Trigger warning - Suicide. If you are thinking about suicide please contact emergency services, lifeline, or your mental health practitioner. Let someone know. The antithesis to the below is the process of reaching out and getting support outside of the secrecy that suicidal ideation commands.

If you have experienced the loss of a loved one through suicide this particular blog may be helpful for you.

“The Warning Signs: We have all read the warning signs, the indicators and clues, of a person thinking of suicide. Unfortunately, we have recognized those signs only in hindsight - after the tragic death of our loved one.

And that is because suicide is planned silently and in secret. The art of deception - the person planning a suicide becomes an actor, skilled in delicate deception and adapting a brilliant disguise - that is well within oneself.

A person considering suicide is quite capable and inventive in expressing a genuine interest in a future they no plans of inhabiting. And when that fateful day arrives, the suicide will usually occur during the course of the person's daily and regular routine.

Suicide is difficult to prevent because the warning signs, more often than not, become visible only after the tragedy.

The silent secret of suicide, the art of delicate deception.

As seen on PostSecret: People Don't Fake Depression, They Fake Being OK!

Remember those words.”

Reference - http://fortheheartcries.blogspot.com/

This blog was written by a person who had considered ending their life and their recovery journey. It is not intended as therapy nor a replacement for therapy.