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Belongs to: Therapist analyzes Su!cIde by Ren
A light going out on the other side… As a person who has lost someone close, unfortunately, to suicide… I feel like this can mean also that when that person kills themselves, the light in their loved ones is smothered for a long time. The light that person had is gone, and they take some of the light everyone who they loved with them.
I’m really sorry for your loss. Your reflection on the light going out on the other side resonates deeply. It’s true that when someone we love dies by suicide, it feels like their light has been extinguished, and in many ways, their absence can cast a long shadow over those left behind. It’s as if their departure takes a part of our own light with them, leaving a void that’s hard to fill. Healing from that kind of loss is a slow process, and it’s okay to grieve and feel that darkness. Remember, though, that even though their light is gone, the love and memories shared with them can sometimes spark new sources of light and hope in your life. - AndrewS
I really appreciate you sharing your interpretation here and being vulnerable. I think this was truly enlightening to read.
I’m also so sorry that you’ve lost someone to Suicide. I can imagine the pain and frustration coming from that as being…smothering. Or as you mentioned, it’s like everyone who knew that person, something is taken from them. I can imagine a glint of emptiness, a hole, a void.
I hope that you’ve been able to heal, if only a little from it and that you have the proper support to continue on in spite of it all.
I’ve never lost someone, to suicide or other methods, really. Not in the permanent sense. But I’ve been someone who has been on that ledge before. I’ve been someone who was suffering so much, struggling so much that I simply wanted peace. I wanted the torrent to stop, even if just for a moment. And that drove me to think in ways and wish for things that would lead to my own end.
Of course, i am still here and I am glad for that. Life has changed so substantively, but I am simply a lucky one who was privileged enough for the right help at the right time.
Still though, when things get dark, intrusive thoughts come back around and I often have to fight those back. This sort of interpretation really helps to recontextualize those thoughts and gives me just another tool in my arsenal.
And in that way, I thank you. You’re not alone my friend. You’re not alone in your healing. In your fight. I appreciate you.