Originally Posted by Alffe

I will not stop talking about suicide....I spent 8 years NOT talking about it after my son killed himself. I think throwing a bright light on how many people suffer with those thoughts or live with the anger and guilt after losing someone they love to suicide will be educational. And perhaps even comforting to learn that it's common to think those thoughts and to acknowledge them. (((David)))...to know that we aren't alone or crazy..we are just struggling.

I'm fond of saying that when you are in that black hole of depression, you tend to forget that it has sides! What I mean by that is even if you can't see the light...it's there, on the other side. And there are people reaching out to help you up...to let you know that you aren't alone.

I have had that kind of help from complete strangers so I know it's there.
I also know that people can't help you if they don't know how you feel.