Sports provides a great chance to celebrate excellence, learn about setbacks, and overcome diversity. Yet sports can stress players—beyond how high they jump or how fast they run. For 15- or ...
Tag Archives: loss
Losing his only son
The way I grew up was fast and furious. You live hard and die young. It’s ingrained in us from early on. But now, at age 55, I’m thinking how am I going to live when my only son died by suicide? ...
Scars of service
Here’s a listing of some of the scars from serving our country that many Veterans face: Adjustment difficulties Crying, stress, panic, loneliness Problem-solving, decision making, memory ...
Casper contagion
Three student suicides in Casper, Wyoming since October 2003 have moved school administrators to seek new ways to counter this tragedy by teaching suicide prevention. This represents positive ...
Back from the edge
“As someone’s role changes in a profound way, their mood can change. People have characteristics that are lifelong, strengths and weaknesses that they bring to the challenges of life. In ...
Indicators in teens
Indicators of potential for suicide in adolescents A RECENT SIGNIFICANT LOSS Breakup of an important relationship; loss of a parent due to divorce, death or rejection; academic or sports ...
Hurricane’s wake
Suicides triple in wake of Hurricane Katrina The emotional effects of seeing homes, neighborhoods and lives destroyed continue to plague residents of the Gulf Coast more than a year after the ...
Violent end for cultural icon
American “gonzo journalist” Hunter S. Thompson exemplified a male psyche of independence, strength and resistance to seeking help. Thompson, who died by suicide at age 67, had struggled with ...
Most vulnerable
“A child can’t be depressed.” It’s what we adults told ourselves for years, when mood disorders and thoughts of suicide were shrouded in stigma and shame. Today we know better. We’ve heard about ...
Rural America
Mental health research suggests that loss is a risk for suicide attempt and completion. Sudden loss, such as that brought about by the diagnosis of a terminal illness or threat of incarceration, ...