Alexandra felt safe talking to him about anything, she said, and he made their son laugh so hard by singing and dancing.
Alexandra knew Shawn had once contemplated suicide earlier in life, but he said he’d never do it.
Letting go of self-blameAnother critical lesson was that Shawn’s suicide was about him, not her, Alexandra said — that what happened was not her fault or something she alone could have prevented.
Journaling helped her recognize thinking patterns and emotional barriers, while support groups with others who lost a loved one to suicide gave her community.
Alexandra WymanNow Alexandra has more good days than bad ones, and that masseuse she saw has said her light has started to return.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Lifeline, CNN, US Navy, Sunday, Newport Healthcare Center for Research & Innovation, Initiative, Veterans, Ohio State, Wexner Medical
Locations:
Colorado, Newport, shouldn’t