Every type of grief can cause intense, complex feelings. However, research shows that those of us bereaved by suicide may have especially complicated feelings. And we might experience extra struggles while trying to cope with the loss. This might include feeling things like:

These are common reactions. But remember that neither you, nor the person who died by suicide, are to blame for their loss.

When we lose someone to suicide, we can go through many different, complicated emotions. There’s no right or wrong way to feel or to react.