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Author Archives: lindasnyder
Throwing Out the Dead Flowers
I just now finally threw out the floral arrangements left over from John’s Celebration of Life here at the house…. I hadn’t moved them in the past 2.5 months; they just sat where they’d been placed and slowly dried … Continue reading
Weekly Support Groups
For more information about The Warrior Project, please click on the picture or link, or go to https://warrior-project.org. The Warrior Project will eventually become a warm, welcoming drop-in center for those living with extreme emotional and/or physical pain coupled with … Continue reading
Posted in Support Groups
Tagged grief group, self help, suicide support, support group, Warrior Project
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CDC: Suicide Is the 10th Leading Cause of Death in the US
This is a nightmare. According to the CDC, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, killing nearly 43,000 people as of the last data available. Heart disease: 614,348 Cancer: 591,699 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: … Continue reading
Posted in Suicide
Tagged causes of death, CDC, Suicide, suicide as the 10th most common cause of death
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John Lennon: When You Do Something Beautiful…
For more information about The Warrior Project, please click on the picture or link, or go to https://warrior-project.org. The Warrior Project will eventually become a warm, welcoming drop-in center for those living with extreme emotional and/or physical pain coupled with … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational
Tagged hope, inspiration, John Lennon, sunshine, Warrior Project
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If You Are Thinking About Suicide, Read This First (reprint)
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/ “Reprinted with permission. Suicide: Read This First (http://www.metanoia.org/suicide) was written by Martha Ainsworth based on work by David Conroy, Ph.D. To talk with a caring listener about your suicidal feelings, in the U.S. call 1-800-SUICIDE any time, day or … Continue reading
Posted in Coping Skills & Resiliency, Loneliness, Suicide
Tagged chronic pain, Grief, hopelessness, Loneliness, pain, suicidal thoughts, Suicide, suicide ideation
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Coming Out of My Bedroom
After John first died, and after all the flow of visitors stopped dropping in, and after my daughter went back home to California (nearly a month later), I pretty much holed up in what was our bedroom. My big house (9 … Continue reading
Posted in Coping Skills & Resiliency, Grief, John K Snyder, Loneliness
Tagged Grief, Loneliness
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We Now Have a Twitter Account
We now have a Twitter account! You can follow us at @WarriorProjME. We’ll gladly follow you back. ************************************ In memory of my beloved husband John Kelly Snyder… 20 Sept 1956 – 21 Oct 2016. The Warrior Project will … Continue reading
Posted in Warrior Project
Tagged Grief, Loneliness, PTSD. depression, Suicide, support group, Warrior Project
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The More You Hang Out With Mom, The Longer She’ll Live…
Not quite a decade and a half ago, when my daughter was still a teenager, I promised her I’d live to be 97 years old. I no longer remember what prompted the conversation, but that age – 97 – has stuck … Continue reading
Posted in Coping Skills & Resiliency, Loneliness
Tagged children, grandchildren, grandmother, grandparents, Loneliness, lonely, mom, mother, quality of life, Warrior Project
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The Gray Area of Being Suicidal
The following blog from The Mighty (https://themighty.com) describes the passive, habitual, long-term suicidality that too many people live with. The thoughts are always there, lurking in the background. If something negative happens, no matter how minor it is, the immediate … Continue reading
Posted in Coping Skills & Resiliency, Grief, PTSD, Suicide
Tagged passive suicidality, Suicide, thoughts of suicide, Warrior Project
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