Posted by daisym on May 29, 2005, at 23:20:56
In reply to Re: I went to a funeral..... suicide » Spriggy, posted by TamaraJ on May 29, 2005, at 15:41:18
My brother-in-law committed suicide 19 years ago. My husband has yet to come to terms with it. But I finally think I understand "how" he could have done this. I am astonished that I feel empathy for him and his choice. He wasn't married and didn't have kids but does that make it any "better" or more acceptable? I know that statistically mothers have a lower risk of acting impulsively but a higher success rate if they do attempt. Somehow I can't help thinking, "perhaps she is at peace now" while I also think "poor kids." Ultimately it reminds me that no one can truly know what is going on deep inside someone else. We live in a sad world.
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