In the event of a suicide, the surviving family members and loved ones can be left distraught and devastated. The act of suicide can be a planned or spontaneous event, which usually leaves many unanswered questions. Those left behind also known as survivors, experience many emotions and can sometimes lead to psychological trauma. Usually, when an individual passes away people normally demonstrate empathy, but when a person dies by means of suicide there is a sense of shame around the death and individuals often have the tendency to treat the loved ones of the person who committed suicide differently. Family and friends of the deceased usually have to deal with the question of why the individual decided to take their own life. Unfortunately,
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These particular individual's usually suffer from a combination of physical, psychological and/or social distress as a result of a loss and usually for a significant amount of time. The waves of emotions that flow through the minds of the survivors can be so detrimental that they can cause the individual to no longer be able to function (“Aftermath”). The grief process has many different stages and can be experienced in any particular order. However, the grieving process can be intensified in severity and duration. The normal grieving process consists of but not limited to shock, anger, guilt, fear, relief, and depression. The news of suicide of a loved one leaves most survivors in shock; this phase is usually temporary because it allows an individual to shield themselves from the pain of the event and allow them the time to comprehend what has happened. The next phase has to deal with anger, this reaction can be commonly directed toward the person who committed suicide, to themselves, or another family member. After the anger starts to diminish, survivors usually think of ways they could have prevented the suicide. Self-blame can include things individuals said or didn’t say, or a sense of failure to express love or concern (“Aftermath”). There is a uneasy atmosphere once a family member has committed suicide and usually results in the remaining family
These particular individual's usually suffer from a combination of physical, psychological and/or social distress as a result of a loss and usually for a significant amount of time. The waves of emotions that flow through the minds of the survivors can be so detrimental that they can cause the individual to no longer be able to function (“Aftermath”). The grief process has many different stages and can be experienced in any particular order. However, the grieving process can be intensified in severity and duration. The normal grieving process consists of but not limited to shock, anger, guilt, fear, relief, and depression. The news of suicide of a loved one leaves most survivors in shock; this phase is usually temporary because it allows an individual to shield themselves from the pain of the event and allow them the time to comprehend what has happened. The next phase has to deal with anger, this reaction can be commonly directed toward the person who committed suicide, to themselves, or another family member. After the anger starts to diminish, survivors usually think of ways they could have prevented the suicide. Self-blame can include things individuals said or didn’t say, or a sense of failure to express love or concern (“Aftermath”). There is a uneasy atmosphere once a family member has committed suicide and usually results in the remaining family