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Originally Posted by jannieC
I am posting this because I know there are a lot of teenagers on this board. My 15 year old niece hung herself last night. Teenage suicide is alarmingly prevalent. Please understand that there are alternatives. My family is totally shocked and devastated.
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Jannie ~
I am So Very Sorry to hear about your niece. I can so relate to how you and your family are feeling right now. My little brother Joey, committed suicide 5 and a half years ago, in November 26th 2003... the day before Thanksgiving. He hung his self too, and had tried to attempt it a year earlier. One of the last times I saw him alive, was when he and I went to see Fleetwood Mac ~ in Dallas... on the SYW tour July 03'... He was my concert-going-with buddy, (which is why I am having trouble going to see Fleetwood Mac ~ on this new tour. The first 2 years after his suicide I was in a total fog, I was the closest to him in my family... The first 3 years I stayed drunk out of my head, it was the only way I could deal with it... I almost allowed his suicide to destroy me... But I have been in grief counseling for the past year, and it has helped so much. If I may offer you some advice for you and your niece's family, try and find a 'survivors of suicide' support group, and grief counseling. The first 4 years of healing and grieving will be the hardest... the pain never goes away, but it does get better... and writing a journal is very helpful too... And when you get to the anger stage of grieving, go to a yard sale and buy a bunch of mis-matched dishes... take them home and break them outside in a garbage can, (wearing goggles of course)...
I will keep you and your nieces family in my thoughts and prayers...
Donnie Wayne ~