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David Michael Gilbert - passed away 11th March 2004 Dearly loved and sadly missed by your three children ~ Natasha, Ashley and Mitchell. We all loved you Dad and we still do. You will be in our hearts and memories forever. See you one day in heaven. Love Tasha xxoxoxoxoxxo

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It is now 9 months since my Brother in law hung himself.. I am once agian up at 3 am not able to sleep and thinking of him..and thinking of the pain my husband feels.. They were more than brother they were best friends and work mates..(Such a hole he now has in his life) The loss I feel, makes me angry want to cry and just confused... I cannot imagine what my inlaws and husband feel.. You see I only knew him for 18 months.. People like me.. The sister in law that only knew him for a short time should not be affected by this 12 months on Right..... ****WRONG***** It still hurts and still is hard every single day...But I think I am expected to put on a brave face...(Why do we try to do what is expected) To all of us who look at the people who have lost someone to suicide... 1 2 or 10 years on and think they are coping well...Dont be fooled... Even if we knew them for a short time or didn't really know them that well.. Knowing someone who has suicided is knowing a pain that will never go away..We all learn to do what is expected.. Suicide affects us all...even the neighbour or the man in the butcher shop.. I have just found that the ones they expect to still be upset.. the family that is close.. They avoid the issue and make small talk about something else.. But for me the one who should be ok... They need to talk about it..(and they do)..We all need to talk about it...we all need to find the answers... Till next time it is now 4.35am Andrea

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two and a half years ago i lost one of my close friends to suicide and 6 months later i saved my best friend from it.. i dont know how i have pulled through all this time and stayed strong, it has been one of the hardest things that i have had to deal with! over the past two and a half years since i lost my friend, i have had suicidal thoughts myself, but with the help of my best friend - renee - i have realised that i cant leave her behind. she is the only thing keeping me here and i guess in a way i have her to thank for my life... i just dont know how i have made it this far as we have only been best friends for a short time and before that i had every intention of "leaving." im not sure if renee knows how i feel about this, one day i will thank her!

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I found this site by accident today and was really moved by the stories and suffering of this disease. Iam a 47 year old alcoholic and 4 years ago after trying to detox using Valiums I also tried to suicide. I walked out of my last session with my counsellor,so called cured and almost drove my car into the river. It was only the love for my family that stopped me. I have always suffered from depression and drank to hide the pain. After 3 traumas, eg 1 D.v, 1 death and Sept 11th I was not coping at all.So I drank until my husband forced me to detox. After the attempt I went to my wonderful doctor who suggested that drugs were not the answer for me and suggested that I go see this great lady who specialized in intuitive massage and flower rememedies. It has been a long struggle getting myself out of that deep deep black hole, but today I am well. This lady slowly released my anger from the abuse I received as a child and I have gotten on with my life. I watch what I eat, It may be all in my head but I find if I eat bread I get depressed, so I don't. My story has given me empathy and I am now a lifeline counsellor. I am horrified that there is almost no education for the public on suicide prevention. I asked my son in Year 12, if the school has ever talked to them about the signs of someone thinking about suicide and he says no. Education is the key, we must get rid of the stigma and save lives.

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These Stories are really touching it is awful that people think about hurting themselves much less doing it. But sometimes not everybody recieves the help that they need.

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Greetings from Malaga (Spain). Antonio :-)