Surviving Spouse or Partner Suicide Loss - Michelle Ann Collins
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- About 45,000 Americans die each year by suicide, and many of those leave behind grieving spouses or partners. Although most of us know how to support someone through the death of a loved one, few of us know what to do in cases of suicide.
Michelle Ann Collins experienced this firsthand when she lost her husband as a result of suicide. Despite her skills as a wellness coach and yoga therapist, she found herself sinking into a dark place. It became difficult to do simple things like eat, sleep, get out of bed. She had friends who stepped in to help, but ultimately moving through her grief was a path she had to follow alone.
In this week’s YBTV interview, Michelle shares what helped her most in those dark days.
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Surviving Spouse or Partner Suicide Loss
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Supporting a Survivor of Spouse or Partner Suicide Loss
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Watch our previous interview with Michelle:
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I lost my girlfriend almost 7 months ago.i still want to scream and break things everyday.
I wish more people knew about that type of pain especially when they are both young. She was 15 I was 16 at the time.
I'm now 17. Life doesn't feel like it can go on.
Thank you for talking about this
I'm so sorry, Cricket. I can't imagine. I hope you can find a way to take that pain of loss and the depth of your love and use it to fuel you. Michelle never would have become a grief counselor if it hadn't been for the incredible pain she went through.
Lost my best friend, (also GF) to suicide, 10/26/2018. She was a suicide attempt survivor. One of the most difficult things for me to deal with was the endless possibilities of “what if”s. “Should’ve what’ve could’ve”s.
Don’t run from the grief. Don’t run from the shock. It is proof of your love for her. Embrace it, welcome it, sit in it for as long as you need.
The scars of loss will never leave, because love for those whom we lost will never leave.
But your heart will grow to an even greater capacity. To feel both pain, and and love, and yet continue to live.
Unfortunately, this video did not address *anything* I was looking for after my military veteran husband took his life. Its only been 2 weeks, so maybe that is why I gained NOTHING from this interview or video. I don’t want to hear about someone's book or how all these other books are recommended reading. I want to hear someone talk about their own experience and to know that what I'm experiencing is normal. My husband's suicide is not something that can be resolved in a book. 22 military veterans commit suicide EVERY DAY in the United States!! This is horrible and devastating for those of us who go through the experience of losing our veteran husband's. While I'm sure this video & interview is helpful for others, it was definitely NOT helpful nor comforting for me. Just wanted to share my honest feedback.
On the 18th of October i lost my husband to suicide as well, both dual military, and i’m like you looking for answers and help. And i can’t find a single video or anything to help me to go through this.
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Im from South Africa and lost my partner 2 weeks ago. Im also looking for something that can talk to me as my mind just does not want to stop with all these questions and attacks
It’s a very long road to navigate! Two weeks in, you are most likely still in shock and are in no space to deal with the grief you are going to go through.
@@ChrisDavidge thank you Chris,yes its still ealy days,I think the why's and if's are more intence still,it keeps your head spinning.
For a beautiful exploration of a friendship interrupted by depression and suicide, see this article by David Brooks in The New York Times: archive.is/byYLQ#selection-271.0-276.0