why

Why — a three letter question that leaves the asker wanting more…Why? We’ve all asked it at some point in our lives. What is it with our obsession with answers? We tend to think that if we could understand, then we would somehow feel better, that somehow our circumstances might be more bearable.

Sadly, many times we don’t know the answer to the why’s in life. I serve as a facilitator for a suport group for people who have lost loved ones to suicide (SOS group), and without fail, someone always asks, “Why?” When it comes to suicide, there are so many questions left unanswered, but ultimately, we want to understand why the person took their own life.

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