This term, of late, has become a new trend. Where our grandparents and parents would have simply gotten goosebumps when the word Suicide was uttered, our generation gets to hear it every other day.
I sometimes wonder what must the person who dies by suicide be thinking. Don’t they have anyone to listen to their woes? Aren’t they not mentally strong enough?
To know the answer to these unending questions of mine, I began interacting with people who had lost their loved ones by suicide.
I met a child of 6 years whose mother died by suicide when she was 3. The little one vaguely remembers the incident but till date she is in a dilemma. She thinks and feels that maybe she was at fault for her mom to take such a haste decision. Such live scenarios could melt even the hardest of rocks.
My acquaintance was in tears when she recalled her brother’s death. Her brother had marital disputes but he chose to give up than get a divorce. What he left behind were heartbroken mother and sister who remember him, pray for him and wish to relive that day so they could save him.
What we need to understand is that suicidal thoughts are definitely not healthy thoughts. Instead, our focus must be on making our family ties and our support system stronger. Let’s promise to be the listeners, thus helping all those who don’t express but do have such thoughts.