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Thank you for sharing this.

Thank you so much for sharing this. A year ago today, my husband and I were meeting with crisis workers after he attempted to overdose on pills.

It's a horrible disservice to so many people that mental illness is still treated as taboo. Posts like this help remove that. I'm so sorry for your loss, and I'm so thankful for people like you.

@nutmeg36:

@snarkybiochemist: thank you for sharing this & I'm sorry for the loss of your dad.

@periwinklebee: I have zero suggestions, only sympathy. Last year we lost a family member that we had no clue whatsoever would have ever considered suicide, with a brand new house & dream job prospects... It was, and still is, so raw & devastating. I also have lost a friend whom I knew was battling depression, but certainly didn't know she was suicidal, & a school friend lost her brother to suicide. It STILL baffles me, despite all these fairly close to me choosing this fate. I think we just need to keep talking about it and really check in with people in our lives. And we sure as hell need more and better access & coverage for health & mental health care, not less.

@GoGoSnoGirl: I'm sorry you've seen so much tragedy. I think that, no matter how close we are to someone, and no matter how supportive we are, and sometimes despite the care they receive, we can never know someone else's demons and the depth and utter hopelessness of their despair.

@periwinklebee: I think about this too. How can we as parents let our children know that they can always come to us in times of need? I'm so fearful/anxious of the teenage years and having my kids push away from me or not feel comfortable if they need help/support.

My mother battled mental illness her entire adult life. She was in therapy, took all sorts of medications, and was closely followed by mental health specialists for decades. Although her toxicology report was inconclusive, I've always suspected she committed suicide.

I've dealt with anxiety for the past few years, and while it is nowhere near what other people go through, I try to be open when talking about my issues in the hope that other people will see that I'm not ashamed (and try to encourage them not to be either). My BIL, who is single, has been having mental health issues lately, and while the family is supportive, I don't think he's comfortable talking about it with his parents/siblings. He and I had a good one-on-one chat when we saw each other this summer where I told him about what I had been going through, and he really opened up to me about his own issues. He told me he doesn't necessarily want to seek professional help, but I gently encouraged him that he could always get help should he decide he needs it. This post is a good reminder that I should check in on him since it's been a few weeks since we were last in touch.

Thank you for sharing and spreading awareness.

@periwinklebee: haha yes I will need it for the teenage years too!

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Sometimes I worry about DH commiting suicide. He was suicidal at times and depressed as a teenager. He still shows signs of depression at times and I try to help and ask him to talk to a GP or someone but no luck. A lot of it is situational triggers so I try to avoid those.