Suicide seems to be everywhere. Most of us have been affected by it in some way.

I’m in the process of writing a new book for those who are enduring the pain of someone they love taking their own life. Many of you are helping me with this, sharing your stories about how suicide has affected you and those around you. Your stories have shaken me, as I knew they would.

I’m stunned by your pain. Through your words, I have felt a tiny bit of your sadness, confusion, and anger. My heart is broken for you.

Through all the stories, one thing surfaced over and over again: the incredible loneliness of intense grief.

Like an unstoppable tsunami, loss hits us and sweeps us forcefully away from what we know life to be. We land in some new, unfamiliar place. Stunned, we rise and try to make sense of this new world without our loved one in it. Our once full lives seem empty. We can feel bereft, and stuck in grief and in life.

A deep loneliness of the heart is born.

There is no cure for this loneliness. It is part of the grief process. Every human heart experiences it on some level.

And therein lies the solace. It’s a shared loneliness.

No matter what your loss, you’ve blessed me through your emails, questions, stories, and photos. I’m deeply honored to be with you in this. Though our grief journeys are unique, we can travel together.

We can share our loneliness.

We can, and we must. We’re in this together. I’m so glad we are.

Question: Have you experienced a loneliness of the heart in your grief process? Have you shared this loneliness with others?

 

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