Whatever your beliefs are about afterlife, you probably believe that death bings relief from pain and suffering for the person who dies, if not for his loved ones. To help you comprehend how a tormented mind may long for the peace that death can bring, we leave you with the words of the poet Algernon Swinburne:

From too much love of living
From hope and fear set free,

We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever Gods may be

That no life lives forever
That dead men rise up never;

That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.


Healing After The Suicide of a Loved One

by Ann Smolin, C.S.W. & John Guinan, PH.D