
I became a forgotten sibling
I lost my brother, my beautiful big brother, in 2011. I struggled hard, and so…
We know that stories help. Hearing about the experiences of others can make you feel less alone, and support you to understand your feelings and emotions. We’ve gathered written and spoken stories here from people who have shared what it is like to lose a loved one to suicide.
I lost my brother, my beautiful big brother, in 2011. I struggled hard, and so…
My mum had been in and out of my life since I was a child.
‘For a long time after she died all I could think about was her death…
‘It’s been six years now, and I mark the anniversary of her death by always…
‘If you’d have told me weeks before that this would happen, I would have been…
‘Three years ago, the day after my birthday, a close friend took his life. At…
‘As I left my first support group meeting for people bereaved by suicide I felt…
‘After my son died I found it really difficult – I felt I had failed…
‘I needed people to say the same things they might have said if she had…
‘Without the kindness and prayers of our church, I don’t know how my family would…
‘I have been first on the scene after a number of suicides and they have…
‘I felt I had to stay strong to support the rest of my family, especially…