. I am now going to a therapist and it is helping me cope much better. I dont k is why he did this. I want you to know that there is hope. When I finally reached his sister and learned hed shot himself, alone in his car, parked by the beach, only someone who has lost someone to a death by their own hand can understand the unreality of that moment, and the shock, the sick twist you just got handed. But, its a tar pit trap. I am beyond devastated , cant really eat and cant barely stand. Nice article, I am a survivor parent who lost my only son to suicide 6 months ago. Kathleen December 8, 2019 at 5:13 am Reply. Then I would of course tell her that I do love you, and Im sorry but she was already grieving her Daddy so bad now she felt like she lost her Momma too.Lindsey seemed to only keep the bad words,the bad arguments that we had been having since his death.So my guilt about letting my daughter down and I feel actually causing her to finally take her own life is eating me alive.Yes, she had been threatening suicide since her very early teens and at first we were terrified, It was awful so scary ,we would do anything say anything to stop her. Im sorry for details. I know she was stubborn and had a strong spirit desperately trying to escape a diseased brain that was dealing with way to many issues. Call around to other churches and ask if any of the facilitators have dealt with suicide. It still haunts me. I miss him. We all loved him deeply. There are only so many allowances you can afford someone in their grief. This was almost 5 years ago. I already see myself as a failure as a brother, it doesnt matter if people try to comfort me by saying otherwise. Youre strong for deciding to live your life finally, and dont let anyones judgment of that affect you. She usually hid it so well from me until well after her failed attempts when she was in a better place. I was getting my gym shoes. He just hid it so well. Thats how we learn thats how we grow. But at the same time I dont know how if I have myself considered in dying because life is overwhelming me. I have never known loss or pain like this and I am angry upset and feel hopless. My sister in law ended her life on 8/6/2018. YOU DESERVE LIFE! He took his life on April 8, 2017. My brother died from a gun shot to the head. She never really confided in anyone that much. He never experienced COVID, never got his license, never got a job, never watched Tom Brady get his 7th ring. Although we live there, these neighbors would come when they could mostly on weekends. So the way it was Lindsey and I would argue ,she would get physical,then we would make up and she would try to hug me, I would pull away and she would be so hurt.I could never explain to her how it made me feel to be pushed,or squeezed or have her hand over my mouth and then her try to hug and kiss and make up.Now I realize that she was only trying to make me stop saying mean things.So it was in this kind of horrible atmosphere that the unthinkable day happened.That day, that horrible day, we were again arguing and she had stood in front of me in a kitchen corner and started saying hit me hit me over and over,I know you want to,I did not want to,I dont even now know where that came from. My grandaughters boyfriend shot himself while she was in the bathroom, horrible, that was a year ago, she is doing okay now but it has been a long haul. Call 911 I screamed with all I had. He was to start s new rotation & his 4th year Monday. I keep trying to read on how to work through my grief, how to figure out the way to live without him, and i keep reading about the stages of grief. Our business has been struggling through Covid, and it will fall apart if I take time off, especially now that Ive taken on her role in addition to my own. To help myself and my family move on from this tragic incident we started a foundation to help others going through what my brother faced Varmans Smile Foundation. it was not my fault. She was 25 and a single mom with a 1 year old daughter. Please seek help! You may want to check out these articles: https://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-and-sleep/ and https://whatsyourgrief.com/physical-grief-symptoms/ All the best to you and your family. Im sure that he inherited genes from his mother that affected him in the same way, he spoke to me of his depression and creid out for help, he just wanted a normal life, but instead he suffered mentally and physically agony every minute of the day.

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