Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE I didn’t truly understand the intensity of grief until I lost my husband, Eric. Head knowledge and…
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Loving a Person With Mental Illness
Editor’s note: this post discusses suicide. Normal is a goal we always seemed to reach for. It was something we could stand on the tallest…
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My Husband Battles Mental Illness Every Day and I Choose to Fight With Him
I’ve had a lot of people say to me, “I can’t believe you stayed.” Of course this was in reference to the fact that I…
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The Lies Survivor’s Guilt Tells After Losing a Loved One to Suicide
The night before my mother’s suicide, I was alone in my apartment having a particularly sad and dramatic pity party for myself. I have no…
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I Know What it Feels Like to Want to Die
Let me start this post by saying, I am not suicidal; I have never been suicidal. I do, however, know what is feels like to want to die. Which is…
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“I Know How Hard She Fought.” Postpartum Depression Claimed Her Life—But Not Her Legacy
Editor’s note: The following contains references to suicide. “It was without a doubt love at first sight.” It’s one of the first things…
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This is What it Feels Like to Truly Love Your Children—But Feel Like You Want to Die At the Same Time
I laid on the bathroom floor, crying. My last pregnancy was one of the lowest points of my life. Logically, I knew I had many things in life to be…
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Parents Beware: That Disturbing “Momo Challenge” is Back—and This Time, it’s Targeting Kids on YouTube
It’s back—and this time, Momo appears to be targeting an even younger audience. The “Momo challenge” is an internet suicide game…
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I Took My Life, But Please Don’t Think I’m Selfish
Editor’s note: If you are experiencing any of the feelings described in this post, please reach out and accept help. You are loved, wanted, and…
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I Made PB&J Sandwiches, Then Got in the Car to Die
It was a Thursday morning, a few years ago now, when the forecasted high was below freezing, and soft tufts of snow fell from an endless gray sky. I…
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