I have lost someone to suicide every year for the last five years. Now I have a total of seven suicides of people close to me at one time. The hardest part is replaying the conversations I had with each one after the previous one committed suicide.


Granted addiction has come into play on the majority of them. However, they didn’t die from overdose. The difference between me and them is I faced my problems with addiction and other things. I chose the gospel. I was lost for 10 years and I am blessed to be where I am.


Being open and honest, while respecting the family of the individuals involved is the best course in my opinion. While you might not save everyone sharing your/their stories and experiences, but even if it just saves one life it is worth it. If my/your pain helps one soul I will take that pain as a success. Satan is combating us in many ways and we need to help each other to combat him. We forget he has 1/3 of the host of heaven helping him. We cannot always beat him on our own.