tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post3524712964655237932..comments2024-02-01T07:25:17.015-05:00Comments on rapunzel jumped : suicideAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02246669291440115585noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-87735795445970077632014-08-16T20:43:35.775-04:002014-08-16T20:43:35.775-04:00Yes, Carrie, I remembered you and your sister and ...Yes, Carrie, I remembered you and your sister and her husband when I wrote this. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246669291440115585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-51650371626363530532014-08-16T15:22:16.602-04:002014-08-16T15:22:16.602-04:00Last weekend I was telling one of my cousins about...Last weekend I was telling one of my cousins about a time in my life when I was suicidal … but neither one of us said the 's' word. I was euphemizing all over the place: lots of long pauses and uttering of "dark place" and "dark time".<br /><br />I know that was rooted in some very conflicted feelings: my brother-in-law killed himself 5 years ago, and the ramifications of his decision persist. Just yesterday I was in the neighbourhood where he did it, and was compelled to go to the park where he died, overwhelmed with thinking about other public spaces with hidden tragedies. I knew how a suicide can affect those still alive (family dynamic blasting for sure) and yet I had been contemplating it myself while knowing how it could affect those around me: therefore profound shame and confusion over just saying the word out loud. Fearing a response of anger or denial, I suppose. Even though I knew my cousin is totally receptive to openly talking about such things; she was one of the few (or many, depending) who offered help and love after Hitoshi died.<br /><br />Thank you for writing this, Alice. I am so sorry to hear of your friend's brother's suicide.Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-88375754277119672222014-08-13T18:51:16.921-04:002014-08-13T18:51:16.921-04:00Yes!Yes!Pointe Saint-Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02643969239772772253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-40072860779867942992014-08-13T07:31:35.123-04:002014-08-13T07:31:35.123-04:00Very moving, Alice. Thanks for posting this.Very moving, Alice. Thanks for posting this.Joanne Carnegienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-47342897636121321412014-08-12T22:24:20.570-04:002014-08-12T22:24:20.570-04:00Thank you, all, for your support. Thank you, all, for your support. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246669291440115585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-66243784802543720012014-08-12T21:37:54.996-04:002014-08-12T21:37:54.996-04:00Thanks, Alice. Thanks, Alice. Jane Eaton Hamiltonhttp://janeeatonhamilton.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-5080971706575458362014-08-12T20:12:20.350-04:002014-08-12T20:12:20.350-04:00Thank you for such clarity and candour, spoken fro...Thank you for such clarity and candour, spoken from experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-85321592488513788752014-08-12T19:29:09.227-04:002014-08-12T19:29:09.227-04:00This is such a brave and honest piece, Alice. Than...This is such a brave and honest piece, Alice. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240918006070069913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918809780977867389.post-53011451269266705842014-08-12T10:36:19.816-04:002014-08-12T10:36:19.816-04:00This needed to be said. And you said it so well......This needed to be said. And you said it so well...carinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163960574578116352noreply@blogger.com