Know now that this may be the worst pain you will ever feel. You may experience many different emotions, some of them all at one time: denial, shock, confusion, guilt, anger, and PAIN -- this is very normal.

Some common things you may experience are:

• Continuing to ask WHY.
• Pain.
• Feeling numb -- thinking that nothing else could ever hurt you.
• Not being able to remember things, such as what time or what day it is.
• Not being able to concentrate.
• Feeling sometimes that this is not real, it didn't really happen.
• Thinking you are going crazy because of what you are thinking or feeling.
• Sometimes your mind won't shut off. It seems to race all over the place and settle nowhere.
• Feelings of panic -- wanting to cut and run. You don't know where -- you just want to run.
• Feeling guilty when you catch yourself laughing or smiling at something.
  

This information is provided by the Central Arkansas Survivors of Suicide. SOS is a volunteer support group for people who have lost a family member or friend to suicide. For more information, call Bud Daven at (501) 337-1930.