My dad took his life last March 
I have NO idea how to cope or grieve. Any advice?
I have NO idea how to cope or grieve. Any advice?-
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Missing my Dad :(
- Thread starter Melodys
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Broken Hearted
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(((((((hug))))))) I lost my mom 2yrs ago and my brother 1yr ago to suicide. Do you have anyone there that you are close to that can comfort you? Also have you tried counseling? For me it was having someone there with me during the hard times. Someone who was willing to sit there and just listen to my pain and love me when I lost hope in life. Grieving is different for so many it can take up to years to grieve. I still find myself grieving many days. There is many stages of grieving that can happen in so many different orders and can happen more than once. For me just coming here and on my bad days just talking to someone or just posting how you feel can help letting others give you encouragement. I post alot in the depression part cause its more active. I post in this part to sometimes. Give yourself time sweetie. I know it hurts and it can ease with time. I dont think missing them will ever go away but it does ease. I dont think I would ever want to stop missing my family cause its caused by the love I had for them. I know words wont take the pain away for you but I want you to know your not alone. I pray to God alot when I am in pain missing them. I talk to them like they were still here sometimes. I journal sometimes when Im missing them. Ive written letters to my family. Its just some things Ive done that might help. I want you to know that Im here anytime for you. All you have to do is pm me or vm me anytime you want to talk. Ill try to help you as much as I can and Ill share whatever I can that has helped me. Its a hard thing to have happen I know and its painful but you dont have to go alone on it. God will always be there with you to help carry you through it and Ill be here for you to. So many prayers for you and much love and many hugs. 
hug))))))) I lost my mom 2yrs ago and my brother 1yr ago to suicide. Do you have anyone there that you are close to that can comfort you? Also have you tried counseling? For me it was having someone there with me during the hard times. Someone who was willing to sit there and just listen to my pain and love me when I lost hope in life. Grieving is different for so many it can take up to years to grieve. I still find myself grieving many days. There is many stages of grieving that can happen in so many different orders and can happen more than once. For me just coming here and on my bad days just talking to someone or just posting how you feel can help letting others give you encouragement. I post alot in the depression part cause its more active. I post in this part to sometimes. Give yourself time sweetie. I know it hurts and it can ease with time. I dont think missing them will ever go away but it does ease. I dont think I would ever want to stop missing my family cause its caused by the love I had for them. I know words wont take the pain away for you but I want you to know your not alone. I pray to God alot when I am in pain missing them. I talk to them like they were still here sometimes. I journal sometimes when Im missing them. Ive written letters to my family. Its just some things Ive done that might help. I want you to know that Im here anytime for you. All you have to do is pm me or vm me anytime you want to talk. Ill try to help you as much as I can and Ill share whatever I can that has helped me. Its a hard thing to have happen I know and its painful but you dont have to go alone on it. God will always be there with you to help carry you through it and Ill be here for you to. So many prayers for you and much love and many hugs.
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I agree with the previous post that it is important to reconnect with friends and family. Oftentimes, these connections are deep and can help you through the tough times.
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NostalgicGranny
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I lost my brother to suicide and that is a hard one to push past. The important thing to realize is that most suicidal people are extremely depressed - so much so that they can not see past their pain to see the people who do care about them. Or to see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. All we can do as survivors is to put one foot in front of the other and pray a lot. Eventually the pain goes away and you will begin to remember the happier times.
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