Bereavement
In reply to the discussion: My son committed suicide 1/27--he was 25 years old [View all]TeamProg
(6,567 posts)Last edited Sat Feb 5, 2022, 02:18 PM - Edit history (1)
He was a part of your life and you feel responsible, you should not. Children become adults and have their own reasons for what they do. You must not make yourself the victim. Certainly mental illness has affected your son's perspective. Your son and many other kids of their generation are having a hard time, yet, they and we all need to stay positive that we'll get over this and any other hurdle, to keep hope and appreciate the sunny days. Mental illness confuses people. There will always be hard times. We all have to confront down periods in our lives. Life is not easy, it's just not, even for those who make it seem easy. Please do not be harder on yourself by feeling responsible for another adult's decisions. This very unfortunate event is simply not your fault.