Happiness in this World

Though I’ve never lost a friend or family member to suicide, I have lost a patient (who I wrote about in a previous post, The True Cause Of Depression).  I have known a number of people left behind by the suicide of someone close to them, however.  Given how much losing my patient affected me, I’ve only been able to guess at the devastation these people have experienced.  Pain mixed with guilt, anger, and regret makes for a bitter drink, the taste of which I’ve seen take many months or even years to wash out of some mouths. Continue reading…