Coping with Suicide Loss

Coping with the feelings of grief and loss following a completed suicide is difficult, and often complicated. Survivors often feel shocked/numb, guilty, sad, and/or angry.

Survivors of suicide may also experience symptoms such as changes in sleep and appetite, lack of energy, and/or difficulty concentrating.

At times, some survivors struggle with what to tell other people. It is important to make whatever decision feels right to you; however many survivors have found it best to simply acknowledge that the individual died by suicide.

It is important to remember that it is common to