*grin. I should have explained that this was from the Chapter about Shame and Ostracism and trying to "make sense" of suicide. And that some people are so shocked (and unconsciously, frightened) by a suicide that they have no idea what to say to the survivors.

And yes, I do think that we'll see an extrodinaryily high percentage of suicides in the coming years...our prevention council is in "high gear" trying to education our young people in the schools....and our older population is growing at a higher rate than ever before...people live longer, people have no health insurance, and older people feel "expendable".

And then there's the economy....but that's a whole different story. *grin