By Avidan Milevsky Ph.D. — 2020
The plight of siblings who have lost a major part of their life.
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Sibling suicide threatens future potential, but doesn't have to destroy it.
Samantha recounts the grief she experienced after losing her brother to suicide.
Suicide-bereaved siblings suffer intensely. They also tend to suffer invisibly.
Researchers say losing a sibling when you’re a child can have a serious, long-term impact on your health.
The death of a loved one often comes with devastating consequences for those left behind. In adults, grief caused by the death of a spouse or child has been linked to a number of negative health affects, including heart trouble and increased risk of death.
The impact of the death of a person in some relationships does not always receive the attention it deserves. Siblings are often referred to as the “forgotten grievers.”
The loss of any close family member can be a heart-wrenching experience, but it is a very unique experience when you lose a sibling.
While everyone will experience the loss of a loved one at some time in his or her life, and no loss is easy, losing a brother or sister is especially difficult because of the bond formed between siblings. More research and attention is now being placed on the sibling grieving experience.
The loss of a family member is probably one of the hardest emotional experiences we ever have to endure. The death of a brother or sister comes with its own unique set of thoughts and feelings.
Of all the possible tragedies of childhood, losing a sister or brother to early death is almost too awful to contemplate. Yet it is startlingly common.