After last week’s blog post on suicide, I received two kinds of responses. The first set had to do with trying to figure out what people consider to be a suicide. Does it require an intentional effort? Would an accidental drug overdose be considered a suicide? What about not wanting to be in the hospital undergoing invasive treatment and opting to go home, or into hospice?
The second set of responses were from psychic Mediums who had spoken with the deceased and shared a little bit about their interactions.
I don’t want to depress anyone with this topic, but if you are interested, these are a few things I heard from people who read the blog. I am so grateful for their responses because I learn so much!
Again, this is not a full discussion, just a summary of interesting responses. This is a judgement free zone. We are pondering ideas.
However if you, or anyone you know, is considering taking their life, help is available. People can call 988, the suicide prevention hotline.
Here are a few of the comments on last week’s blog.
What is considered a suicide?
For me, I have always thought of suicide as being an intentional act. Now I see that there are variations, questions, and a range of ideas on what might be considered a suicide.
Readers said:
1) It is no longer okay to write "committed suicide" because it infers it was an intentional act. Instead, we are to say "died by suicide," as if the suicide was the result of outside force. Also, we don’t say, “People committed heart disease.” This goes to the definition of what we think of as suicide.
2) “My mother said if you don’t do all you can to keep your body healthy and if you don’t do all the things you need to do when contracting a disease such as cancer, it is a form of suicide.
“When I have an alcoholic beverage, I wonder if I am doing something to my body that will hasten its demise and wonder about my mother’s take on it being a form of suicide.”
3) Someone else also questioned the use of alcohol and also wondered if we didn’t eat an optimal diet if that could be considered a slow suicide. Many habits shorten life – smoking, being overweight, any type of life-threatening addiction.
4) A woman who had been prescribed a medicine was reluctant to take it, but her doctor insisted she use it, so she did. It caused a serious problem and she passed. She was in a room with other souls who had died by suicide. She was in the “suicide room” because she had willing taken the medication, even though it was against her own judgement. It was still considered suicide.
The woman was taken aside and asked if she wanted to return. She did. Her death became a near-death experience (NDE). However, we can learn from this that there may be a specific area for people who died by suicide.
5) “One time during a deeply-depressed period, a doctor told me that if I committed suicide it would be not be my fault. It was simply a matter of genetics and massive depression.”
6) People suggested that car accidents while driving drunk can be considered suicide.
7) “Might chemo to fight cancer be considered a form of suicide? You are killing your own cancer cells; you are killing a part of your body.”
8) Someone told me about an 80 year old man who opted to enter hospice so he could enjoy his last few months, instead of being on a feeding tube in a hospital. Was that suicide? [I think of that as him choosing to enjoy life, not choosing to die.]
9) One man was hit in a horrific car accident. He made the decision to go Home rather than remain comatose until his family pulled the plug. Is this a form of suicide?
This goes back to the idea of “exit points.” We may have several options for leaving. We can select the one which feels right to us.
What have people with psychic abilities heard about the experiences of those who died by suicide?
1) “A 16 year old contacted me. He was very sad that he had accidentally over-dosed on a drug that he was trying for the first time. When he appeared to me, he looked just like a 16 year old that was in the news that had gotten ahold of a drug online and it had killed him. He was a good kid and a straight A student, and never caused his parents any problems. The boy said he wasn’t supposed to speak to me, just observe me, but he couldn’t help himself. I’m glad he did because he was such a sweet soul. Standing behind him was a robed man with long white hair. This soul moved closer and nodded approvingly. Then, they were gone.”
2) “A young soul approached me who had died by a drug overdose. I said, ‘You sound so young. How old were you when you passed?’ He said that he was 13 years old then, and is still 13 years old now.”
3) One Medium spoke with a mother who had lost her son to suicide. The son came to the Medium and appeared to be in some kind of limbo. He was very upset, saying he had messed up. He was in shock. On The Other Side, he was realizing the gravity of what he had done. He asked if his mother could fix this. No, she couldn’t fix it, but by the end of the session, they had sent the young man to a beautiful valley. He was on his way to the light.
4) A Medium had spoken with a man who had experienced a rough life and had ended it on his own. He told her, “I was finished. I had done everything.” He added that he also thought his suicide would give his family some kind of a therapeutic experience, which they would not have had if he had not taken his life.
5) I heard from someone who had seen souls in something like a "suicide room" on The Other Side. Souls were there to be assisted in their adjustment to The Other Side and to be educated in other ways they could have dealt with life. People who accidentally overdosed could be found in this room.
6) When I asked a mystic if a suicide room existed, he responded, “The idea of a suicide room sounds like the old idea of purgatory to me. My experience in dealing with suicides is that they go Home. The rare cases where they don't, are where they've committed a crime (murder, etc.) for which they chose to go to hell, even though G-d gladly forgave them when they did the crime. G-d wanted them to come Home. They chose to put themselves in hell. Some of them later realize they aren't in hell at all, just not allowing themselves the fullness of heaven. Then it's, ‘Beam me up, G-d,’ and they're off!”
7) “On The Other Side, souls gather by vibration. The vibration of how they died. This is why they might be together in one place.”
8) We don't have a clear understanding of what happens after death. I don’t think we have accurate words for these situations. There may be a “suicide room” for people who intentionally took their lives. Maybe there’s also an area for "I surprised myself when I had a hand in my own death."
Again, I appreciate your thoughtful responses to the blog and I am impressed that you took the time to write a note to me.
Gail
gail@MyPsychicSearch.com
The second set of responses were from psychic Mediums who had spoken with the deceased and shared a little bit about their interactions.
I don’t want to depress anyone with this topic, but if you are interested, these are a few things I heard from people who read the blog. I am so grateful for their responses because I learn so much!
Again, this is not a full discussion, just a summary of interesting responses. This is a judgement free zone. We are pondering ideas.
However if you, or anyone you know, is considering taking their life, help is available. People can call 988, the suicide prevention hotline.
Here are a few of the comments on last week’s blog.
What is considered a suicide?
For me, I have always thought of suicide as being an intentional act. Now I see that there are variations, questions, and a range of ideas on what might be considered a suicide.
Readers said:
1) It is no longer okay to write "committed suicide" because it infers it was an intentional act. Instead, we are to say "died by suicide," as if the suicide was the result of outside force. Also, we don’t say, “People committed heart disease.” This goes to the definition of what we think of as suicide.
2) “My mother said if you don’t do all you can to keep your body healthy and if you don’t do all the things you need to do when contracting a disease such as cancer, it is a form of suicide.
“When I have an alcoholic beverage, I wonder if I am doing something to my body that will hasten its demise and wonder about my mother’s take on it being a form of suicide.”
3) Someone else also questioned the use of alcohol and also wondered if we didn’t eat an optimal diet if that could be considered a slow suicide. Many habits shorten life – smoking, being overweight, any type of life-threatening addiction.
4) A woman who had been prescribed a medicine was reluctant to take it, but her doctor insisted she use it, so she did. It caused a serious problem and she passed. She was in a room with other souls who had died by suicide. She was in the “suicide room” because she had willing taken the medication, even though it was against her own judgement. It was still considered suicide.
The woman was taken aside and asked if she wanted to return. She did. Her death became a near-death experience (NDE). However, we can learn from this that there may be a specific area for people who died by suicide.
5) “One time during a deeply-depressed period, a doctor told me that if I committed suicide it would be not be my fault. It was simply a matter of genetics and massive depression.”
6) People suggested that car accidents while driving drunk can be considered suicide.
7) “Might chemo to fight cancer be considered a form of suicide? You are killing your own cancer cells; you are killing a part of your body.”
8) Someone told me about an 80 year old man who opted to enter hospice so he could enjoy his last few months, instead of being on a feeding tube in a hospital. Was that suicide? [I think of that as him choosing to enjoy life, not choosing to die.]
9) One man was hit in a horrific car accident. He made the decision to go Home rather than remain comatose until his family pulled the plug. Is this a form of suicide?
This goes back to the idea of “exit points.” We may have several options for leaving. We can select the one which feels right to us.
What have people with psychic abilities heard about the experiences of those who died by suicide?
1) “A 16 year old contacted me. He was very sad that he had accidentally over-dosed on a drug that he was trying for the first time. When he appeared to me, he looked just like a 16 year old that was in the news that had gotten ahold of a drug online and it had killed him. He was a good kid and a straight A student, and never caused his parents any problems. The boy said he wasn’t supposed to speak to me, just observe me, but he couldn’t help himself. I’m glad he did because he was such a sweet soul. Standing behind him was a robed man with long white hair. This soul moved closer and nodded approvingly. Then, they were gone.”
2) “A young soul approached me who had died by a drug overdose. I said, ‘You sound so young. How old were you when you passed?’ He said that he was 13 years old then, and is still 13 years old now.”
3) One Medium spoke with a mother who had lost her son to suicide. The son came to the Medium and appeared to be in some kind of limbo. He was very upset, saying he had messed up. He was in shock. On The Other Side, he was realizing the gravity of what he had done. He asked if his mother could fix this. No, she couldn’t fix it, but by the end of the session, they had sent the young man to a beautiful valley. He was on his way to the light.
4) A Medium had spoken with a man who had experienced a rough life and had ended it on his own. He told her, “I was finished. I had done everything.” He added that he also thought his suicide would give his family some kind of a therapeutic experience, which they would not have had if he had not taken his life.
5) I heard from someone who had seen souls in something like a "suicide room" on The Other Side. Souls were there to be assisted in their adjustment to The Other Side and to be educated in other ways they could have dealt with life. People who accidentally overdosed could be found in this room.
6) When I asked a mystic if a suicide room existed, he responded, “The idea of a suicide room sounds like the old idea of purgatory to me. My experience in dealing with suicides is that they go Home. The rare cases where they don't, are where they've committed a crime (murder, etc.) for which they chose to go to hell, even though G-d gladly forgave them when they did the crime. G-d wanted them to come Home. They chose to put themselves in hell. Some of them later realize they aren't in hell at all, just not allowing themselves the fullness of heaven. Then it's, ‘Beam me up, G-d,’ and they're off!”
7) “On The Other Side, souls gather by vibration. The vibration of how they died. This is why they might be together in one place.”
8) We don't have a clear understanding of what happens after death. I don’t think we have accurate words for these situations. There may be a “suicide room” for people who intentionally took their lives. Maybe there’s also an area for "I surprised myself when I had a hand in my own death."
Again, I appreciate your thoughtful responses to the blog and I am impressed that you took the time to write a note to me.
Gail
gail@MyPsychicSearch.com
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