Something to think about from the Ojakians: [seen in comments section] We, too, have lost a child to suicide when he was away at college. That was almost 10 years ago now. We are so sorry for the the loss of yet another beautiful young person and for the pain this family is now going through after their tragic loss of their beloved child. Since the loss of our son we have learned many things about suicide. Someone who is having thoughts of suicide is in such overwhelming pain that they cannot think clearly. The term coined for this pain is psychache. In fact, survivors of a suicide attempt state they were not seeking death but wanted to kill the pain; it is that bad. Suicide is never the result of one cause. And it most often progresses from thoughts to dangerous or risky behaviors to a suicide attempt. Suicide is most often the tragic outcome of a treatable mental health condition, usually depression - not a rational choice made while in the healthiest possible state of mind. If someone is so distressed the their state is concerning, we can let them know of our concern and ask them if they are thinking of suicide. They need to know it is ok to talk about their feelings. If they are having thoughts of suicide then we can help them get to the help they need so they can find hope and alternative ways of dealing with their pain. In Santa Clara County the Suicide and Crisis Hotline is available to assist 24/7 at 1-855-278-4204. Anyone can call for advise and support. paloaltoonline/news/2014/10/20/coroner-releases-identity-of-man-killed-on-train-tracks
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 06:24:37 +0000
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