Life & Death

Death of an addict

Dying Clean and Sober, No Regrets

I’ve prayed for death #p4d many times. I have experienced the horrors of addiction, desperation, hopelessness. My mental illness and addiction have tipped me into the abyss. It was not my time. I came out of a coma after 8 days and felt useless for not even getting suicide right.

Suicide at age 32

Why? Lady GaGa who wrote “Born this way” mourns Rick Rick Genest, the tattoo-covered model famously known as Zombie Boy, has died of apparent suicide. He was 32 years old. According to CBC, Genest was found dead Wednesday evening in his Montreal, Canada, home. His good friend Lady Gaga shared the news via Twitter on …

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Eye of an addict

Grieving Death

Death comes to us all. We can’t anticipate it. Here are some ways to navigate the grieving process without becoming stuck in the sadness of your loss. Grieving Death The five stages; Impact: shock, denial, anxiety, fear, and panic. Chaos: confusion, disbelief, actions out of control, irrational thoughts and feelings, feeling despair, feeling helpless, desperate …

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