This website is part of MentalHealthAwarenessEducation.com and was started in 2016 as a blog of over 2k blog posts of my grief journey after losing my son, Charles, to suicide.
This page is a guide for those who want to find specific information for themselves, a friend, or a loved one since there is so much here and hard to find.
Use this menu to jump to the right section:
Suicide | Grief | Addiction | Mental Health | Charles
Suicide
For those who want to help:
- They said they are thinking of suicide, what now?
- To those who think they are not qualified to talk to someone who is suicidal
- Should I tell someone my friend is thinking of suicide?
- ‘My son has admitted he is suicidal. What do I do now?’
- Your child said he is suicidal: Say this, not that
- Two scripts on how a parent can ask a child about suicide (one with high school student and parent, one with college student and parent)
- So why do kids not tell parents they are suicidal? Quotes from real kids.
- How a Teen Described his Suicidal Episode (with a picture of a graph to illustrate a suicidal event)
- eBook: My child is suicidal. What do I do now?
For those struggling with suicidal thoughts:
- Coping strategies for extreme emotions
- How to tell someone I want to kill myself
- 988, Crisis Text 741-741
Grief
AnneMoss’s Journey after losing her son Charles to suicide:
- The final 48 hours
- The Day After
- Forgiving myself (The absolute, single most difficult post I’ve ever written.)
- For two years, I was invisible
For those struggling with grief
- Books for those who are grieving
- Start by believing you will survive it
- 5 things to help you find hope after tragedy
- I wish our love could keep someone else alive (suicide loss)
- Evolution of my grief after Charles’ suicide (suicide loss of a child)
- Surviving my son’s suicide with depression by Gray Maher
- Numbness is nature’s prescription for pain (loss of a child)
- Transforming pain after your child dies by Tamara Harvey Braswell
- How to use DBT skills to manage the pain of grief
- Did my child die because I lacked faith? by Karla Helbert
- Where was God when my child died? by Tamara Harvey Braswell and Lloyd Braswell
- A Husband’s View: Sex and intimacy after loss of a child by Gary
- Cleaning out the room of your child after death
- Dear Charles. My letter to heaven
For those who want to understand how to help someone who is grieving:
Addiction
For those who love someone with addiction:
- Should you kick your addicted child out of the house?
- It’s not just their recovery. It’s yours, too
- Does marijuana use increase teen suicide risk? by Laura Stack
- Dear Addiction
- Don’t revoke belonging
- #MythBusting Mondays If your child is addicted, it’s because you didn’t put your foot down
- How do I help my loved one to stop drinking or doing drugs?
- How did I smile through the client lunch when my son was in jail?
- There is nothing you can do until they ‘hit bottom’ #MythBustingMondays by Teresa McBean
- If my loved one stops doing X and starts doing Y, all will be well by Teresa McBean
- I am done! The refueling comment.
For those struggling with addiction or recovery:
Mental Health
For those who love someone with a mental health condition:
For those who live with a mental health condition:
- I am in charge of my recovery from bipolar disorder by Tammy Ozolins
- Tips for checking into the psych hospital. Checking yourself in or someone else by Tammy Ozolins
This blog you’ve created is beautiful and no doubt comforting to anyone who’s struggling with a similar pain. My older sister and I used to love Charles’ Youtube videos. I was around 9 and my sister 12 when we found “Timeboy1408” and his videos were absolutely hilarious. We loved them all. We think of him all the time and are so sorry to hear about his passing. It’s very clear that he brightened up the lives of his loved ones and anyone lucky enough to meet him. We are sending you love <3
Every once in a while now, even 10 years later, I hear from someone about timeboy1408. Thank you for saying what you have and leaving a comment. To a mom who gets no new memories, it means so much. He was so funny and fun.
Love you Anne. You are an inspiration to me.
Thank you dimples danny!
This is an amazing Woman, she has touched my soul, as a person ( myself ) who has attempted suicide . her youtube glob and emailing her, she has touched my life. I have personally been on the edge lately in my life wanting to commit suicide, not seeing a way out of my current situation. yet Again a complete stranger has taken her precious time to email me back and help me talk about things that i wouldn’t normally share or speak about with people i know in person, I would struggle to speak about. Again thank you Mrs Anne Moss Rogers, god bless you.
Devon- Thank you for that. I’m taking that to heart today and it fills me up to see it written here.