HI Hope... I mean... nohope...
Trust me, you are blessed to have found this forum... it won't take you long to learn it.
I have lost relatives and close friends to suicide. I have never attempted it myself. I have felt suicidal. I am, thankfully, medicated and doing very well now.
I believe that many of us are here because we have lost a way of life.
Take care!

Addy
P.S.
I haven't been here lately because I am in the midst of starting a new chapter in my life. I will write a separate thread about it so that everyone can stop wondering