It is not alright

Suicide is not just one persons journey This is a hard one to write.  Last week was suicide awareness week. It’s confronting to think about someone dying in any situation, and suicide seems to be even more confronting.  Suicide is talked about an awful lot more in social media than it used to be, which is a relief, but I still don’t think its been discussed enough, and in-depth enough. It probably never will be. Why do I say that? Because it is an issue that is difficult to understand, even for those dealing with it first hand. It is impossible to completely grasp this horrible occurrence. Even the person who attempted suicide struggles to understand their actions.  People who are survivors of attempted suicide, people who care for someone who has committed suicide or attempted to, suffer deeply, even if survival was the outcome. They all have a huge process to work through. The mentally ill person is dealing with an extremely powerful illness