What To Do After A Loved One’s Suicide Attempt
Coping with the aftermath of my sister’s suicide attempt was a lot like fumbling in the dark; I didn’t know what I was doing, or where I was going. Here are a few tips I wish someone would’ve told me.
Falling out of Fear
If falling = failing, rock climbing forced me to face failure over and over again. I lay on the mat – still dizzy from my fall, but otherwise unharmed – and thought to myself: “I have failed. What now?”
My OCD Story, or How I Climbed back up the Staircase
When I was 13, it occurred to me that it was completely and terrifyingly possible for me to grab a knife and stab a random person if I wanted to, a thought I would obsess over for years.